A Good Year

This is my last night in Tuscaloosa for about 3 months. I cant believe the year is over already. It really does, in retrospect,it seems like my mom and dad just dropped me off not too long ago. I started out coming to Ttown because I had no where else to go. My top 2 schools
didnt accept me. I wasnt going to school in Huntsville, so that left the U of A. I came down here with many stereotypes..that i hoped werent true. And the truth is..most of them were true. But it was the things that I didnt expect that made me really love this university. Like how most of the boys down here are Southern Gentlemen..holding the door open for you, asking if you need help carrying bags..that kind of thing. I LOVED that.

**sidenote** its completely white outside its raining so hard! SWEET! (kinda reminds me of "The Mist" though :[ )

Anyways, back on topic, another thing I love about Alabama is how everything is taken care of..the grounds (the flowers here are take your breath away beautiful!)..all the little things.. the faculty here and the administration really have everything under control. No antics, no controversies..its a nice change from high school.
A lot of people talk about how Bama is so big and that if you come from a small school, you might not like it to much. But I beg to differ. There are so many things to get involved with here that you can find your own niche, and be important there. Also, you can 'get lost in the crowd' every now and then when you feel like it. Oh yeah..and when you are trying to avoid someone.. a big university helps ya out.
Sometimes I think about how if I were at a more prestigious school, I would have more opportunities. But then I realize that everyone has there own path--this is mine. I can make my opportunities happen--whatever I want. The trick is figuring out what I want. I have officially picked my majors: Political Science and Communication Studies. I am also minoring in Italian. I am on the Forensics Team ( though specifics arent known) and I work for the Campus radio station doing political updates. I got a job at Coldstone this semester, and I attend Chi Alpha every weeek. Things are good. I've managed to grow in so many areas and all of those activities have helped in there own way. Not to mention the people that I've met. It proves that not everybody at UA is getting drunk on the weekends at a frat party. I am thankful for that.

And, oh yeah, the football is pretty cool too. Ha.

I am ready to be home for the summer though, no matter how much I am going to miss being here, I am looking forward to Huntsville. Being away makes you appreciate home.

This summer I am promising myself a few things:
1) lose weight-because i have the freshman-15-30 haha
2)Stay out of trouble by:
-Getting a Job
-Working at Lee
-Having a good time with my buddies :] And Family, ofcourse!

There, it is official.

;]