September 3, 2012

• Home Again!

  At Austin College, move in day and registration is a two day ordeal. It's exhausting, and we all hate it. I don't know why, but half the family feels like they need to join me in the process. It's kind of a tradition. "Move your brother/sister into college day". I went with Clinton to Michigan two weeks ago, Sally Kate to Baylor last week, and Adam to UT just a few days ago. I'm the last to move in. Austin College, whoopie. Seriously, it is pretty cool here. But seriously, moving into a dorm is not a thirty man (or however many people we had) operation. 

  Makali drove up from Grapevine with her two kids, Julia from Southlake, Valerie (@GingerAvenger) from Keller, and Cassandra seriously drove all the way from Amarillo two months after having a baby - all complaining about something. But who hated this catastrophe the most? Me! Why?

  1)Three-brothers-in-law hauling boxes.

  2)Their kiddies riding on the dolly, hiding in the closet, and playing in the fountains.

  5)Four sisters with four million different opinions on how to decorate (none watching their kids).

  6)Grandpa throwing a pissy fit because the lamp I picked out is a piece of shit.

  7)My parents escaping to City Limits (it's a restaurant), too embarrassed to be seen around their crazy kids.

  6)Three step-brothers fighting with each other about how to set up the blu-ray.

  7)Julia freaking out when she realizes her 18-month-old has been playing in the fountain for two and a half hours.

  8)Valerie's baby vomiting in the RA's office.

  9)Julia's husband giving up and turning on the Ranger Game half way through.

  10)Cassandra whipping out her professional camera every five seconds.

  -and finally, once the furniture was moved in, low tones (emphasizing lilac) were on my walls, floors, and bed, my bear was safely resting on the bed, I realized every piece of clothing in the room was some kind of gift, hand-me-down, or just something nobody else wanted. Glories of being the youngest.

  I'm so happy to be back at school, even though we all went a little crazy.

  

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