What I Love About College.

So, I have moved away to college. I graduated from Community in December and here I am, recieving a higher education and drinking so much coffee that the people at Starbuck's on Campus know my name.

It's really a great and I love it here. It's nice to be on my own, mostly because I live in a dorm and I don't pay have to actually pay rent, but hey, who's counting that?

If anybody tells you that College is real life, they are lying. College is like this weird transition between childhood and adulthood. Sure, some people are out there really working to support themselves and maintaining the status of full-time student and I commend them. However, I would say that most traditional students, probably spend more time microwaving ramen noodles and debating which classes they can skip and not get dropped from the class roll.

If you are reading this and debating whether or not to go away to college: JUST DO IT! Real life can wait. Marriage can wait. Getting a real job can wait. There are few experiences like living away from home but still being considered a kid. It's like this whole new crazy world that you get to experience for the first time, it gives you the chance to just hold off on the workforce a few more years while actually learning something of value. Aside from the advancement that an education gives you, college is just something you shouldn't miss out on. There is always something going on. Also, there are free t-shirts. Everybody in college wants to give away free t-shirts and you can't miss that bandwagon!

Who knew being unemployed would be such hard work?

So for the five people who may stumble across this blog and have no clue who I am, I recently lost my job.

I worked for an attorney as a receptionist. I was hired for 6 weeks as a temp and stayed for a year and a half. At some point though, I do plan to leave the nest and transfer from community college to a four-year university. So they found somebody more permanent to fill my position. No big deal. (Except for my grandma, who wanted me to stay at my job and never go away to college. Ohh Grandma! Hahahaha.)

Since my termination, things have been insanely busy. I spent 3 weeks at my Dad's house in Florida. It was a grand time. I returned a week and a half ago and I don't think there has been a slow day since.

When I pictured unemployment, I imagined a lot of couch sitting and time to catch up on some overdue chores, blah blah blah. But it has been crazy. I think I have done everything. Swimming trips, girls lunch, spray painted everything that would lie still, cooking, packing, cleaning, vaccuming, sweeping, sewing, grocery shopping, buying 70lbs of sliced ham for church camp, music practice, book club, Walmart runs. Oh my!

But I'm really not complaining. It has (mostly) been fun and I have enjoyed the time off. I have church camp all week, next week. Pretty excited about that. I've been working closely with a group of great people and seeing this endeavor come to fruition is so exciting.

It won't be long until I'm back at Mineral College: where the freaks flow freely! Oh joy!

Enjoy this picture of me and the guy working in the deli where we bought 70lbs of ham!