"Leaving on a Jet Plane" Update

I thought I would post a little update about the plans for the big move to Pasadena! I booked my flight last week. I am flying out of Baltimore/Washington Airport at 12:30pm on Friday September 18th! I am working on finding someone to pick me up at LAX, but then I will get my keys to Ashley and I's apartment and move in! I am taking almost everything I have there on the plane with me. So, I have to sort out my stuff down to a little over 100lbs.

My roommate, Ashley, is from Santa Cruz, CA. Her mom has been collecting kitchen and bathroom stuff for the apartment all summer! It was such a blessing when she told Ashley this (who then told me). I was imagining getting off the plane and having to go get stuff in order to be able to eat in the apartment...YIKES! We are only about 5 minutes from a Target; so, we will be able to get anything else we need. Our apartment is a studio; so, we might be getting some bunk beds at some point to save space. I am excited to get to decorate and get things we need to settle down into our new home!

Orientation starts the day after I get there. In the evening, there is some sort of social event. I feel like I am starting college all over again, with all the awkward social interactions and the attempts to make new friends. Hopefully, I don't get lost and walk into the wrong classroom! There seems to be lots of stuff to do during orientation...tours of the library, panel discussions, dinner with other students. I am hoping to be able to create a sense of home and normal in the midst of this busy schedule. The fact that Ashley and I will be able to do lots of these things together will be helpful, I think.

That's the latest! Oh, and I schedule classes on September 11th. I will let you know what kinds of nerdy things I decide to take!