First Day On Campus

To continue from my last blog...

I finally finished moving everything in, with ten minutes to spare before convocation started. The weather that day was unbelievably hot. I drank a bottle of water, changed into shorts, and headed over to convocation. We were all brought into the field house where we stood behind the banner that stated our intended major. Being undecided within the major of Liberal Arts, I stood behind the Arts & Sciences banner. We were assigned our robes and processed to the outside tent to begin the program. Because of the heat, the speeches were condensed and fortunately it wasn't too long. The speeches were awesome and got me really excited to start my journey as a college student. After convocation, we processed back into the gym. On the way, I saw my parents on the side and they signaled that they were going to leave. I went over, gave hugs, and said goodbye. Although most parents have a really hard time sending their only child off to college, mine didn't seem to have a problem. I know that they're extremely proud of me and are truly excited to see how I grow and develop in these next few years. Also, I know that they're just plain excited to sell the second house, renovate the lakehouse, and vacation whenever, wherever. :)

As they walked away, I realized that I'm here alone now and it's up to me to make the most of this. I headed back to my dorm with my new roommates and friends. Truthfully, I thought that I'd call my parents at least ten times that night. With all the great events and people to meet, it came to midnight before I realized that I forgot to call.