almost two weeks

so i've lived in MA for two weeks tomorrow. so far so good. i like my little town (and the surrounding towns). except for the punks on their skateboards, it would feel like this cutesy 1950s little place in MA. yeah. i'll post pics when i get up to town (i thought about walking the mile or so to town today, but katrina decided that rain, wind, and clouds were the order of the day).

it's still a little challenging to getting used to not seeing my family at a moment's notice. i didn't realize how much i enjoyed such a luxury. i miss everyone soo much. i hope to see them at the end of september, although with transportation prices being what they are who knows. i'm definitely going home for the holidays. Christmas break is about 5 weeks long, so i can spend a lot of catch-up time with my family :-).

besides that, i've just been trying to stay busy and hang out with my cohort when i can. i know i'll regret this later, but i'm looking forward to having a routine with classes and such. it's going to be sooo much work (i have one syllabus already and i can't imagine how much coffee i'll drink over the next four months) but at least it'll keep me busy. classes start next wednesday. i can't believe it...