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so i thought i'd update on schoolness. i arrived saturday (it's wed night now). we unpacked and went to our family friends' overnight. sunday we did grocery shopping and more unpacking. when my mom and alex left this time, it was completely different. i used to be really upset and not want them to leave, but i was as content with myself when they left this time as though i was at home saying "ok i'm gonna run to cvs for 10min and i'll be back". it was just completely flip flopped and i was surprised with myself but also happy that i can handle it so well now. it's sad at the same time b/c i'm thinking "shouldn't i be emotional and be missing them already?" but i guess i've grown and gotten used to this place where it's just another home for me and not a foreign destination where i don't know what lies ahead. i've gone this route several times now and i know the area and people, and that makes it very homey and not scary anymore. i'm not someone who adjusts easily but i've finally reached that point thoroughly. the past few days were a lotta cleaning and settling in. the apt has 4bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, and laundry/dryer stacked in a closet. very nice. it needed a ton of cleaning so i was scrubbing well. it was worth it. now i can actually feel more at home. all the roomies are in too, and they seem good so far. so far so good as they say :)
today was also my birthday. finally 20yrs old. i guess not FINALLY but i'm 20. that's that. it's quite surreal and it's weird to think about. it's such a milestone in the fact that you're not a teenager and that kid image anymore, even though yeah, i'm not this big grown adult either. i've spent the past few days with alik a lot and a few other girls from my floor i've spent a bit of time with too. alik and i went back up to our old dorm to visit his old roomie and a few other guys. they're good as always but without any air conditioning up there i sure was glad i moved down here to one that has it! last night a group of like 10-15 came to my door at 11pm to surprise me with birthday wishes which was really cute. an hour early but veeery cute. it made my night. today i had my first classes, history and physics, then went to the gym, then went to a few girls' suite b/c they got me a balloon and candy for my bday. actually it was sheila and kristen, just adding on to their already given to me adorable gifts. they're great. then i went out to dinner with alik. we were gonna go to the lebanese taverna, till he realized it was a cafe, and we went next door to the macaroni grill which was quite great. i've never been really impressed by their food but tonight it was just amazing. maybe new chefs? i dunno, just very impressed and loved it. i ordered halibut on pesto i dunno what. alik ordered chicken and there was a lotta broccoli which i just ate off his plate b/c he wasn't eating it. he ordered a caprese salad of tomato/mozarella which was reeeally good too. we were entertaining ourselves playing on the paper tablecloth too which was pretty fun. we played hangman and tic tac toe and at the end of dinner he wrote on the paper "yes we're 5yr olds". anyhoo, it was a great time and i had a really nice night. when we left we stopped by cvs b/c he had to get a few things and then i went to his place for a bit and a bit later came back here b/c he has an 8am class. so that was that. great bday overall though not overly party-ful and full of people.
tomorrow i have biochemistry, art history, and biometrics (bio statistics). then i wanna get to the gym. friday i have physics, then volunteering in the health center, and then i get to teach my first day of class of biology for those baby freshman :D after that i'm going to the cheesecake factory with a bunch of people as a little reunion for the beginning of the semester. sunday we're probably going to the maryland rennaissance fair which i'm QUITE excited about. it's supposed to just be kristen, sheila, alik, and i, but it might be some more people b/c when i told katie about it she said her boyfriend and jay are coming down. so we'll see what that turns into. oy. i can't handle big crowds anymore after the shore weekend.
well it's 1am and i have class at 11am. that's plenty of time but the tiredness is kinda hitting me so i'm gonna try to get some stuff ready for tomorrow and get some rest. glad i got to update ya'll haha.
xoxox,
Tali-HO :)
today was also my birthday. finally 20yrs old. i guess not FINALLY but i'm 20. that's that. it's quite surreal and it's weird to think about. it's such a milestone in the fact that you're not a teenager and that kid image anymore, even though yeah, i'm not this big grown adult either. i've spent the past few days with alik a lot and a few other girls from my floor i've spent a bit of time with too. alik and i went back up to our old dorm to visit his old roomie and a few other guys. they're good as always but without any air conditioning up there i sure was glad i moved down here to one that has it! last night a group of like 10-15 came to my door at 11pm to surprise me with birthday wishes which was really cute. an hour early but veeery cute. it made my night. today i had my first classes, history and physics, then went to the gym, then went to a few girls' suite b/c they got me a balloon and candy for my bday. actually it was sheila and kristen, just adding on to their already given to me adorable gifts. they're great. then i went out to dinner with alik. we were gonna go to the lebanese taverna, till he realized it was a cafe, and we went next door to the macaroni grill which was quite great. i've never been really impressed by their food but tonight it was just amazing. maybe new chefs? i dunno, just very impressed and loved it. i ordered halibut on pesto i dunno what. alik ordered chicken and there was a lotta broccoli which i just ate off his plate b/c he wasn't eating it. he ordered a caprese salad of tomato/mozarella which was reeeally good too. we were entertaining ourselves playing on the paper tablecloth too which was pretty fun. we played hangman and tic tac toe and at the end of dinner he wrote on the paper "yes we're 5yr olds". anyhoo, it was a great time and i had a really nice night. when we left we stopped by cvs b/c he had to get a few things and then i went to his place for a bit and a bit later came back here b/c he has an 8am class. so that was that. great bday overall though not overly party-ful and full of people.
tomorrow i have biochemistry, art history, and biometrics (bio statistics). then i wanna get to the gym. friday i have physics, then volunteering in the health center, and then i get to teach my first day of class of biology for those baby freshman :D after that i'm going to the cheesecake factory with a bunch of people as a little reunion for the beginning of the semester. sunday we're probably going to the maryland rennaissance fair which i'm QUITE excited about. it's supposed to just be kristen, sheila, alik, and i, but it might be some more people b/c when i told katie about it she said her boyfriend and jay are coming down. so we'll see what that turns into. oy. i can't handle big crowds anymore after the shore weekend.
well it's 1am and i have class at 11am. that's plenty of time but the tiredness is kinda hitting me so i'm gonna try to get some stuff ready for tomorrow and get some rest. glad i got to update ya'll haha.
xoxox,
Tali-HO :)