First Weekend

I am supposed to be writing about moving in and orientation and all of that good stuff. But! I am exhausted and I need to attempt to go to sleep. So look for "First Weekend 2.0" tomorrow sometime ;)

Jackie and I did something crazy today.

I pierced my nose!!!! We decided to get pierced last week when we were at Captain's Bar downtown Vancouver. We were going to go that day, but it was late and Jackie still had a week left at work. So we went today, completely sober and completely stoked. It was such an adreneline rush! It did hurt when the needle went it, and my eyes did water. I didn't cry! But it is fairly typical for your eyes to water when piercing something that close. We went to Big Al's afterwards and I had a giant margarita, which definitely helped to numb the pain. But then after I drank my 24 oz marg, Jackie finally decided on what she wanted and we went to get it done.

Isn't it so cool?!? Jackie is so much more BA than I am :)

Since this is my UP blog, I'll let you know that I talked with my roommate today. Just through Facebook, but I'm really excited for school and orientation and everything. And yes, I know that was a run on sentence but I like saying "and" so deal with it.

It's definitely sleep time though. I've gone through a lot of emotions this weekend and I am exhausted.

Can I just vent for a minute?

Mmkay thanks.

I have a 2.896. I need a 3.0 to get a $3000 scholarship for UP. I am taking two classes this summer to try and up my GPA and I just realized that even if I do get A's in both classes it won't be enough to raise it high enough.

FML.

It's about time for a change of pace.

I found this cute little picture in one of my folders on my laptop.

And I know that it is supposed to relate to whatever unrequited crush you have this week, but I found it fitting for this transition period in my life. In exactly 10 days, I move into my dorm at UP and start my life as a college student. Although I went to community college for two years, it's not the same experience. At UP, I'll be living in the dorms with 300 other girls, attending classes in huge classrooms and lecture halls, meeting with an advisor who actually knows what he is doing, watching first class athletes win big for our school, and being on my own for the first time. And even though I am crazy excited, I am also really scared. Living by myself, in a big city, and having my closest friends 35 minutes away, it's pretty daunting.

I started this blog because I want to be able to document my experience. I know that it will be challenging at times, but it will also be an incredible time in my life that I don't want to forget. Like the saying goes, "Forget the risk. Take the fall. If it's what you want, it's worth it all." UP is what I want and it's worth whatever challenges I have to overcome in order to succeed there.