Wedding Day

Today was my dad's wedding day, so instead of worrying about TFA details, I was able to help him celebrate his marriage to my new stepmom, Lisa. With this means that I now have a step-sister and step-brother and am an aunt to four (soon to be five) nieces and nephews. They got married on the front porch of our house in a really pretty, little ceremony. It was small, but it felt right for the type of people that Dad and Lisa are. Lots of good food, family and laughter characterized the celebration.

But once the ceremony was over and everyone headed home, it was time to face real life again. I had to pack up part of my TFA suitcase for Induction/Institute (which I leave for in 2 days!). Also, I went with my uncle (who is now a life saver) to his office to get a copy of one of the important forms I am required to turn in during Induction. When I found out on Friday that I hadn't scanned this one form, I thought I was going to lose it. However, I called my Campus Health doctor and found out that she had scanned it and could fax it to me. I was SO relieved to finally hold those three pieces of paper in my hands... 

After I came home, I had to dig out my belongings from the basement in my dad's house. It was quite the task since I packed almost all of my clothes into one suitcase that had to have weighed 80 pounds. It was kind of ridiculous. But, once I just put my head down, I got it done in a surprisingly quick amount of time. Now the hard part will be deciding which clothes/blankets/shoes/things to take and which stuff to leave behind. It's really hard to pack for 6 weeks when you have to bring almost everything AND you have to fly on an airplane. I'm NOT looking forward to lugging that suitcase around once it's finally packed. I have to have a lot of things with me since I will be returning to dorm life for the next 6 weeks. 

Call me crazy, but I'm kind of excited about the living arrangements. It will be so nice not to have to worry about cooking after coming home after a long day of work. Plus, I really think that I'll be able to get to know everyone better by housing in the same dorms. I really enjoyed living the dorm life in college, so one last taste of college will be fun. 

Things to accomplish tomorrow:

• Go to Target and buy odds and ends that I somehow don't have already
• Decide what goes and what stays
• Finish up pre-institute work (SO much more time consuming than the estimates in the book tell you!)
• Print off all directions/TFA schedules for Induction

Here's to hoping that everything will get done tomorrow. 

On one final note today, I had to say goodbye to my Ceci and Coco today (my pet rats - yes, rats and NO they aren't gross and disgusting). I'm really worried that D.C. (my cat) will try to eat them while I'm gone. It is safe to say that Dad and Lisa don't really have as much affection for my little babies as I do, so if they get eaten, it's just one last thing for them to take care of. That's not to say that they want it to happen, but I wouldn't be shocked if I got an email telling me about it. But if it does happen, I will be incredibly sad!