I'm not leaving for Minnesota until Saturday, except tonight is the night I am up late* packing. I wish I could say it's because I am going to party it up with all my friends tomorrow night in a huge going-away bash, but that would be a huge lie. Partly because, hello, we are juniors now, and that makes us Too Cool to make a big deal out of going away to college. Right? But that's not the reason for my frenzy tonight, and I'm not entirely sure what is. Here are my best theories:
1. I've been packing since May, and the end is finally in sight. Let me explain: I packed to come home in May, then once I was home, I never had a full chance to unpack all my things at once, and my summer job entailed staying at my grandma's during the week, so I had to pack and repack and pack and repack four times a week, every week. That was frustrating and stinktastic and I learned a lot of lessons, one of which is: don't you ever do that again. I'll detail later when I'm not just angry about it all.
Anyway, going back to school--regardless of which feels more like "home"--is at the least a stable place to live for nine months (give or take a few vacations home and a month in Spain, *fingers crossed*). The sooner I pack, the sooner we can get going, the sooner my life isn't an endless parade with the green duffel bag I've had since second grade--have never been able to find one I like better, so I use it and love it still, even though it flakes off pieces of aqua plastic like that's its job.
2. I have a ton of running around to do tomorrow. This includes shopping, selling things to Half-Price, hopefully dropping off books with a cousin, and visiting my 96-year old great great aunt who I swear will outlive us all, even the cockroaches. So it'd be nice to get out of the house and do all that and not have to worry about rushing home to pack.
3. I want to GET TO SCHOOL already. I've been waiting for a long time, I've been getting things in order and sending off emails, picking up and dropping classes, puzzling when I can fit various things into my schedule. But there are so many unknowns. I'm going to be the President of the Spanish House, and I don't even know what my house looks like yet! I have no idea how long it will take to get from my house to campus, when I have time and when I am running late and when it is snowing. I don't know who my housemates are. I am nervous about speaking Spanish all the time and being in a leadership position--neither of these things are something I'm comfortable with, but I know I can do them, and I really want to be able to. I just want it all to get started!, so I can get various logistics out of the way and get down to the meat of the semester and my various obligations.
Since I can't answer any of the questions yet, my mind jumped on what I can do now to prepare, which is pack pack pack. And then pack some more.
4. I'm bored. I've been bored. It's summer, you're supposed to get bored. I'm not complaining about the bored, that's fine. Just saying, packing was something to do.
5. Finally, If I pack now, less chance of forgetting things? With any luck. To Minnesota is a long way from Pittsburgh.
* - Okay, okay, you caught me. Normally, yes, I am up this late anyway. But I happen to be using the time for packing, so it counts!
2 comments:
Have fun at school - but be sure to keep the nose to the grindstone. On the other hand, as a Junior you know enough, by now, to understand the process of being away from home and what it takes to get your work done.
I hope your trip has gone well. I hope you're all moved in and ready to go. And make sure you take plenty of pictures in Spain.
Are you ever going to start blogging? Or are you too busy? I understand that. I do. If that's what it is.
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