So Summer Comes To An End Again...

Well, this is almost the end of the summer. Not technically, of course, since it's around until September 21st, but in the sense that matters, the sense that counts, it's winding down quick. I went home last weekend for the last time until probably Columbus Day or Thanksgiving, and it was lovely to spend a few days relaxing and getting away from the high stress of city life. Then, this past week has been super busy: seeing everyone that's back in the city after the summer break, trying (and failing) to get back into being excited about classes, and figuring out how I'm going to manage my time taking five classes and working 20 hours/week.

The most exciting part of the past few weeks, though, is our new couch (in the photo at the top of this post). We actually moved it in today, and was it ever an ordeal! Luckily, we had Aubrey's boyfriend Patrick and Emma's boyfriend Andrew there to help us. All in all, it took a couple of hours to move it about seven blocks and up our two flights of stairs. And while there was a bit of a plaster casualty and a lot of cursing, everyone eventually pulled together to get it done, and we celebrated with extra-large Slurpees (have I mentioned how happy I am that I live two blocks from 7-11?) and lounging on our new living room centerpiece.

I actually am pretty excited about starting school again. It's going to be the first semester where I can take all classes in my major, and while I'm getting a bunch of not-so-fun requirements out of the way (Research Methods, for example), I'm really pumped for Personality Theories and Developmental Psychology. I know that I've picked the right major for me, and I'm really glad that I'm going to be spending the next two years taking classes like The Counseling Interview and Group Dynamics. I can't wait!

All in all, this summer has been...different than what I expected. At the outset, I imagined it would be the best summer of my life. And while there were some down times, overall, it was a pretty damn good one. I wish I felt more rested and ready to go back to school, but hey, I can sleep when I'm dead, right?