Sweet Home Iowa?

So I got to talk to my good friend Jill tonight. It's always bittersweet though. I mean don't get me wrong I love Jill and I love talking to her and I wish I got to do it everday (which I would get to do if she'd hurry up and move out here!), but it just reminds me of how much I miss home. I love Fort Collins and I am having a blast out here, but there is just something about home that always makes me miss it. I always feel like the movie Sweet Home Alabama was written about my life. Should I just assume that is how I'll end up? I can really see the whole thing playing out, right down to going back to the country boy at the end. I don't know how I feel about this. It literally changes everyday. Arg I hate being torn and I hate those random homesick feelings that pop up every now and then. I wish I could just fast forward five years and see where I am, then rewind back to now and enjoy the ride. At least I get to go to Kirksville in a couple days, that should feel a lot like a trip home! I'm very lucky to have my best friend here with me otherwise I think this weekend would be an awful tease.
I met a lot of cool people on Saturday. I went to a party where I didn't really know anyone all by myself. This independence thing is really starting to come around. I was literally the youngest person there. I felt like a baby! Oddly enough, random making out doesn't go away when you get old, just so you know. I thought once you left college, or at least once you hit 30, you got past that. Evidently not. There was no making out on my part anyway, but there was a cute guy there that I kind of liked. Hopefully I'll see him again sometime! He wasn't even really my type, but I thought he was cute nonetheless which I found interesting. Do I really even have a type? Oh the questions of life...

Strangers...not always bad...

So I had a wonderful weekend back in good old Iowa. It was so great to see my mom and all my friends. I have definitely been missing them! The wedding was great and I had a fabulous time! I can't believe Steph and Chase are actually married. i mean it isn't like they weren't already living together and seemed married, but now it is actually permanent. Scary! On my flight from Chicago to Denver, I sat by a lady that was going home from visiting her sons who go to school there. One is my age and the other is a freshman. We had a nice talk about her sons, me and my schooling, her divorce, my parents, my roommmates, Ryan, her friends that basically made over her whole house and just life in general. It was one of the best talks I've had in a while and we didn't even exchange names until the plane had landed. She made me feel a lot better about a lot of things and it was nice to have a completely unbiased ear to talk to and I think she felt the same way. I got off the plane just feeling at ease with life and I love that feeling. She gave me her name and contact info, so if I ever go down to Colorado Springs I can look her up. I just might really do it. Random I know, but I really enjoyed our chat.
Now that my adrenaline has left me, I'm quite tired. I think it is making me emotional, which I hate. I definitely plan to work on catching up on sleep this week. Too bad I have a lot of stuff to do!

I Blinked and Suddenly It's Fall!

So I was on campus today and realized that it is in fact fall. The leaves are changing, it is getting cooler and the winds are changing. Oddly enough I am enjoying the change. Normally I'd rather just have summer stay, but I am excited to experience my first Colorado winter! I really don't think it is going to be as bad as the midwest. It certainly won't be as bitter at least. And I'm told the snow melts not long after it falls, which means fresh snow and not the dirty, nasty stuff we are used to at home.
I'm feeling pressured to get every done that needs to be done before I go home this weekend. I know I'll get it all done, I just feel like there's so much to do! I'm very excited though. I haven't been home in a while, so it will be great to see everyone, even if I only have the weekend. I wish I had time to go see my grandma though. I guess it will have to wait for Thanksgiving. It did occur to me that I should at least call her sometime soon!
Well the time has come, I need to actually skim some reading for tomorrow morning's class. Happy Fall!!

Randomness

I'd just like to start with, I'm a slacker! That's right. I don't think I've really done any homework since Tuesday. I hope I don't fail out of school! I feel like I should be working much harder. However, Audra and I talked and decided that perhaps it was because we came from Truman and are coming directly from undergrad that it seems easy. We really did have to work a lot harder at Truman than a lot of people I talk to that went other places. Also, a lot of people in my class (of 60) are older and didn't come directly from undergrad. I think 14 of the 20 people in my block took at least one year off and most of them are between the ages of 26 and 33, one is in her 40's! This probably makes the work load seem a lot harder to them. I know I wouldn't find it easy after being out of school for so long!

My other random thought is that I'm ready to get married! We went to Bed, Bath and Beyond today and I can't wait to register for my wedding presents. I can't wait to have a house and set it all up and decorate it. I can't wait to be called someone's wife and to be able to say "my husband". I can't wait to wear the beautiful white dress and have all my friends and family there. *sigh* Someday my prince will come.

Speaking of prince's, Cinderella comes out on dvd next week! That and the Little Mermaid are two of my favorite Disney movies. Not that I don't love them all, but I especially love those two. I can't figure out if the Little Mermaid has come out on dvd yet or not. I'm hoping I didn't miss it! If anybody knows, get back to me!