Sarah and the Adventure of Life

On January 20, 2015, I turned 19. I know that doesn't seem very old, but it's the oldest I've ever been! A lot happened my eighteenth year: prom, a new relationship, graduation, moving away to college, changing my major... It's been quite exciting, that's for sure! I had my fair share of adulthood as well, and I'm sure more adulthood is going to smack me in the face every chance it gets. Anyway, since I'm here at school, I spent my birthday with my roommates. The night before, my roommates took me out to a local coffee shop and all gathered their spare change to pay for my drink. It was very thoughtful, and we had fun spending quality time together. On the big day, Mom sent me a big package that was also known as The Party Box . She had packed a bunch of fun toys for my roommates and me to play with. We all had party hats, balloons, noise-makers, bouncy balls...you name it! We even went outside and made giant bubbles. We definitely got some strange looks,...

Back in high school (or any schooling before now), the new semester never felt very...well...new. However, here at college, a new semester feels like a brand new start. It makes sense, since usually the new semester means absolutely new classes. I'm especially excited for this semester since I'm starting to work towards my new degree. I'm also taking super interesting and, in my opinion, unusual classes such as Geology (+ lab) and an education class. On the first day of school (last Wednesday), I only had one class. I woke up pretty late, but early enough to see the snow flurries that had welcomed the students back to class. I've never seen smaller snowflakes...I could barely see them! It was so sweet and a nice beginning to the school year. In contrast to Wednesday, Thursday had three classes back to back. I sound like a real wimp, but I'm not sure how I did this in high school. It was quite exhausting to go from class to class for just under 5 hours. This also ...

On the night of January 10, I had family and friends come over. This wasn't a big extravaganza or anything… We were just celebrating my birthday, since I wasn't going to be home for the real day. It was fun and enjoyable: we had pizza and I, of course, opened up gifts. I received a ton of cool gifts, but the entire celebration was a little bittersweet, since I was leaving so soon afterwards. I would not see my family and friends until March. Robley, my nephew, playing with AJ, my second cousin. Feat. Granny I knew I had to return, despite wanting to stay. It's not that I don't want to learn or anything…I'll just miss the people. My people . But this is all a part of getting older and all that rot. January 11 was my packing day. Victoria, my best friend, came by and gave me my birthday gift. We hugged a lot and said, “S ee you soon ,” because we knew we would. In the evening, I went to Mass for the last time in my home church. Then, after dinner, I said ...

Happy New Year! I've been quite busy this week. On Tuesday, I spent the night at Jenny's (my roommate!) house. The next day, Wednesday, I went to school. Well, sort of. Jenny's mom is a middle school teacher, and I decided to shadow her for a day, since I'm considering becoming a middle school teacher. It was beyond educational...I learned so much! I took about 6 pages of notes there, and I'm not even done asking Jenny's mom questions! So far, I am really enjoying the idea of being in her shoes in about five years. It was definitely interesting because Jenny's mom teaches at a private school. I went to public school all my life, and I didn't even think about teaching at a private school. Shadowing was such a great experience...and I am hoping to do it again soon! Henry the Hippo ready for a Day at School Later that evening, my parents took me out for a birthday dinner at one of my favorite places: Joe's Crab Shack . I love crab sooo much, s...