The first "We're Hiring" signs have been sighted...

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 Good morning, How was the meeting last night? Good luck today in your first course. Mom

the meeting was good! i really like the RAs and the people on my floor are really nice its kinda like a family thats what the RAs made it feel like

Hey, times must be getting better, Wendy’s is hiring, with a big sign outside. I haven’t sign help wanted signs for years.

Well, that’s good, that you’re not the only new kid on the floor, so six others moved to your floor, cool. I liked that one RA I met, she seems tough and dependable. I have a good feeling about this semester, too. Love, Mom

Wed, 19 Jan 2011: Hey, what did your friends say about your tattoo?

they love ittttt

 (Of course)

okay so i bought most of my books and it comes to 442.06....u could just round that up to 1000 hahaha just kidding (no im not!)
i had my first precalc class today and i love my professor so i think im gonna stay with it :)
this semester is gonna be good but im gonna be sooo busy! i already had a lab to do in bio on the first day! but my professor is really nice! so ill have a lot of school work and pledging so since ill be up 24/7 i think i should bring my little pink lamp back to school so i dont have to have the big light and keep my roomate awake
okay ill see you friday.... im not homesick at all like if i wasnt coming home to make calzones for dad’s birthday, i would just stay up here! hahaha well thats not the only reason but yeah i dont feel the need to come home to get away from everything i can actually come home because i want to not because im stressed here lol but i will be home this weekend =]

Well, that’s good to hear that you want to come home, and it’s also good to hear that you like it up there. You sound a lot better than last semester. When will you be done tomorrow? I will leave here around 3PM, so be there around 4:15 if that’s all right.

I will transfer $500 into your account, please budget, it’s more important than getting money handed all the time. You will have enough for the semester.

If you would stay in school this weekend, what would you do? Are there others who are staying? Just wondering, b/c last semester it looked as if the whole campus went home every weekend. Is it different now? I know during pledging you will stay there, but why now?

Another thing: I know tonight is party night and we are expecting several inches of snow, starting around midnight. Please stay off the roads, do not go too far, maybe only to one you can get to by foot. It is so dangerous to drive in newly fallen snow, please be extremely careful. Ttyl, Mom

okay i get done at 12:05 tomorrow cuz i only have 1 class yay! so yeah 4:15 works for me
a lot of ppl do go home but i guess cuz its second semester people would rather stay cuz they are used to this college thing already lol
and im walking tonight lol

Dark and Quiet

Wednesday, Dec. 1^st, 2010: Happy first of December! Open your first window in the calendar. Before you’re even done with the calendar, you’ll be home for a month. Mom

i know i opened it and it was good. not as good as the european chocolates but still good
i got a letter from aunt liese yesterday

Later Alex sent me a huge email about the problems she is having with her roommate and her friends. I will not disclose it here, but it had to do with not getting enough sleep or privacy.

We tried to solve it several ways:
Ask Alyssa what days she leaves at what time, maybe you can coordinate with her to drive home and back in the morning for one day a week, to get your sleep. Especially during finals. You need to sleep and study, I might even run up and get you one afternoon, if you have a ride back the next morning. This won’t last forever, it’s definitely a learning and adjustment period.
Bring an eye-mask like I wear to make the room dark, and I have earplugs for you. Mom

i mean i sleep in meghann’s room on tuesdays usually and i try not to be in the room a lot but i mean idk she is considerate sometimes its not like all the time so idk but yeah im looking for a new room next semester.

Good idea. You need your sleep. I would even consider paying more for a single unless you find a great match to room with. Here are two good quotes to remember to keep things in perspective:
You can’t learn to sail on a smooth sea, and
This will be better by the time you’re twice married

i dont think they have single rooms and i dont mind having roomates im just not friends with mine and i feel like everybody else is...

Thu, 2 Dec 2010: Do you know where to go about changing roommates? When do you need to start the process?
I thought of something that might help for now. Bring one of these eye masks with you, and we’ll get you a CD player, calming music and headphones, this way you’ll have it dark and can tune out the noise, it will work wonders. Remember I used to relax like that on the couch and was oblivious to the world. And it’s easy to fall asleep while listening to calm music and ocean sounds.
Also, find a quiet place on campus, probably the library, where you can go for a snooze and quiet and regroup, even just for a half hour or hour.
You have to lay down the law with your roommates without getting into a fight if possible, and if they are mad, so what, you’re mad too. Tell them calmly you have earlier classes and need to get through finals, you need your sleep.
We’ll talk more when you’re home tomorrow. Mom

Okay

Heather, how are you and Alexandra today? Maureen

I've sent her some advice, like headphones with calming music to fall asleep even if others are in her room, and an eye mask. We'll see.
We will have a nice long talk with her when she's home. Roy made the mistake of asking how she's doing last night, so I told him. He said: "Take her out then," so he's no help. I will buy her a CD player with calming music and an eye mask for darkness. I know she can be very bitchy and tries hard not to get too mad. I printed out the housing rules and she's definitely right. She can switch roommates after the first week of the next semester. For now we'll let her sleep as much as she wants when she's home. Heather

Thu 9/9/2010: I hate math, I’m stupid and I can’t do it, but I paid for the course and now I have to. My math book cost $150, jeez. My professor is really nice and fun, so we’ll see. Why can’t I just study Shakespeare? Did you get a cable? Mom

lol my math class is hard too but thats just cuz its math
i'm gonna get the cord later after either my english or history class cuz thats when i have time
yesterday while u were sitting in math me and my roomates had a movie night and watched sex and the city lol
xo Alexandra

I still want to know how it’s going with the printer. The bottom line is that you can print out your homework from somebody’s or the computer lab’s printer and not lose points, until the issue is resolved.

What are your plans for the weekend? Do you know yet? Last Friday I was able to leave at 3pm because of the holiday, but from now on I will probably not be there until about 6. Traffic, plus I have to work until 4, keep that in mind. But you can nap, start homework, do whatever until 6, okay? Some Fridays I will take off half day to pick you up earlier, but not always. We’ll have to play it by ear (stupid expression).

Whatever you decide for the weekend is fine. I have homework now too, gah. Mom

i just got a usb cord from the bookstore so after i do 134446766448766789 hours of hw ill hook it up and try it again
i didnt get the job at the theatre b/c it was already all full which i dont know how that happened since i was one of the first applicants but whatever so when i come ill go to the mall and get applications and if i work at the mall i'll just come home on the weekends to work, no big deal.
yesterday, my friends and i were sitting outside of xxx hall...one of the dorm buildings and all of a sudden like 5 cop cars showed up and 20 min later they brought out 7 kids in handcuffs nd they confiscated 3 gallon bags full of weed...i guess they were dealin but yeah we had a front row seat to a very interesting show
anyway, i have to go do laundry now cuz im running out of clothes cuz i havent done it since last week
oh and the football game is on sat...idk what time but ill prob be home after? idk ill call you when its over
xoAlexandra
p.s. college is hard! but its fun