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Last night at home
Tonight is my last night at home and I’m sad but excited to leave. I can’t wait to start school. Even though I know I am going to be extremely busy for the first few weeks, I know it will all be worth it. I’m looking forward to moving in on friday as well as meetings for Black Student Union, Recruitment for Sigma Sigma Sigma, oh and, class.
I may still coach youth soccer again this year at night. I’m hoping to get a part time job during the morning at a vet clinic to get some practice. Its going to be a busy year and I love it! All I can say is, bring it on!
It is sad to leave home, say good bye to my mom. She’s almost near tears, repeating over and over again that I am going off to college. I keep trying to inform her that it isn’t the first time. She really seemed to enjoy having a few weeks with me home. I think its because she could use me as a maid to clean the house to her liking, (one of the perks of living in a small dorm room, small space to clean.) and that we got a chance to go see a few movies together.
Well, its off to bed for me. I only have a few hours left to get everything packed away and say good bye to my mom tonight since she’ll be at work when I leave.
What not to pack
To all the high school grads, listen up! Your first act as a freshmen going to college is to stop your mother!
Why you may ask? If they are anything like my mother, they will go into some insane sort of new nesting syndrome and start trying to make sure you have “everything you need for college” which will only be short the kitchen sink.
I ended up having what seemed like half my house in what used to be the size of my bathroom in Kuwait. Lets just say, it caused some problems… for two years. I just now have my stuff under control. Hmm, so lets say, I got rid of one third or my room a year till I finally got down to what I actually use.
So what are the warning signs it is going to take a small army to get all your stuff down to South Florida and 4 years to get rid of it all?
- Your mom has been planning for you to go to college for 4 years… as in when you were a freshmen in high school.
- Your mom spends more time on the market now than she’s ever had. She’s wondering if she will need to mail laundry detergent down ahead of time or will it go in the car? (The answer is NEITHER. We have supermarkets down here too.)
- Your father wants to buy a new car… sees how much you need to take down to Florida and now rethinks that he should use it to rent a truck to move all of your stuff.
- The guest room is now a testing ground for how much stuff your new room can hold. Only problem is, your mother forgot that you will have a roommate or two and now you can’t find the dog…
So what should be in those back breaking boxes? Well, I would say for girls, two boxes of clothes (try and squeeze some shoes into one of thoes boxes) and one box for guys. Guys just seem to have less clothes than girls. A TV, a microwave, and a bed sit that you can sleep on for a year and not be embrassed by. That means a long talk with mom and dad about what style that you think you will want when you get to college. Fav books and movies are a must. Photos of family and friends for your wall. A new laptop… hint hint mom and dad. Lynn has a discount with Dell I believe. Its part of your welcome to Lynn package.
Also, caf food has improved greatly since your parents went to school. Which reminds me, when your parents start going on and on and on about when they were in college, please remind them in a loving way that that was a while back and that times have changed. Although not all things about college change, a lot of food standerds have over the years. I would tell you all the ways that college has changed, but I don’t think it would be allowed on here! You can still email me if you have questions though! 
(manderson5@email.lynn.edu)
Well, I am off to bed. It’s almost 1am and I have a busy day of chores tomorrow. Oh the joys of vacation!
Merry Christmas!
I’m home in Philadelphia for Christmas. We are leaving to go back to DC in a few days so we are trying to make the most of our time at home. I on the other hand can’t wait to get back to DC so I can go back to sleeping in my own bed which my two cats like to take over once I fall asleep.
Freshmen 101 tip: You will suddenly have a huge amount of love for winter break. Going home to see the family after a very long 4 months of studying is really rewarding. It is a totally new feeling, a rush in a way, to get home and see your family.
By the way, on your way out for the holidays, stop by the Lynn Bookstore to pick up some stuff for mom and dad.
Mom’s home from Iraq!
I’m so happy! My mother just got home from Iraq! I haven’t seen her in months! The cats are all over her, trying to get their scent on her again.
I got home last night, and what did I do with my time? Homework! I had to finish a ton of Anatomy before this morning. I was so tired. I really just wanted to go to sleep.
But who cares! Everything is done! I’m free! My mother is home from Iraq for Christmas! That’s all that matters to me.
Home
I am home for the next few hours, chillin with my kitties. I am so happy to be home, to be free and not have a care in the world. I will soon be flying to Kuwait for thanksgiving at Ascia’s house! YES! I am so excited to go back to Kuwait and see old friends, see my high school and who knows what. I am just so excited to fly 14 hours for the first time ever. Hehe. I have no clue how many pictures I am going to take while I am there.
Do you know your number?
I’m talking about your social security number.
It’s a very important number to know if you are an American student leaving home for college. If you want to go to the doctor or need to go to the ER, chances are, you are going to be asked for your number. It’s a good idea to memorize it before you leave home.
Passport. Do you have one? Do you know where it is? Start talking to mom and dad about where they keep your imporant documents. If you want to be treated like an adult, start acting like one. Know your information.
If you are an international student and may have an address in the states where you want your mail sent, including bills, know the address by heart!
Are your forms all filled out? Are you sure? If you own your own car, where are the documents for it? Have copies of all your important information. Life happens, and you want to be prepared! Show your parents that you know what you are doing, or at least taking charge of your life. Mom and Dad aren’t always going to be around with all the answers when you need them, so it is a good idea to sit them down and ask them questions.
Where do they want you go to in case of a hurricane? What is your health insurance company? If your car breaks down on the side of the road, does your car insurance cover the tow to the shop? How far do they tow?
Then the big stuff for college students! Where’s the money coming from! How much money are your parents willing to give you each month or week to spend. Think about things you will have to spend money on each month like clothes, special food, bills, gas for your car, dues for greek life, etc. Growing up and being on your own means having to keep track of all your money.
Just a few things to think about. Talk to your parents before you leave college!
Everything Falls Down
My mother just left yesterday for Iraq and this time, she made her flight! Yah! So what happens when Mommy leaves? The house falls apart! I woke up at 5 am to find that my cat was throwing up all over the house and was screaming in pain. Right now he’s sleeping which is wonderful since I haven’t gotten any real sleep! Then a huge water bug ran under my bed. Oh my gosh. I ran for my life! I jumped on the couch and that was the end of that! I found out this morning that the water bugs are taking over our building. Oh, that’s a comfort.
Right now, I’m playing mommy and rushing around my house trying to get everything ready for Krystal’s trip to the emergency room.
Next post, what to bring to college! I’m so excited to surf the web and find things that are good ideas for a college dorm room! So stay tuned!!!
Or Not So Good Bye
So I just got a phone call from my mom saying that she showed up so late that they refused to check her on the flight… so she missed her flight. Oh boy. This is crazy! So now this is going to be a big problem. A big big problem. This could get complicated.
To be continued…
Saying Bye to Mom
I just got back home from dropping my mom off at the airport. Of course we were so late getting there and it became a mad rush. My mom’s bag was at least, AT LEAST 20 pounds over the limit. Haha. I feel bad for the sucker who has to pick it up.
So now my mom is on a 14 hour flight to Jordan, and I have a wonderful condo all to myself! My condo! YES! But now I have a ton of new rules and stuff to do. Of course my mom didn’t just leave, she left me with a long list of stuff to do until school gets out. This is some how bitter sweet.
Now, what is going to be the first rule broken?
….Just joking Mom!
Home in Philly
My mother and I drove up on Friday night, Saturday morning, to Philadelphia to see my family before she goes. I had no idea that seeing my family was going to be such a challenge!Not only were there mattresses on I95, a whole bunch of them, there were cones all up and down the road. It was pretty crazy. One moment, there was a mattress in the road and then a minute later there was another one ripped in half. The police were trying to pick them all up and put them on the side of the road, out of the way of traffic, and boy was it a challenge.
Then there were the flying cones! Just cones everywhere. We could not understand what was going on. We finally made it to my Grandmother’s house and I ran to bed. I woke up to find out my mother talked my Grandmother to sleep. Lol.
Sunday we went shopping for all the things that Mom needs when she gets to Iraq on Tuesday and that took hours. At least I got new clothes for school, which I am very excited about!
I had lunch at my grandfather’s house today. It was a great to see him and just have a relaxing lunch at his house. Miss Rae made a huge salad and was forcing huge mounds on all of us. It was hard to eat everything. I was so full I passed out on the day bed.
I have been truly irked by something since I’ve been home. My stupid phone! Not only have people been calling me after 9pm, which is a great insult in my family, but they get upset that I don’t have time to talk to them! I was so happy to see my grandfather but then it got overshadowed by a bunch of people calling and texting, then upset because I would rather spend time talking to my family than text them. I finally turned off my cell phone and was through with it, but later found out that my father was trying to call me. I was really upset when I found that out. I didn’t get the chance to see my dad because my phone was off and my mom’s was to far away she didn’t hear hers.
I still don’t understand why people wouldn’t respect the fact that I was with my family, who I only get to see every few months, if I’m lucky, normally it’s once a year, and then they have the nerve to get upset with me!
I can tell I am my mother’s daughter because I get upset when people call before 9 am and after 9 pm. To me, it is truly rude and shows great disrespect for some one’s house hold, which I think this problem arisen with the creation of cell phones. I got so upset tonight that I just turned it off. Its bad enough the thing never stopped ringing and beeping today.
I’ve had to turn that thing off twice today because it would not hush! I can’t sleep now since it had rang twice while I was sleeping and so now I’m up which totally sucks because my mom and I are driving back to DC at 5 am. I am so not looking forward to that drive, but we have to be back in DC first thing in the morning. My mom has a meeting at like 8 am and then she is getting packed out at around noon. Tomorrow is my last night with my mom before she goes to
Iraq. I think the cell phone finds a new setting, off.
