Thursday, August 20, 2009

Home Sweet Home





I'm all moved in!  Thanks to Dad, Nathan, Bobbie, Gabe (from the Iowa City side) and MOM (who leaves today).  I definitely couldn't and wouldn't have wanted to do it alone!  I'm definitely not completely unpacked, but it's getting there.  Mom is working on my budget, and I'm still trying to get ahold of my advisor to schedule my classes.  It's a little frustrating, but I think I have it figured out...just need him to sign off on it.  

I've already made some new friends too!  One happened the first day I moved in.  My neighbor wanted to meet me and we got to chatting and found out we're both grad students in the music dept!  She's in History, so she's my new tutor...even if she doesn't know it yet!  But she's been here throughout her undergrad and is from Lincoln too, so she knows the ropes.  Very nice to have her as a friend and neighbor.  We met some others on Monday at testing day and went out to lunch.  I'm feeling like I kind of fit here.  And it's nice!  I'm attaching a few pics today too...just of the new digs and moving day.  More to come!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Beginning

So, it hit me today while I was working at Hobby Lobby, that tomorrow is my last day living in Iowa, for a minimum of 2 years. And it totally scared me. Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited about this new step in my life. I'm excited to be out, really on my own. But don't be mistaken, I'm pretty darn scared and sad to leave the state I was born and raised in. Ok, it's not really the state, it's the people and how close and convenient I was to home. I'll now be 5 hours from home, a distance I'm not excited about traveling alone very often. What a strange mix of emotions. In a way, I feel like a college freshman again...and I guess I am. So anyway, the point is, if I can't be around as much as I have been, I can at least share my life like this. I've never been diligent about writing in a diary either, so I may not do well at keeping up, but it's better than nothing right? So here ya go ya'll....here's a glimpse into my new life as a Nebraskan!