Only 9 Days!

I can't believe that not this Saturday but the next I will be moving in to Clemson University's Lever Hall! It's amazing to think that in June I was a high school graduate and now I'm a college kid. My brother and everyone else here in Iva start school this Tuesday so they are dreading this week and weekend being over. It makes me think about my high school days and how I am so glad to be done with high school even though I still don't really feel like I've graduated. This in between high school and college is strange because you are in a whole new territory. You don't know what to expect because usually over the summer you are waiting for the new school year to get here and summer to be over but not with college. You are starting a new chapter and with the end of summer comes moving out, being on your own for the first time, and so many new things. Nervous, excited, overwhelmed, and so many other emotions are running through my head as these days slowly wind down. I can't believe that summer is almost over! I'm pretty much ready. I have a good bit of packing to do and I have to finish my essay on Saints at the River. The packing will probably happen at the last minute but the essay will hopefully get done by next Tuesday at the latest. I haven't had the time I have wanted this week because of C.O.W. Project.

With the beginning of college, I gain the independence that I have wanted for a long time but it also makes me think about this post that I saw on Facebook -‎ at 2 years "mommy and daddy, I love you", at 12 years, "mom and dad, whatever", at 16 years "mom and dad is so annoying",  at 18 years " I want to leave this place " , 25 years " mom, you were right" , 30yrs "I want to go to my mom and dad's house", at 50 years "I don't want to lose my mom and/or dad", at 70 years "I would give up everything for my mom and dad to be here with me". Parents are irreplaceable! - I'm sure that I will have these exact things happen to me but at this point I am definitely ready to start out on my own even though I'm still nervous.

Anyways, I spent most of the day at my house because I didn't feel good again but now I feel much much better and I've only been sick since this morning. Hopefully I will be completely done with the sickness!