25 days...
In 25 days I will officially be living in Orlando, FL on the Walt Disney World property.
TWENTY-FIVE DAYS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems like just yesterday I was opening my acceptance e-mail. It's hard to believe that was nearly 5 months ago! Well we've reached the last stretch, the final lap, I CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!!!! So I thought I'd give a little update on things, and just let everyone know exactly what's going through my mind right now. :)
Winter quarter ended about 2 weeks ago at Tech and in that time I've moved back home, spent some quality time at the Pharis House of Love with the boyfriend and his family for the last time till I leave, and had a fabulous weekend in New Orleans going out with a bang with my favorite guys, the gentlemen of Pi Kappa Phi, at their annual Roseball! It's been a whirlwind to say the least!! But today the spring quarter started at Tech and while my friends have spent the day meeting teachers, finding classrooms, and getting many many syllabuses, I've ate a whole box of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies, had 4 cups of coffee, ate about 5 meals, and watched countless episodes of everything TLC and Lifetime have to offer. What does this tell you? It tells me I'm about to have a LONG 3 weeks ahead of me. This may be the last lap, but I swear the track has gotten longer...
Luckily for me there is still a lot to do to keep me busy! I have to pack for one. That in itself is going to be a HUGE ordeal due to not knowing anything about my apartment. You see, being on the quarter program means that housing is done a little differently for us. While the normal DCPers know they're going into a completely vacant apartment and typically know exactly who will be in the apartment, us quarter system students have no idea of just about anything. We are just about guaranteed to be with a roommate of our choice, but the two could be thrown into a 8 person apartment that already has 6 tenants. From what I've been told the way it works is that we get there on checkin day and it's first come first serve. First person (or pair of roommates) in line is told the vacant spots and you get to pick where you want to be. Me and Julia are hoping for a 1 bedroom so we don't get put in with people who have already had 2-3 months to settle in and get to know each other. We don't want to be the ones throwing everything off!! But we don't know the likley hood of that actually happening. So do I need to bring my Keurig or is there already one there? Do I need to bring my TV for the living room or has one of my unknown future house-mates already done that? Oh the struggle!!!
There's some last minute paperwork I have to fill out and work to be done in Ruston.. I have to sign some stuff to go on special standing with Kappa Delta so I can be away for a quarter. I also have to turn in some forms for TOPS so that I don't loose my scholarships while I'm gone. Also I need to keep training for the lifeguard test and I can only do that at the Lambright pool at Tech.
There are tons of people I want to spend time with!!! My dad, who works out of town on average about 6-8 months out of a year, has been gone since Christmas and is coming home till April so I'd like to see him a good bit before I leave. I need to spend time with my mom who is already having a hard time with the thought of me being gone so long. I have friends in Ruston I want to make sure I get time with. My boyfriend and I have spent no more than a week at a time apart since we started dating last May. Of course I want some time with him before we're apart for 4 whole months!!! How I'm going to divide these 3 weeks between these people is beyond me.
To top it off there was big news received this past weekend! The extraordinarily strong and manly American who is lucky enough to call me his girlfriend, Lou Pharis, found out that he was selected to compete in a preliminary round of American Ninja Warrior!!! Not only am I SUPER proud of him and excited for him, but I'm THRILLED that it films before check in!!! Unfortunately it is literally right before we leave and it's in Dallas. The opposite direction of where I'm headed. But I don't even care because I'm just SO happy I get to be there to support him!!!
So while there may be some excruciatingly boring down time during the next 3 weeks, there will also be some really fun stuff going on too. And lets not forget the most exciting thing of all....NO SCHOOL FOR SIX WHOLE MONTHS!!!!!!!! Ya'll seriously have no idea how excited I am about that. But mostly I just can't wait to get this experience started and learn everything Disney has to offer me!! Be on the lookout for my next post! I'm sure I'll add at least one more before I leave. :)
Peace, Love and Pixie Dust!
Amy Dousay
