Friday, May 07, 2004

I dub you Pinocchio’s conscience, counselor in moments of temptation and guide along the straight and narrow path

What a nice few days this has been. Yesterday Tasha surprised me by coming to USC for the night!! I love that so many of my high school friends live close enough to usc to visit. It was such a great surprise because I had no idea that she was coming and I really felt in need of a girls night with her and Brigitte. I miss you caitlyn and wish you were here too! I felt like I needed to talk to them because I'm going through a bit of an internal conflict right now that i can't even begin to get into and definitely shouldn't be talking about on a blog. I just feel at the verge of something....a transition or growing up or whatever it is, and I needed my girls to tell me that I wasn't crazy. It was something that was really bothering me, but I feel slightly better about it now. Either way, I think I am going to make an important decision about it soon. I guess being wrong is really horrible in this particular situation. Having people here made me want summer very badly so that we talk all the time.

I have my final on Monday, which is sooo far away! I would almost rather just have it today and get it over with and be able to go home. Everyone in my suite is packing and some are leaving today. It's going to be really lonely sitting around here all weekend with 3/4 the suite gone. I went to study yesterday and found my new favorite spot on campus. There's this place in between Taper Hall and Bing Theater where there's a large grassy slope. It's shady with a bunch of oak trees and some gorgeous trees with purple flowers. I took my books out there yesterday, laid in the shade, and studied a bit and it was the nicest spot I've found to study all year. Incredibly peaceful. I'm going to go back there tomorrow afternoon.

I just wanted to say something to my suitemates who may be reading this and tell you how much I've appreciated all of you this year. I was scared shitless coming to college, and because of the things we have gone out and done this year I feel like I've grown up so much more within the span of a year than I have in a long time. I don't want to get all mushy and sickening, but did want to tell you that these memories, too many to recount them all here, will stay with me for years to come. Football games have been the best, where we all dressed in red and gold and went tailgating. The parties have been the best I've ever been to and I wouldn't have wanted to share that with anyone else. Even hanging out in the suite, being goofy, and watching movies or hours upon hours of felicity have made me feel like I know you all so well. Nothing is going to be exactly like this freshman year and mainly I just wanted to thank you for keeping me sane through all of it. College can be a big change and more than some people could handle, but I always felt like I had a support structure here. I'll miss you over summer but I'm confident we'll have as many good times next year and just add on to the memories from this year. I love you!

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