I've been home for 6 days today, and what a difference it is from Florida! On Sunday, I went back to Michigan State because I had three assignments due on Monday. Nothing like throwing myself right back in full-force! There was an arts and crafts festival going on on campus and it took all I had not to stop and just stop by some booths. I walked past the alluring aroma of fresh popped kettle corn, home-made giant ice cream cookie sandwiches, unique pottery and art, and awesome Michigan state blankets. Then I dove right into my powerpoint slides and papers. I got done in 8 hours, and when I came back out, everything was gone, like it had never even been there. I was so sad. I was going to reward myself with something :( I was thinking that a week ago, the sunday before that, my Grandma had come into town, we went to the movies and saw the Hunger Games, and then I went to House of Blues with Irene, Caren, Sam, Lauren, Vincent, Mike, Linnette, Sarah and Sofia. I'm really going to miss that.
I'm also going to miss coming home to Chatham Square and being greeted with "Welcome home" every time. That was so nice and I definitely got used to it. Also, I would get more compliments in a week in Florida than I do in a year in Michigan. My self-esteem got boosted 100% while I was in Orlando. It's beautiful here in Michigan, with no humidity and green SOFT grass, but I got so spoiled with no class work for 5 months that it's a real buzz kill to be back at it, and back to no social life.
When I got back to East Lansing, that night I went out to Champps with Sara La Rue, and we got to catch up with each other and talk about everything. It was especially nice because she said her job is hiring so we might get to work together!
It's really nice getting to spend more time with my family. Since I've been back, I've gotten to see my grandparents and Aunt Steph and the boys almost every day. My Aunt Steph moved about 2 blocks away from where I live, so I can see her whenever I want! Me and the boys went on a bike ride yesterday (I hadn't been on a bike in about 4 years, and it's true that they say it's easy to pick up again) and we stopped by Stephanie's and Tyler and Joey showed Ben and Will their new bikes. It's really nice getting to spend so much time together, especially in this hard time for my Grandma since GG passed away. It was so unfair to her that she had to be stuck with me in Ohio when we got the call on the way back up to Michigan. I felt really really bad. She, of course, took it like a champ. She's such a strong woman and I really admire her. She is so generous, offering to drive back up with me, and we had the best time in Florida and on the drive up until then. I really missed her! And everyone else. I wasn't looking forward to coming back, but now that I'm back and in the swing of things, it's pretty nice.
My family reunion is coming up next month and it'll be great to see everyone and hang out. I've lost 20 lbs since I arrived in Florida, so I wonder if anyone will notice! I guess that's what happens when you go from not walking for 4 months to being on your feet for 12+ hours a day!
Next month, I'm taking a wedding certification class and I'm really excited to learn more about the industry and have more knowledge. The certification is internationally acknowledged, so that will be good for my resume :)
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