Something New.

Okay, so college has officially been in session for 2 weeks, but somehow it feels like I've been here for 2 years. I like it, don't get me wrong, but I suppose when you're doing it all day everyday, you begin to feel like this is your home. I've forgotten a little about my place on Stratford - I still call it home, and I still miss the musty smell when you walk into the basement, and the creeking old wood floors, but I've found something new. I've found life on my own a little bit. I choose when I eat and when I sleep and when I go out and when I stay in - it's the strangest thing. With that freedom comes a little bit of struggle though. There's this whole concept of letting go and moving out that parents often don't understand very much, and well, mine are experiencing that now. 2 or 3 phone calls a day, one to say "Goodmorning" and another to say "Goodnight", going home every weekend, all of this stuff...it's slowly fading and I'm slowly nesting up here in JC. It's so new. My Mom, as much as she pretends like she's fine with it, has a definite struggle in her voice when I say "You know you don't have to call me 3 times a day?..I love talking, but it's alright" It's happening, and I appreciate this time much more than I thought I would.