O' Where Did They All Go

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

...Why Not....

Here is the final stretch of school before Thanksgiving break and there is nothing more exciting then knowing I am done. With almost being done and actually being able to come home is the issue that all the teachers are assigning projects and tests for this week. Even with the hours of studying that I am supposed to be doing, I still find time to slack off and talk to my friends. Now that we are so close to break, our main conversations consist of what we are going to be doing when we get home. Besides the family time, we are already setting aside our plans for Friday and Saturday night. These conversations help speed up these last few days as well as distract me from the work load I have. I can believe it is so soon, but I'm certainly glad it is. A few of my friends are going to be able to make the trip back, which sucks for all of us. As friends we all feed off of each other and very rarely are we found apart. I'm not sure how the group is going to act when we are missing key elements. I try and talk to everyone as much as possible, but I tend to spend extra time with these friends because I guess I miss them the most and wont be able to see them for a lot longer. Could always be worse thou, one of my friends is already traveling abroad and wont be back till May. Facebook will most likely be the only form of conversation between me and him for a while.

Lately I have been getting a lot of different gifts in the mail from both friends and family. I've realized the ease of the mail center at Trinity comes in handy when you need to pick up stuff. I also have been busy making packages for people at home. Sending mom some Trinity attire definitely gets me in good when I need cash. Ive sent my family an assortment of shirts, hats, jackets and other Trinity Gear. They cant get enough mugs or blankets that say Trinity for the house.

Monday, November 2, 2009

BiteThat Bullet

As the year goes on, I tend to forget what home looks like. I cant remember the feeling of my bed or even the smell of my mother's cooking. I've forgotten the taste of an In-N-Out burger and replaced it with the taste of a "Chicken Butter Biscuit" from WHATABURGER. Who knows how my house is looking at this moment. I've spent significant periods of time trying to think back to how my room looked when I left it and if it will look the same when I arrive home. I've even forgotten what Los Angeles weather is, but more importantly, I have forgotten what Los Angeles is.

Days are passing slower and slower now that we are almost done with first semester. All my friends are in the midst of midterms and research projects. Very few of them have time to talk on the phone, but it isn't too bad. I've been busy myself, football is getting tougher and tougher as we try to make a run to the playoffs. A good friend of mine is pledging to a frat at the University of Southern California. None of my friends have been able to get in touch with him for about a month. He returns texts and calls at 3 in the morning. He apologizes for being so busy during the day, but if he isnt in class he has to be somewhere for his pledge. It was getting frustrating because I know he cant be that busy, but then I received a call from him. He was on his way home at 4 in the morning his time from a frat function. He was calling me to give me an update on everything thats been happening, again apologize he has been so busy, and also find out how I have been. He told me how he barely gets 4-5 hours of sleep a night and that his grades have been suffering. He is used to getting straight A's in highschool to not passing a class. His parents want him to quit the frat, but with 2 weeks left in pledging he cant. He wont be able to call me again for a while because supposedly these next few days are going to be his busiest, combining frat stuff with midterms. Come Thanksgiving though, he promised he'd be able to hang out. It was kind of crazy imaging my friend doing his own thing and being too busy for the rest of us. It kind of hurt being replaced, but I guess I'm doing the same thing here.

The other friends have been doing their own things, some playing sports, others getting involved in frats, and some just making new friends. Its impossible to talk to everyone everyday, but its impossible not to talk to anyone while your gone. Its obvious that we are all busy, but not so busy to never talk.