All in a Days Work…

So much has happen in the course of 3 months. I guess it’s true when they say “Time flies when you’re having fun.” It’s hard to believe I started this journey 3 months ago, begging for move in day to come, and now here I am, a well established freshman. Since my last post, I’ve only gotten more homework but also more fun. My friends and I have clever ways of inventing fun and meeting new people on campus. I’m the type of person who wants to go to all the events and see everything, and then maybe do my homework at 2 in the morning. That is a bad habit and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. =)

So now its Christmas break, a time to wind down and enjoy not having to focus on anything. It feels weird because while in college, I always had something to do. I was always doing homework, in class, working, or eating. So being able to just sit back and and do absolutely nothing is kind of hard. At one point, I thought I forgot to do an assignment for a writing class but soon remembered that I’ve already had finals and I’m done with classes. =)

Having my first semester down and accomplished makes me feel good! And I can hardly believe it!! It has gone by so fast! One semester has felt like one week! It was challenging at times, but I like the “very first semester” experience. From classes to chapel, to random events I find myself at on campus..it was a blast. I’m looking forward to J-term. J-term is during January where we take one class for two hours everyday of the week. Some students are traveling abroad for that portion of their year. I’m not really one who loves to travel, let alone abroad, but I may go somewhere my senior year. I’ll think about it =)

I don’t have big plans for the holiday season. Mostly catching up on sleep, pigging out, and enjoying some football games. I enjoyed Thanksgiving and ate so much food! Thanksgiving has to be my favorite holiday, down home cooking, and left overs that last a week or two. =) Priceless. But I am looking forward to Christmas. Christmas is even more fun when your in college. I must say that my friends and I admitted that our Christmas exchange would be white elephant gifts. A lot of my friends spent their money on books for next term. But it’s fun to see what creative gifts they come up with. Seeing family and enjoying the meaning of Christmas is what I’m most looking forward to. My first Christmas break as a college student….it’s great. It’s funny though because when I walk around town with my MVNU gear on I get comments like, “What does MVNU stand for?”, “Where is Mount Vernon?” and my favorite, “Oh is Mount Vernon a town or University?” Trying not to be sarcastic is hard. =) I can’t wait to start a new year on campus with new classes and a fresh start!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! =)

3 comments December 18, 2009