Turning Points
Monday, August 18, 2008
I realize how neglectful I've been of this blog recently, I do apologize. With work and getting ready to go back to school, it just seems like I haven't had any time really to write and when I do, I'm just not motivated to do it. But since something sparked me to blog today, I'm going to take advantage of the opportunity.
Yesterday my mom and I drove down to Norman so I would have some experience driving on the interstate and to get myself more familiar with the area. We stopped at the student apartment complex where I'll be living so Mom could see what it was like inside and so I could finish getting some paperwork done. The guy there was really nice again and my mom was really impressed with the place, even saying "I wish I could live here!". It was good for her to see where I'll be so she can kind of picture it instead of me being just a dot on a map like I was in France.
One thing yesterday has done is that everything just seems so real now. I'm moving out in less than a week to start college. In one way it feels really great and I'm excited to start class, but in another it's really bizarre and kind of scary. Not the starting class part, but the fact that I'm moving out. When I left last year, I knew I'd be coming back this summer. This time I've signed a 12-month lease and even when I come back to visit on the weekends and holidays, etc. it won't be to stay, but to see my family. Of course this will always be home, but I'll have "my place" where my life is. It's odd. But I'm ready for this. Once school starts next week I'll get into the full swing of things and start adjusting to the new norm. For right now, however, I'm kind of hanging on the edge.
