So I finally gave up on trying to get the hyper-inefficient University of Minnesota to change my blogger email, so I just created a new one. I'll post a link on my old one redirecting to this, but starting from scratch takes some time, so bear with me.
Reflections: Yes, I'm having quite a lot of them lately. It's mid-July, meaning college orientation for me. I had that today. I found my dorm room, did some adjustments so my schedule is right, and got my books for a surprisingly-cheap $650-ish. I also got a taste for what campus like will be like and the kind of people I will be spending the next few years with.
Reflections after that: dear Lord; I can't wait.
More reflections: We had a family reunion this weekend, meaning I had two days (well, technically just an evening and an afternoon) full of family, some of whom I didn't even know. My grandpa bought me my first beer - that was quite an honor sharing it with him and my family - since it's legal in Wisconsin to drink with your parents in public. Me and my two other college-bound cousins plotted and schemed how we're going to work each other's social lives in the coming months. One of my cousins is at Whitewater, about twenty minutes away, so we'll be keeping in touch quite a lot now. The fact he goes to Whitewater means the atmosphere will be a tad, uh, well, how can I say this - more intense (because honestly, what else are you suppose to do in Whitewater?). My other cousin is going to the University of Minnesota, which is close to my hometown. It's nice to know I have another place to go back in good 'ol Minnesota, especially one so unique in the state (Dinkytown's boss; just sayin'). And of course, what cousinly bond would be complete without the older cousin who's a bartender?! :P
But the real fun stuff came after that. One of the nights, when we had gathered in my cousin's house, we commenced one of our typical relative talk - super random, inappropriate, and possibly the funniest stuff I've ever heard. Now, we've heard for years now the "Uncle Dave stories", since he has so many of them (seriously, he and some of his buddies sold "insurance" to an old lady living above them once - naked. It's hard to top him.). Now that we're older, we get to hear more of the critical details that were left out when we were younger, such as the minor fact that some alcohol may have been involved at many points. Of course, the hilarity they give out cannot even be transferred to this blog, but I can assure you I leave crying every time, crying from laughter, that is.
Reflections: dear Lord, I really, really can't wait for college. Send me now, Lord!
Well, I think that pretty much sums it up. Ultimately, I friggin' love my family. As I grow and become closer to many friends, I learn that their family situations are quite sad, with grudges, distance, and death preventing any love and closeness between many members. We lack nearly all of that in my extended family. We live the farthest away out of all of my immediate extended family, and we still see them 4-5 times a year (soon to be much, much more). Where there are conflicts, we agree to disagree and move on, usually over some alcoholic beverages and dirty jokes. Where there is distance, we get closer. Yes, the downside is that when some of them leave this earth, it will be harder to cope, but I'd rather have all of these fun memories with them than not have had any at all! It also make me very encouraged for the future, for when my cousins and I are older and have kids, I seek to replicate what we currently have. Lord knows I can only imagine what type of mischief we'll be getting into in the meantime, but I expect plenty of stories to be told around the table come a few decades.
Basically,
college+family+fun=even more fun
Yes, this will be the time of our lives...
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