Spring Semester

I secretly love the first day of classes.

Kind of like how I secretly love finals week,

and staying up all night writing papers,

and spending endless hours in the library cramming for exams.

I get this sick satisfaction out of it.

Seriously,

no sarcasm here.

Today is especially exciting because it's my last first day of classes,

ever...

...well,

until I decide I'm ready to take on all that is grad school.

But obviously I've got my suspicions that the first day of classes in grad school will not be

nearly as enthralling as they are here at USD.

I woke up this morning feeling hung over and upon turning off my alarm asked myself,

"did I even drink last night?"

No I didn't

obviously first day of school nerves were kicking in.

I put on my best outfit

(dingy white shorts and an old CASA t-shirt with the cute little hole in the front)

straightened my hair, threw on some mascara,

and left for school.

I'm definitely something to look at today;

all the little freshman in their cute matching shirts don't stand a chance.

After an uncomfortable ride on the tram,

coffee that tasted like my first summer away from home

and constantly wondering if I packed enough food for an 11 hour day on campus

I arrived at the business school

which is perhaps the one place I feel the most uncomfortable

And I actually called USD home for 3 consecutive years.

Seriously, why is a science class in Olin Hall

where the room numbers are in no comprehendible order?

I was banking on my class being full of wide-eyed freshman

who would entertain me for the next 4 months with their silly dorm room drama

who would become my allies

and let me sneak them beer on our field trip to the brewery

but sadly, and yes, I mean sadly

I found my class to be full of soulless, outspoken, brown-nosing, seniors.

And alpha-phi's at that.

GOD HELP ME!

Does it really matter if ALL your friends are in your lab section?

(I mean, come on - we only have lab 9 times this semester!)

Would you announce to the class that you have ALOT of friends

so you can't sit next to every single one of them?

Or propose a way to divide the class so all 14 of your friends are in your 16 person lab section?

Well, if you are a late arriving,

blond haired,

Starbucks carrying

I am better than everyone thinking,

God's gift to the world

alpha phi

then you would answer YES to all of the above.

True life - I have lab with the soulless girl in the second row

And all 14 of her bestest friends.

Now do you understand why I love the first day of classes so much!?

After wanting to shoot myself in the face I was greeted by

"so how do we feel about sex in the morning?!"

Thank God for normalcy.

I thought I was going to dread Friday classes,

but now I think I'm going to set my alarm early

to make sure I'm on time

to listen to a 45 year old woman

talk about sex for an hour.

Seriously, sexualities, I'm ready for you

and all your uncomfortable class lectures

and awkward documentaries,

and giggle fits with all my Sociology major friends who are NOT alpha phis.

I have one more class today

I think it's safe to say there will be no alpha phis in this one

Outdoor Leadership?

They can't possibly be interested in camping

and hiking

and getting dirty?

Only downside - 3 hours

Today is wonderful

An early morning text message started my day off wonderfully

And free mac and cheese in CASA for lunch was a great surprise

And tonight the Bachelor is on and Laila is my TV date

Hello busy schedule

It's nice to have you back

:)

Post Script: I do not dislike ALL alpha phis.

In fact, there are two I enjoy very very much.

But those in my Plants and People class

ohhhh myyyy.