a new home

it has been a busy, busy week my friends! i'm all moved into my apartment, and getting close to settled in. i had no idea the process of moving and let me tell you, it is QUITE the process! so much is involved and there are so many things that pop up that need to be done that you kind of forget about it because they're so average and typical that you forget them. i've been back and forth between wal-mart and target about a zillion times, but it's ok because they're both right near my apartment! now, whether that is a good thing or a very very bad thing, i have not decided yet. wonderful that they're close, but target is my weakness. i could spend every last penny in my possession in target in one afternoon i think. it's a problem. so self control at it's best will have to turn on ASAP.

i have begun decorating and let me tell you i am in LOVE. i love having my own place. i love putting things where i want to put them. i love cleaning my own place. i love hanging things the way i want to hang them. i love buying the groceries that i want to buy. i love being able to have a messy space, but then also being able to happily clean it right up. i love everything about this situation at hand and i honestly can't stop the slight smile and happy eyes on my face. i am so happy right now. i feel so independent and that is my favorite feeling in the whole world. i am in love with my life right now. :)

it has been so nice to be back here. but at the same time, i feel like i am in a completely different place entirely. it's amazing the difference in living right near campus and living a little bit away from it all. i no longer feel like a wannabe student but rather a normal person with a schedule and a to do list. when i do go to school to visit, it feels like just that. a visit. and i am happy to do so, but i finally no longer feel like that is where i should be. i feel like i am exactly where i am supposed to be right now and it is wonderful. i am happy. truly happy. something that has been a long time coming.