So this is independence...

5 days left

The goodbyes have begun... sort of.

I'm trying to do a blog a day and I know this is cheating because I didn't blog yesterday, but I'm gonna pull double duty today and do yesterday's and today's blogs. Last night was too busy for me to find the time to blog... not to mention I never made it home.

First of all, I want to bring up a strange phenomenon I experienced yesterday that I'm left to assume has something to do with me moving away. Yesterday, I told my dad that I needed a haircut and some stuff from target before I went to school. He kindly offered to take me. We got to the "Hair Cuttery" and I got my hair cut, told him I was done and just needed to check out and he said, "Okay. I'll meet you in the car." What? Since when do I pay for my own haircut when my dad is sitting right there? Haircuts aren't cheap. When he offered to take me, I assumed he'd also be paying. I mean, it's a haircut, not a Tivo. Anyway, the next stop was Target. I got all of my stuff (which was necessary for school) and he put it in the cart with his. When we got to the check out counter, he gave me a $20 and once again left for the car. His items came out to $21.30. Mine were an additional $43.26. Once again, I was left to pay for my own items and the last bit of his. This change is very sudden and unexpected... and it sucks. But, I guess it's a part of "growing up." 

After the enlightening shopping experience, I went to my sister's house where I met her and an old friend of ours, Garrett. It was fun and surreal to hang out with them, knowing I'd be leaving them on Wednesday. That's how it is when I hang out with everyone now. It's super weird. I felt the same way when I left my sister's to go hang out with some of my best friends. It was to be the last time we'd see each other before my move to NY and I found our parting to be rather... anticlimactic. Perhaps it was because it didn't take place until 7:15 in the morning when we were all exhausted. Still, I expected tears and lots of hugging and promises of contact. I guess it was easier the way it happened. It was just like leaving every other time. It wasn't like I was moving at all. 

That got me thinking. Maybe it's not like we're really separating. Really, with facebook and videochat and everything, how much would our relationship change? Maybe we could still stay good friends. I concluded that I had previously overreacted when I assumed my friends would become "facebook acquaintances." It's not like I'll never see them again. I'll see them online all the time and I'll get to see them in person whenever I come to visit in the winter and the summer. So, I'm staying positive about my relationships while still opening myself up for tons of new ones at college. There's no point in counting my current friends out yet, right?

Also, my dad just walked in to remind me of all the chores I should do today. I thought at this point, my parents would just be wanting me to hang out with them and tell them how much I'm going to miss them and just relax. Nope.

Like I said, I'm pulling double duty today, so I'll see you again soon!