Well, after a full day of packing my car and cleaning my apartment, followed by two and half days of unloading, cleaning, purging old stuff, unpacking and organizing, I am finally all settled in.
I've been "home" for less than three days, and I miss Allendale like woah. These next three months may be a little rough. Don't get me wrong, I love my parents... but I miss my roommates... I miss not having to answer questions about where I'm going, when I'll be back or whether or not I'll be home for dinner... I miss being able to see my friends because they're only 5 minutes away... I miss home. Because as a friend said last week, "If home is where the heart is, then I've departed."
The bright side? I'm taking summer classes. 40% of me views this as the dark side - it's summer, and I'm going to be spending 10 hours a week in class + 3 to 5 more hours every week doing an online class. Gross. However, the other 60% of me is rejoicing that I get to be in Allendale two days a week all summer long, and I don't have to feel bad about the gas I'm using because it's for class! Seeing friends while I'm at it? Duh - I'm going to make every penny I spend on gas totally worth the 81 mile (round trip) commute.
So, I start classes again on Monday. I'm babysitting tomorrow night and Monday night. I start working at Target again in ~9 days. I need to start studying for the GRE, because I'm taking it in less than a month and have no idea what to expect. I need to contact people about shadowing and volunteering to get PT hours. For my sanity, I need to hang out with my friends. And the best thing on my agenda? In 9 days, my best friend will be back in the good ole Mitten, and then we will be reunited after 3.5 months apart.
Other things on the summer "bucket list" include Cedar Point, at least one Tiger's game, several Grand Haven trips, tubing on Hess Lake, a trip to Chicago, a trip to Mackinac Island and hopefully at least one visit to Stony Lake.
This summer is going to be busy, to say the least. But I'm feeling ready for it! Alright, Summer 2011, let's do this.
