I May Be a Huge Slacker, But Hey

This past week was equal parts fun and heartrending. Let's start off with the fun!

I spent two days in New Jersey with one of my future apartment-mates, and got the full Garden State experience. Lauren is super Italian, and this meant DELICIOUS FOOD. This also meant, when I was asked if I like seafood, I said yes. I, the Maryland-bred, Massachusetts-raised, Swedish girl, thought, yummmm, fish, crabs, LOBSTAH!

Oh no. This meant calimari.

The pasta was amazing. And then I just kind of stabbed all the squiddy circles at once and ate them Fear Factor style. They tasted fine. I am just a wimp.

I also went to the awesome little organic market thing, and had my first wheatgrass shot. It tasted...like grass. But to balance it out, I also had the best ice cream ever.

I like New Jersey. Everyone talks about the hair poofs, never about the deliciousness.

Then we headed up to Ithaca, where I'd stay in my future apartment for exactly 24 hours. It was awesome. But it was also a huge tease, seeing this amazing place where I'll live in...five months. I know that it's for an incredibly amazing reason, but it was weird anyway. I love those girls. I love that campus. It's strange that it keeps on going without me. Yesterday was move-in for the rest of the college.

The next day I road-tripped to Massachusetts with apartment-mate Caity,  during which we had the classic summer experience of bright sunshine, loud music, and open road.

I had five glorious days at the lake. I got to hang out with Claire and soak in the last few days of summer. We ate ice cream, swam, tubed, road in boats, laid in the sun, read books, laughed hysterically. We even rowed a double together for the first time, and it was unbelievably cool. I expected disaster. Instead, I got a really neat experience. We're the exact same size and have similar habits. It was kind of exactly like this.

Which is why, when we had to say goodbye for four months yesterday, I totally cried. I'll admit it.

But goodbyes are necessary. My sister and my friends are off to take on challenging and exciting semesters. In six days, I'm off to take on the adventure of a lifetime.