Fresh Start & (Semi) New Beginnings

So here I am, sitting alone in my new apartment thinking about my new start. It is so weird to be so close to home now, taking the light rail to see my mom, staying the night at my grandma's. I can't believe I'm going to school within this close proximity to everyone I love, it's such a change, and something I'm definitely going to have to get used to. I'm so ready to get into the swing of things. I'm still getting used to sleeping in my new bed, walking to classes on a new campus, and not having the same college friends. This apartment still seems foreign to me, and I still feel homeless, not in the sense that I have no place to sleep, but in that I have no place to totally unwind drop all my bags and unwind. I'm still wondering if my roommate will come home tonight, or be gone again, what that noise is coming from the windows. I'm missing the comfort I felt from a solid place to call mine, from certainty. I still feel like I'm living out of a bag, but maybe another week or so I will finally settle in. Once I begin making new friends, getting my schedule down, get a TV in here! All I need is time, and right now it's ticking by slowly, minute by minute as I'm waiting for this new home to feel familiar.Missing my Penn State life, especially the great friends I made there, but that's what you deal with when transferring. I'm in Arizona now, the valley of the sun, with my best friends- my family. Once I get the hang of living here again and get situated, maybe then I can start the real purpose of this blog. Clothes, recipes, and more, yay! I'll try and start that soon!
Thanks for listening to my rambling,
Alex.

Bittersweet Goodbyes

I feel like John Mayer, all I ever do is say goodbye. Another chapter of my life is closing as my time here at camp is ending. More than half way through with my last day here, it's so weird. I have been eating in the same dining hall, running the same road, wearing the same bag of clothes for almost 3 months- I can't believe it! How will I survive when I actually have a closet full of clothes to choose from, my own food to cook, and have cellphone service at all times? Oh man, this summer has been wonderful. Full of ups and downs for sure, but a month or so from now I'll look back and only remember the great times I had here. Nights off with my amazing friends, blobbing my campers into the lake, and the same 5 songs playing in the dining hall- Hey Soul Sister will never play again without me thinking of Lonehollow. I'm going to miss the great people I've met here, but I will most definitely keep in touch. Camp has taught me so much about myself, and this summer has been nothing less than an adventure. Whether or not I come back has yet to be decided, but I will be leaving Texas with a heart full of memories that I'll never forget.
xoxo
Alex

Friends From All Over

Ahh, less than two weeks here in Texas. Part of me gets butterflies just thinking about all the good things to come; my new apartment, close to the family, back in Arizona, and the list goes on! But then again, it's going to be hard to leave camp, and get back in the real world. I am more than ready to start being able to wear cute clothes and actually do my hair in the morning, but leaving is going to mean another set of goodbyes. I hate making such great friends and then having to leave them. It happened at Penn State, now it's happening again here. It's not a bad thing that I'm making awesome friends, but having to leave them is a bummer. At least I will have friends all around the country, and across the world! Can't wait to visit them all! Well can't believe time is dwindling down, ready to be home with my family, but not willing to let my friendships here end. For now I'm going to enjoy the days here, 11 more! Yesterday I went to a fantastic little thrift store in Utopia, TX and found some really great stuff. A new dress, a denim shirt, and a couple of other little things. I'm totally pumped to wear them! I'll definitely put some pictures up when I get the chance to wear them! Last night I saw Inception, and it was definitely awesome. Well worth the $7 ticket price in Kerrville, I'm gonna miss that! FYI: In the picture above are my good friends from here in Tejas, Monique and Ann, love them! :]
That's all for now,
Alex