Fall break was not as fun as I thought it’d be. It felt like
senior year of high school, only no one was around and I almost broke my mom’s
new oven while trying to make pumpkin bread which lead to a multitude of
questions. who buys a new oven with a lock? Why do ovens even need locks? Why did the kitchen need to be upgraded
while I was gone? Where is everything? And I’m pretty sure the manufacturer
doesn’t even know about this feature since it wasn’t mentioned in the manual.
Luckily, it all worked out. Until the fridge started beeping at me while I
started into it’s blue glow, trying to figure out where the eggs were.
I crashed at my friend M’s dorm at UMBC, and their dorms are
so nice, it’s kind of depressing. Instead of directly entering their room, you
enter a hallway (!!) , which leads to a mini common room with a huge bathroom
(our entire bathroom would fit in their shower.) On the side there’s the doors
to M and her roommate’s room and one to their suitemates’ room. In each room,
they have a walk in closet and sink.
I missed everyone and campus. I especially missed my bed. I
had no idea how uncomfortable my beds at home were. I don’t know how I survived
sleeping on rocks with only two pillows for 18 years.
My cat was excited to see me, until he remembered I had left
in the first place. It took him and day and his favorite blanket for him to get
over it. My dog on the other hand, wouldn’t stop following me. He wimpered if I
was too far away from him or if I was sitting on my bed. He doesn’t let anyone
else pet or hug him and acted like he was being neglected the entire time I was
at my dad’s house.
But being back has been the best. Recently, college has been
exactly like what I expected from the beginning. I feel like I have a handle on
my classes and know the amount of work required. And I now actually have a
roommate. K moved in on Tuesday and Marion 3rd floor is now so much
better. We started a chain reaction of everyone keeping their doors open and hanging
out in everyone’s rooms. I love having deep conversations with people you’ve
just met.
new (not crazy) roomie!
I like the ideas that you wrote in the post. However, I feel like it is a bit scattered from thoughts to thoughts yah as your title say. I like your questions about the kitchen and the oven...
ReplyDeleteI agree, the blog does jump around a little but I enjoyed it. I liked all the questions in the beginning and the details about how your cat and dog acted at home.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this too. I think I have the same refrigerator!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad returning has felt so good. You could probably write an entire, very interesting, very detailed post just about leaving the doors open, and the conversations that happen as a result.