Monday, Comes After Sunday

Monday is my busiest day of the week. I go from class, to class, to my staff meeting, to a three hour night class. Yesterday morning I was thoroughly excited to head to Statistics. The material we are covering now that we've surpassed the most difficult chapter in the book is a lot of fun and not because it's simpler than the previous material, but because it's interesting and enjoyable. Never thought I would say that about a Math course, what's happening to me? Since I began doing poorly in Statistics, I held my professor responsible for my poor performance, yet now that I'm doing well I can see him in a new light. I knew all along it wasn't his fault, it was all on my shoulders, but now that I'm doing well the entire atmosphere of the class has changed, has been uplifted and my Monday's for the next two weeks will start on a good note!


I have to admit that I took no pictures to show you what my Monday looked like. I didn't have the opportunity half the time, plus nothing interesting was worth snapping a picture of. This morning was horribly rainy too! I wasn't about to risk the life of my phone because it was horrendous outside at 9AM when I left for Statistics. I was decked out in my rain jacket, hood up over my head, my umbrella was almost blown out of my hand because the wind was so strong, and I was dripping wet and cold when I finally made it to Joyce Learning Center in the middle of campus.


Even though it was rainy, it was the warmest it has been since the last week in August during Orientation Weekend. It reached a high of 68 degrees in Burly and the rain was cold with the wind, which made it a comfortable 60 degrees I'd guess. The rain subsided eventually and the sun pushed through. By the time I went to my staff meeting at Perry it was sunny as can be, even though the ground was soaked. At our meeting we discussed our second and final Accepted Students Day for the year. It will be this Saturday on the 16th of April. Bret, who is the admissions counselor in charge of the entire event, sat us down and as a group we talked out positives and negatives of our first Accepted Students Day and made changes to what we could. And something at the end of the meeting made the entire day so much better! My coworker Cara was in desperate need of a roommate for a double in Spinner Place next year, which are apartment style suits a 10 minute shuttle drive away from campus. I'd been looking at Spinner since the beginning of the year but it hadn't worked out with my current roommates because Morgan is transferring and Lauren really wants a single, and I don't blame her.


I couldn't pass up the opportunity, so I said yes! Andrew didn't take it well at first, but I feel as if he's come to accept it. It will be hard to not be in the same building as my closest friends, but that won't separate us or damage our friendship in any way. Nothing could do that. And I'll have an apartment with my own kitchen and living room and bedroom. And Cara is 21, which means we can have a glass of wine with dinner and just not have to worry about it. No crazy partying, just a casual drink now and then isn't harmful. It will be so nice to be able to do that without worrying about RA's, though there are RA's at Spinner.


So after my night class Cara and I went to the Housing Selection at the Alumni Auditorium and reserved our double for next year. Living with Cara is going to be so effortless and fun. We're really on the same page and the only thing that could have been an issue is if we shared a bedroom because I really dislike doing it, but we each have our own bedrooms, so we're good to go! 


Lately I've been looking at a bunch of different events to attend over the summer. Now that I've been working and saving a certain amount for particular things, I feel comfortable looking at concerts and events that I can pay for by myself. I'm looking at camping in VT, Waterbury to be exact at Little River Campground with Andrew and Morgan so we can go to the Ben & Jerry's Factory which is a 10 minute drive away. I went last summer and I loved it. I kind of want to make it a yearly thing and go to the factory to sample next years flavors. I also want to see the Blue Man Group because everyone I know has seen them and I'd love to see them! Along with those events, there is Yankee Homecoming in Newburyport, MA where I have my beach house and this is a week long event and concert series, all for free, and I always go. Also the O.A.R Summer Tour should be out soon and there is a Ray LaMontagne concert in VT in May. Lots to do! We may not be able to do it all, but I'm sure we can squeeze in a few things in the next four months, even though we will all be working!

Just lots of pictures! After the housing I sat myself down in Andrew's room and planned to finish my now late research paper. I ended up goofing off with Andrew, Morgan, and Nick for four hours and ordered Dominos. BUT, after all of that I was falling in and out of sleep and slowly making progress. After working until 3AM up in my lofted bed in the dark I finally finished it! And I finished my Annotated Bibliography! I'M ALL CAUGHT UP! It is so relieving to have finally finished the big assignment and my professor was pleased as well. I was tired as hell by the time I finished but I felt so good when I went to bed. And my bed finally felt comfortable.