I realize I’ve been a delinquent blogger lately- my apologies. It’s been really hectic! This past week I moved back home from Tech for the summer and here is what I have found to be true: Moving is NO FUN! It was such a pain that I decided that when I grow up I’m just going to find a house I like and stay there until I die. But now I’m all unpacked (it took me two days) and finally have a moment to breathe.
I cannot believe my freshman year is over! It flew by. And I was a little sad when it was all over. But I’m also glad to be home. Let me break it down for you this way:
Things That Are Better About Being Home
- No More Cafeteria Food
- No more flip flops in the shower
- No more having to hide my toaster every month for “Safety Checks”
- No more fire alarms being pulled at 2 in the morning (and I had a test the next day in an early class- I swear if I ever find the kid that pulled it . . . )
- No more cigarette smoke seeping into my room from the room down the hall. If you only knew how many cans of Febreze I went through there
- The toilets are usually a little cleaner at home . . . usually
Things That I’ll Miss About Tech This Summer
- My church back in Cookeville. Mainly because they had a free lunch every week. And also because they have a great choir. But mainly the lunch.
- Poet’s Coffee Shop- that place is amazing. If you’re ever in Cookeville, go there! . . . Actually you probably will by default anyway. There’s not much to see in Cookeville people.
- All my friends that go to Tech but don’t live here! But they don’t live too far away- like 99% of the students live in Tennessee. Except I met a group of people from Japan. I guess Tennessee Tech is wildly popular there- or maybe they were just offered a scholarship.
- Being able to do things more spontaneously- it’s easier when everybody lives within walking distance of each other.
I’m still trying to get back into the swing of things here at home. You know when you go to church camp, or on a spring break trip with your friends, and then you come back home and it takes a day of readjusting to your surroundings because you’re so used to being in the constant company of your friends and there’s a little bit of disappointment that the fun is over? . . . Or maybe that was just me. But in any event, that’s how coming home from college is, but more so. I am so glad to see my family (and my dog) again, and it really is great to be home- but it’s quite a transition from college-life.
This summer will be a busy and exciting one though! I’m back on full-time at Chick-fil-A this summer and saving up my every penny for a mission trip to Canada in July. I’ve been taking clothes to consignment shops, taking bags of coins to the “CoinStar” machine at Kroger, and working as many hours as I can so that I’ll be able to afford the trip. But I know it will be worth it. This will be my fifth year to go and it has always been such an amazing time!
“No more having to hide my toaster every month for “Safety Checks”
I laughed pretty hard when I read that.
LET’S HANG SINCE YOU ARE BACK
…when you aren’t at chik fil a or whatever.
Wow, I can relate to most of what’s on your lists, INCLUDING missing a church with free food after service. =] Congrats on finishing your first year!
Jamie– Sounds good!! I actually don’t work a lot of hours this week so just give me a call!
Thanks Carmen!!
glad that you are back home!
You should get one of those automatic air fresheners that will come one every 5 minutes!
Also, why don’t you roll your change up and carry it to the bank! You will get more for your buck! Kroger will keep some of your money because it’s not rolled. Or you can drop off your change at my house and I can roll it up for you. I do this all the time.
Start couponing. You can do what I do, and just put the date on the stack of coupons you get, and hole punch them and place them in a binder. When you go to look at other blogs, they will tell you which date the coupon came in so you can clip and spend that coupon on your next journey. You can make a pile now of non-expired items such a quick mac and cheese so that you will save more for college, and less on meals!
that was me I forgot to put my stuff down. I’m anonymous not a freak:0)
Thanks for the tips Maggie!! I actually have been using coupons a lot lately! haha