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Back into the swing of things

I want to start blogging more. Not sure why at the moment. If I had to guess it would be because when I looked at my prior posts, it brought back all of the things I was feeling when I wrote them and I knew exactly where I was for all of them. So in order to get back into writing, I guess I have to start with a life update. Bullet points will suffice:

-I'm now an Admissions Leadership Council Coordinator and I also work front desk at 121

-Austin has become one of my best friends at BU and I love him dearly

-I live at 43 Buswell St in South Campus

-I'm switching to COM next semester

-I will minor in Political Science

That's really about it. Right now, I'm procrastinating after one of the best weekends that I've ever had. Danielle, Ryan, and Lauren came from Maryland to visit Rachel. I love them so much, it felt like we had been friends for just as long as Rachel has been friends with them. We had an epic weekend of drinking, dancing, eating, laughing and frolicking. Plus, the weather was beautiful.

I'm supposed to interview the Principal of the MATCH Charter School tomorrow at 8am. I hope this goes well....my profile on him that is. The interview will go fine, it's the finished paper that I'm worried about. We'll see. I think I'm going to bed now. This day has been far too long. A demain

Reunions

Tonight our group of friends got together and had a fire at Katelyn's house. While seeing everyone is good and fun, we still weren't the same kids we were in high school. Of course I knew that before we all got together, but I wasn't expecting it to mean that we feel so distant from each other that we would sit around a fire and have nothing to talk about. It just felt uncomfortable. I love all of my friends but I don't know if this much distance will stand the test of time. Sadly, I foresee us losing touch. OH not to mention that this was the first time we all got together this summer =( How does that happen? Midway through August? Most blame it on the typical work excuse, but I know that we would make it work if we all really wanted to gather.

Different energy, strange vibes, man. *sigh* On that note, I'm excited to go back to BU! 14 days! I can't believe only 2 weeks stand in my way between me and the place I love so dearly. Sheer bliss in 14. Peace.

Life Updates

Boston was fun today. I got to see Ruth, Tricia, Alex, and Jordan which was pretty awesome. I've still been thinking about my special someone, of course. Can't wait to see them soon, hopefully this Friday =D

Being in the city again made me realize that I am very comfortable with city living. While I always knew it was for me, I was always a little bit overwhelmed, I guess you could say. Living in such a big place is intimidating and excited all the time. Now, it's just the regular routine, which is great. Leaving is always the most difficult part. I cannot believe I only have 24 days to go, well almost 23 now. I honestly cannot wait. AHHH so excited!

I don't know if I've posted this yet, but I'm officially going to go through the process of switching to COM. I will be a Public Relations major with a specialization in Political Science and I will also be minoring in Political Science. Here are the classes I'll be taking:

CO 201: Intro to Communication Writing

PH 100: Intro to Philosophy

PO 315: Judicial Process

PO 548: Politics of Education

This is a great schedule especially if I change my mind once again and stay in CAS. I will be half done with my major plus all of the classes count toward CAS requirements, if I stay.

I think I also decided that I am not going to study abroad, just so I can get more involved with things on campus. Maybe be an RA, hopefully a coordinator of one of the admissions programs, maybe a Dean's Host. I also really hope to get involved with ASB and some other volunteer programs because I feel like that's what I am missing in my life. In high school I was always doing volunteer programs. Also, I hope to get a job as a student advisor for orientation during the summer. I just want to get really involved on campus. That's about it for now. I might go to bed now...I have work in the AM...UGH

Dear Pepper,

I'm not sure if you knew how much you meant to me. I don't know if it too late to tell you, but I will anyways. When Mom, Grandma, and Auntie told me that I was going to get a dog for my 7th birthday, I was so excited. I remember searching and searching for the perfect dog and tons of animal shelters, but none were good enough for me. On a whim, we happened to go to Buddy Dog Animal Shelter. When I saw you, I fell in love. I fell even deeper when we took you for a walk. When Mom said that we were going to adopt you, I melted. I was the happiest kid in the entire world. I still remember to this day that on the way home you laid down and rested your head against my leg. Over the years we did so much together. We frolicked in the snow, played fetch, went on walks, explored the farm, played in the cow field. My favorite has to be just laying in the backyard in the sun during the summer time when I would lay my head on your stomach and talk to you about everything. About how Mom wouldn't let me do something, or speculating about what Grandma would make for supper. That was my favorite time. You were my best friend. I told you everything. Everything. I just stumbled upon a picture of us that made my eyes fill with tears. It's a picture of me blowing out the candles on your birthday cake. I really wanted you to have a birthday because you were one of the family. First we had your birthday in December because that's when your official birthday was, BUT I wanted your birthday to be the same day as mine because you joined the family because of my birthday. You were always a very active dog and I miss running and playing outside with you. Moving to an apartment where I couldn't have you broke my heart. I always made sure that we spent time together when I was at Grandma's house.

As we grew up together, you were always there for my most precious moments. It's just sad to see you go. I know that you'll always be with me no matter what. I don't think that I would have had such a great childhood without you. When I watched Marley and Me recently, I didn't think that I would have been this emotional. BUT when I am truly losing a family member, there is a piece of my heart that is missing. I love you so much and am thinking of you. I can't believe you are gone. I am going to miss you greeting me at the door when I come to Grandma's house or having you come visit and you trying to play with Rocky and Sadie. All of these tears will never express to the full extent how much I miss you. Goodbye Pepper. I hope that you will always stay with me. I love you dearly.

Love,

Your boy

The End is Upon Us

The end of the year is here. I am officially a sophomore at Boston University!! YAY! I’m really excited about completing all of my coursework, but this ending is bittersweet. While we are all rejoicing over the end of the academic year, we are lamenting over days to follow, where we will part ways for 4 months. 4 LONG months. To break it down even further: that’s 17 weeks, or 119 days until I see some of my best friends again.

I have mixed emotions about how this summer is going to turn out. While I am optimistic that everyone from home will be hanging out all the time, I know that it will be difficult to see everyone I want to see for a sufficient amount of time. We have all drifted apart a little bit. When you don’t see your friends from home for 4 months at a time it’s more difficult to relate to them. They’ve all had new experiences, and made new friends. There is no way that I could relate to going and drinking in the middle of a field like the kids at UMASS. While that is a little far-fetched, you get my point. Every time my group of friends has gotten together since we all left for college, everyone is still the same. It’s as if when we left for college, we were just taking a break. When we get back together, we still all get along. I hope this lasts for 4 years because I love my friends from home a lot.

Working is another reason why I cannot decide if this summer will be good or not. I really need the money, don’t get me wrong, but how long can I go working at WalMart. I mean, come on, I’ve been there since November 2006. I need a place where I really fit in. Some of the people there are great, but sometimes I wish I had more people my own age to talk to.

HOWEVER (and this is a big however), I’m really looking forward to get-togethers this summer with people from BU. I cannot wait to go to Maryland and visit Rachel; New York to visit Trisha, Tom, Brian, Ruth, Rob and everyone else that lives there, maybe I will even make my first trip to the west coast. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING! I really want to go to California. I think that would be an epic summer. To visit Funk and Austin would be the best. I just wish that I had met more people that live in Massachusetts or Rhode Island. I mean, it’s really cool that Tori lives in North Andover, and Dwyer lives in Andover, but I really wish that more people lived South of Boston. It would have been so cool to see people that I knew from school all the time.

It’s very rare that I can ever think of a song that accurately describes the events of my life at that very moment. Somehow the lyrics “I don’t know where my home is, I don’t know where my soul is” I can’t remember what song that is, however, it is irrelevant. Perfect. Lyrical genius. Whenever I return “home” I don’t get excited, but when the T makes it to street level on Commonwealth Ave, I just let out a sigh of relief. The sigh that signifies home. I impatiently wait through the Blanford Street stop, then the 2 stop lights. Then, BU East. I’m finally home.

Well, my train ride is over now, I’m back in Bellingham for the next couple of days.

Note to Self... Stop Procrastinating

Dear Self,

You need to stop fooling around and actually get to work. You are in a beautiful room at the Boston Public Library with so many productive people around you. Why can't you get your head straight and get down to work. For the past 15 minutes, 15! you have been yawning, rolling your eyes and playing with your hair. Please stop. Please get back to work, you know how much depends on these finals tomorrow. I know that you really want to see your grade for writing 150, but no matter how many times you refresh the page, Beth will not be done with grading for awhile.

So after you are done reading this note, I trust you will use your best judgement to get back to work and start reading about Energy and Environmental policy and Education policy.

Take care and study well,

Chris