I'm so glad to be here finally. I was ready to get going with the school year. I needed to get going with the school year. The more it was put off the less likely I was going to want to come back. I've learned a lot from talking with Katie. As someone who's only about 8 months older than me, but a year ahead in schooling, I can learn a lot. I came to know that my summers can be the better part of my year. College doesn't have to be. I've learned a lot from reading her blog and seeing how much she misses her home, and it makes me feel better to know I can be the same way. Not everyone can understand that, but for the people who know me well it's possible.
The weekend was great. Lifelight Festival was a blast. Skillet was AWESOME. Oh. My. Goodness. They had a head-banging cellist. Who knew those existed? They were very fun to watch, and then Tenth Avenue North was fantastic the next night. I LOVE their music, and the lead singer is just so very passionate.
I learned a lot about people from this weekend, and there was just so much I could talk about! I don't even know where to begin. You talk to so many interesting people there. Patrick, a guy from camp, was there and came and chatted with me why I waited in line for autographs. Waited more than an hour, then was turned away because the band had to get ready for the show. It was in 2 hours! They were guys! What do you have to do??? Oh well. No big.
My parents came up to bring a few more of my things and to 'move me in,' even though Kendal and Mayra, who came up with me for Lifelight, did a wonderful job of it. Kendal was going clean freak on everything! He's one of my favorite people in the world, and I'm so glad he came. Mayra was a life saver, because I signed up to work an event at school with my Events Team job here at USF, and she offered to help. I'm so glad she offered, because they weren't able to find anyone to help me, and it would have taken a very long time to clean the entire gym, including the bathrooms, and lobby on my own. Kendal helped too by sweeping the bleachers, and Mayra did anything I asked, and I am EVER so thankful for her. She's one of the few people back home that makes an effort towards staying friends with me.
My room this year is great! It's so much bigger than my last, and my roommate, Sarah, is a very nice gal. My RA is wonderful and hilarious. One of my favorite choir members lives down the hall, and I know a large majority of the people in my dorm building. I bought a couch at a thrift store, and I LOVE having it! I'm actually chillin' in it right now. It is the definition of an old lady couch. I seriously love it.
Even though lots of things have been described as 'great' and 'wonderful,' I have to say I can already feel myself slipping into that deeply introverted person of the last year, and I'm not happy about it. That may be because I really need it after the summer at camp and then the week at home always around my family and those I'm close too, but I'm just praying that I'm able to fully spring out of it when it's done it's good. I'm glad for a roommate to stop it from reaching the point of last year, and a Christian roommate at that! I guess this is one of the downsides to living in such a small town your whole life. You just assume people know you and what you're about. I'm not good at building friendships from nothing. Camp is easy, and people that have never been to a camp can't understand that aspect. It's just truth.
I hope that that 'golden college friendship' that everyone talks about is just around the riverbend. :)
You were just waiting for the Disney reference, weren't you? ;)
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