Make New Friends, But Keep the Old

I never thought that I would make so many friends during my college experience. I am not even done with first semester and I already have the most amazing friends. I hate to say it, but I feel as if I am losing my old friends to my new ones. My new friends are the most loyal people I have ever met and we are incredibly close. It could be because we live together, but I know that I will have these people around for a while.

Every year, I have Halloween and Christmas parties for my friends at my house. It is tradition and I absolutely love it. This year has been a little different. Now I'm having the get together in my dorm room primarily with my college friends. Some of my old friends are considering coming. It is amazing how things can change within a matter of months.

I am not trying to make it seem as if any of these people are bad people; I have just lost touch with most of my high school friends. People I never thought I would lose are now gone. It is a sore subject with me. During this holiday break, I was going through my Youtube videos and found a video I made for all of my friends within the past year. It was hard to watch considering I have lost a few of those friends to drugs and alcohol. I am straight edge, meaning I do not drink, smoke, or do drugs. It is something I strongly believe in and I do not like to surround myself with people that drink or do drugs. These people were like family to me for so long, and as soon as I left they turned to drugs. It kills me, but there is not much more I can do. I offered my helping hand, but it was not accepted. (Here is the video of my old friends, unfortunately the audio was taken out).

My college friends aren't like my high school friends. These people will do anything for me, and I could not love them any more.

Leaving One Den, Entering Another

College is a mix of emotions for most people. Some people are scared because they are leaving what they were familiar with and heading towards completely new territory. Some are excited because it is a brand new start and a chance to gain Independence. Others are sad about leaving their friends, family, and significant others behind. Of course, there is that select group of people that have just one thing on their minds: party.


For one reason or another, we all get overwhelmed at some point. I was one of those special people that started getting overwhelmed right after the graduation ceremony was over (granted I am one to stress). As an only child who had been sick for a vast majority of childhood, I was in no way prepared to leave my den at home yet. So many questions ran through my mind. Will my old friends forget me? Who will watch out for my mom? How am I going to manage to live with a stranger? How is my boyfriend going to handle this? What about my dog? The list was endless. What I did know is that I had to do this for myself and my future.

I packed my life away into one too many boxes (or shall I say my mom packed while I cried), said good-bye see you later to the people closest to my heart, and made the two hour and some odd minute voyage to Nichols College to become a Bison.


As much as I hate to admit it, everyone was right- I love college! My roommate and I had an instant connection. Thank God for social networking or we would not have known each other. Not only did I manage to connect with her, but with a solid group of about thirteen kids called the "Awwwww Crew." We are such a tight group of friends, I would not have it any other way. We have all helped each other through some of the homesickness, even though there is definitely more to come. Whatever happens, we can all support each other.


So I end this epic blog saying this: bring it on freshmen year...

I AM A BISON!