Sarah and the Adventure of Life

Phew! I made it! I am officially done with my first week of college classes. I've been surprised in a lot of different ways, and I think that it's important I share this with you. Many of you are probably out of college and have no interest in going back ( I'm looking at you, Christenberry ), but I have a lot of friends who will be in the same boat this time next year. Take my advice with a grain of salt, however, because your experience will be different than mine. You may not choose the same university ( Though Texas Tech is really worth looking into! ), the same major, the same degree plan, or the same location...there are a lot of factors here. Anyway, without further ado, here is my Survival Guide ! The official cover for my guide...Coming this spring. Map out your schedule - High school is easier because you go to the same classroom everyday. In college, you'll probably only go to a class twice or three times a week...your class might even change loc...

Today was my third day of classes, and I am so, so busy . I am overwhelmed by just ORGANIZING all of the due dates I've been given for every class. Yesterday, my first class was at 2:00 pm, so I slept in until about 10:00 am. That felt sooo nice. ( Haha, in your face, high schoolers! ) I went off to my class, Introduction to Critical Writing, in the afternoon. This is an Honors course, so there are only about 14 students in that class. That's smaller than any class I have been in... ever ! The professor was so cool and chill. I can already tell that all the worrying I did about this class was about nothing. My cute binder covers! I then went to my Healthcare Seminar. I've been excited for that for so long, and honestly.... I don't know if I will like it.  Hear me out.  I know I'm totally interested in the health field, but I've already decided that I am not into blood and guts at all. This is why I am really interested in a career in pharmacy or ...

For all students here at my school (and many other schools across the country) it was the first day of school. Usually, on first days, I'm an emotional wreck . I'm excited, nervous, scared... I was totally stoked for my first day of junior high, while on the other hand, I cried my entire first week of high school. So, honestly, I didn't know what to expect for my first day of college. Today I had two classes and one meeting. This was so weird because all my life I had been going to school for 7-8 hours a day. Now I only had to go to school for 3 hours... what ?? I was also used to going to school at 8:45 AM everyday. Now my first class was at 10:00 AM. Once again.... what???? What I will be doing for the rest of the semester I biked over to the English and Philosophy building and found myself a good 30 minutes early. Call it freshmen anxiety, because about every other person was this early, too. Once 10:00 rolled around, all 40 of us crammed into the small classr...

Today has been really nice. It was boring, and I'm grateful for that. I woke up around 9, took a shower, and headed over to the Student Union Building (the SUB) for one of the events scheduled for "Raider Welcome" (The first two weeks of school are packed-full of events to help us meet new people for free!). Today I decorated a piggy bank!! It's so, so cute and perfect for my desk. I have saved up $0.02 so far, so I think I'm doing good so far! "FEED ME," said the piggy. The day continued to be normal. I finished my chemistry work (I'm taking a 10 day chemistry bridge course to help prep me for Chemistry 1307, in case you didn't know) and mapped out all of my classes on a map. I then rode around campus on my bike and took pictures of all the buildings I'll be learning in next week.  (From left to right, top to bottom: English/Philosophy Building (Critical Writing and Psychology), Holden Hall (Chemistry), Chemistry Building (Ch...

Last night I went to "Target Back to College Shopping Event," which is a fun deal run by Target employees and Texas Tech students. I have never participated in any sort of shopping event, but I have to say that this event runs along the lines of Black Friday madness. You can read about what all these events involve here . Who knows, maybe your school is doing an event at your local Target! Check it out! https://vine.co/v/M3t3aJ35Zbi  <- Watch the vine I took here Bailey and I shared a cart and grabbed things we knew we needed/wanted. I splurged and bought an Ottoman (It was only $13!!), a bag of apples, peanut butter and jelly, and some Lunchables. (Hopefully I will get my fridge soon so I can stop using up space in Bailey's fridge!) Target was not just full of things to buy, though. There were fun games and activities scattered throughout the store.  Bailey and I...sponsored by Maybelline mascara! After we checked out, we were handed a small bag ...

My first night in the dorm was...interesting. I was quite tired after moving into my dorm (I'm surprised I stayed up to finish up my blog), so after I posted it, I got ready for bed. Bailey and I stayed up talking until about 1 AM. I know, I know, sleep is important. But I am going to live with her, I should get to know her! Besides, she is so, so busy because Color Guard is keeping her at practice about 14 hours a day.  Anyway, before I go to sleep, I always, err, use the little girls' room. So I was just minding my own business, and flush the toilet.  Well, it just kept flushing. And flushing. And flushing. And it wasn't even like a pathetic flush. I'm talking supersonic jet stream flushing.  Well the most embarrassing thing to do is mess up a toilet. And I just did. ON THE FIRST DAY.  I SHALL CONSUME YOUR DIGNITY At this point, Bailey and I had already said goodnight. I knocked on her door, embarrassed, and said,  "Hi! Hate to bother...

It is almost midnight, and here I am, blogging. Honestly, I think I have too much adrenaline to really wind down for awhile. This morning started off with heavy rain, which was oddly appropriate for my departure. I said goodbye to the room that I have called my own for 10 years. I said goodbye to my guinea pig. I said goodbye to Jack. I said goodbye to our house. :( The trip seemed long, but before I knew it, I was directing my dad on to campus. New students were taking pictures by the entrance, carts full of boxes were being rolled towards resident halls. This was it. My new home.  Bailey, one of my suitemates (remember her??) moved in yesterday, so her stuff was pretty much put away. When I arrived, the floor was covered with building instructions and pieces of wood and nails. Kylie, my other suitemate, and her parents were unpacking and adjusting! This was the first time I had met Kylie, and I think we will get along just fine!  My parents went and grabbed my...