Getting my scholarship for Santa Fe, graduating high school, moving out of the house, moving into an apartment, getting a job, and now starting freshman year of college. It is insane! It feels like it was just yesterday that I graduated from Klein Oak. Seeing all my family tear up as I walked across that stage, getting my diploma. Being part of the graduation of the Class of 2018. Seeing the acceptance letter for Santa Fe, crying with my mom in happiness. Saying goodbye to all my friends, wishing them well. I remember everything.
My parents were a little leery of letting me move to Florida and moving in with Michael at first. After being together for five years and waiting for the distance to finally close between us, I had to move in with him. Packing took forever. I had to take almost everything with me to Florida. Since we could not afford a plane ride there, my family decided to drive. A U-Haul full of my stuff and my parents and I on the road. I could tell that they were hurt to see me leave, but I could not stay at the house forever. The whole ride here, we sang and laughed and smiled and cried and danced. It was an awesome, but long thirteen hour drive. …show more content…
Today was basically just an introductory class. I knew what was expected and planned to work hard in college. I called Michael on my phone, asking him to pick me up. After ten minutes, I saw him in his white truck waiting for me. We talked about my first day on the way back to the apartment. We talked about how things were going to go as the year went by. When we got out of the truck to the stairs of the apartment, I unlocked the door and let us in. I went to go make dinner, while he was doing homework. Meatloaf with rice. I did not know how to cook much yet, but would ask my mom later for some recipes. As I started setting the table, I told him to go wash up for dinner. We sat at the dinner table, talked about our days, and
My parents were a little leery of letting me move to Florida and moving in with Michael at first. After being together for five years and waiting for the distance to finally close between us, I had to move in with him. Packing took forever. I had to take almost everything with me to Florida. Since we could not afford a plane ride there, my family decided to drive. A U-Haul full of my stuff and my parents and I on the road. I could tell that they were hurt to see me leave, but I could not stay at the house forever. The whole ride here, we sang and laughed and smiled and cried and danced. It was an awesome, but long thirteen hour drive. …show more content…
Today was basically just an introductory class. I knew what was expected and planned to work hard in college. I called Michael on my phone, asking him to pick me up. After ten minutes, I saw him in his white truck waiting for me. We talked about my first day on the way back to the apartment. We talked about how things were going to go as the year went by. When we got out of the truck to the stairs of the apartment, I unlocked the door and let us in. I went to go make dinner, while he was doing homework. Meatloaf with rice. I did not know how to cook much yet, but would ask my mom later for some recipes. As I started setting the table, I told him to go wash up for dinner. We sat at the dinner table, talked about our days, and