Has August ever been a month. Wow.
Hey guys, and welcome back to month recaps with Ava!! Let’s get started!!
Important Happenings
- got a picture with Spider-Man
- saw Spider-Man (defining life experience)
- deep cleaned my room in preparation for leaving for like, ever.
- wore a beanie that I found while cleaning (is it too early for beanies?? yes. did I let that stop me?? absolutely not.
- put cicada shells in my hair because–because why not.
- took enough photos of our cat to make an entire high-quality celebrity-level photo spread in a magazine.
- turned into a raccoon, then a raven, which I apparently still am.
- cried. endings and goodbyes are the worst 🥺🥺🥺
- finished a scrapbook.
- got a mAgAzInEeEeEe in the mail; my very own copy of the Daisy Chain to keep forever and always!!!
- found a blazer while cleaning and wore it around the house for a day.
- was given a fruit basket!! with so many kiwis in it!! I’m still waiting for them to be ripe 😭
- ate a milkshake for breakfast while waiting for my last library shift to begin.
- moved in to COLLEGE. AHHHHHHHHH.
- said goodbye to my family; I’m an orphan now 😔 (jk jk ofc)
- tasted a starfruit for the first time
- made it to the very front of the freshman class photo; HAHAHAHAA I’M IN THE FRONT OF A PHOTO OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLES
- discovered that college is actually a very strenuous undertaking. four flights of stairs >5 times per day plus power walking from one corner of campus to the other in an effort to make it to Spanish class on time after chapel is no joke.
- somehow formed a mini-squad of friends (this is a small miracle, for I haven’t had to start from square one with friends for years. maybe ever)
- found my assigned seat for chapel, it’s in the very middle of the row and thus I have to climb over eleven people to get there every Wednesday and Thursday.
- climbed a tree, startled a boy or five; y’know, the usual Monday.
- started classes!! classroom dynamics are weird to this homeschool kid.
- have been told time after time that my brother and I (he’s also on my campus) look related, but one individual told me we don’t look related (he thought we were dating 👀).
- have also been told that I can’t be the main character and also that I’m basic (just because I like vanilla ice cream smh) *hairflip* I most certainly am not basic, thank you very much, and I’ll be the main character if I so choose.
- ended up on the stage singing my first Sunday at a church.
Listening To
- Guilty As Charged ~ Jenna Raine *fangirls unintelligably* you know when you lock onto a song and don’t let it go for a week or three and it becomes your entire personality?? Yeah that’s where I was at.
- Used To Pray ~ Jenna Raine And then I made this song my theme song for the past week or so of my life, my intro to college. I used to pray for these days…
- So Far, So Good ~ Jenna Raine 🎶 so far, so good, I’m cautiously optimistic… 🎶oh did I mention that Jenna Raine released a new album, hence the obsession?? 😀
- TRY HARD ~ Allison Eide this song hits.
- Fictional ~ Khloe Rose basically every bookworm’s problems on the daily.
- The Ballad of Lucy Gray Baird haunting, I tell you.
- Happy Song ~ John Michael Howell this fellow is so relatable.
- Hypothetically ~ John Michael Howell
- miss you, love you ~ Dalton Maudlin far too real, especially considering how I just moved away from all my family, friends, enemies, etc.
Reading
Ah, the My Favorite Color books…they’re so cute and light and seasonal and aahhh I love them so much!! Very much comfort rereads.
I also read Julius Caesar this month, and that was quite the experience. I really only read it because Emma Vol. 9 should come out later this year, and Emma gets to play a part in St. Crispian’s annual performance of the play. I figured I better be caught up so I can catch all the nuances!!
Photo Dump
Coda
August has been insane. The end of that college countdown started getting uncomfortably close, despite it still feeling like a game of pretend. I deep-cleaned my room and it’s now cleaner than it’s ever been while in my possession. I said goodbye to my bestie and my boyfriend (tears were shed on both accounts). I had to watch my parents and siblings walk away from me. I had to figure out how to be an adult when I still felt like a kid.
Scratch that, I’m still figuring that one out. Any tips??
Anyway, I can’t keep up the once per week posting schedule anymore. I have more homework and social obligations to keep up with than I have the mental capacity for, it seems. So don’t expect a normal posting schedule from me in the coming months. The goal is two per month, with an approximated one every other week, but I still haven’t gotten a taste of a real homework load yet (it’s been syllabus week around these here parts 🤠) so shouldn’t promise anything.
Thanks for joining me for this new chapter of my journey!!
Always,
Ava 🏫
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One Response
Wait if you’re in college doesn’t that mean you’re unc
Wowww
Unc moment
As for college, all the goodbye stuff, the best way to avoid it is to go to college in state 🗣️🗣️🗣️