My college fun started as most students at Eastern
Michigan’s did, especially if they were incoming freshman. It started with move
in day, we packed up the tiny red car, and as Tyler arrived I greeted him in
the driveway, and he went to McDonalds for a morning snack – how typical of him
He arrived back about ten minutes later in his funny looking
car; we packed the last few things in it.
We actually ended up waiting for his mother to come grab some things out
of his car before we left. I said goodbye to his mom, and the pets and hopped
in the car with Tyler as we began the beginning of my college career.
We didn’t really talk about much, knowing what was coming
up. We jammed to the radio and I kept him awake because I knew that he was
tired. I’m pretty sure we weren’t ready to say goodbye to each other, but we
knew that it was best for our future.
When we got to Best Hall we finally pulled in, parked and I
had to get into a line to sign a waiver, get my room keys and pick up common
orientation things like the schedule for the next couple of days, maps of the
campus and other fun things.
Once we had the room keys, I called my parents and gave them
the okay to start bringing things in. After unpacking, getting lost on campus,
and lunch, getting separated, miss communications, and a long boring speech I
was forced to leave down a mysterious hallway onto the football field to meet a
ton of strangers.
Group seventy-two… those are the people that you first meet
on campus. This very outgoing guy, Active Andrew greeted us. He was dressed in
green and white; he carried a huge homemade sign on the end of a stick. Green
and white tie-dyed socks went up to his knees, he wore a green sweat band
around his head and had those lines on his face right on his cheek bones. He
was full of “school spirit.”
We did the usual, learned everyone’s names, played some
games and then after that we went to have dinner together. That is when we all
gave Active Andrew our phone numbers. I had just been able to get my first cell
phone not even fifteen days before orientation, so I was still trying to figure
out how to work my iPhone.
After dinner group 72 separated and I went to find Tyler.
Apparently we are not good at communicating locations. Eventually I found him
and my parents to watch the football game. I think we actually won that game,
which is a surprise, our team actually kind of sucks.
Either way, I had been worried about being separated from
Tyler. We had gone from seeing each other every day at school, to seeing each
other once a week or maybe a little more than that. Now… we may go months
without seeing each other. I didn’t know if we could make it, but the game
definitely helped with my worries.
You know those couples that single people look at and want
to vomit? That was us, and I’m pretty sure you don’t want to know all of the
details, but it was great knowing that no matter how long it had been since I
had seen him, he would remain my best friend.
During the game, we decided that there were still some
things that needed to be taken care of, so we left early. While my parents went
out to pick up some last minute necessities, Tyler and I went up to the room to
have some fun for the last time for who knows how long.
That was when Bailee, my roommate walked in, after that we
decided to make sure we notified the other if we were in the room alone with a
guy. It’s not that we were doing anything sketchy; it’s just something she
doesn’t want to walk in on. So I texted her telling her that it was okay to
come back, because we were back to work anyway on putting our room together.
A couple hours passed by and it was time to say goodbye. I
walked my parents out and said goodbye to them individually. I had been dying
to get out for at least the last 6-7 years and that moment of saying goodbye,
this day, made it all official. I was out, I was finally free.
Tyler’s turn was next. I walked over to the car with him and
gave him a hug. “Don’t become a stranger…” he laughed, and promised he
wouldn’t. “We can do this… and I will see you soon.” He nodded. What more was
there to say? That this wasn’t going to be easy, we knew that. Were we supposed
to say vows that nothing would happen, no arguments would arise that we would
always talk about our problems in person? It’s not that easy. All I could
really say about it is, “Save faster for an iPhone so that we can face time.”
He laughed and said that he was.
We said goodbye, and as I walked away and they pulled away,
leaving me here at Eastern Michigan, I didn’t cry. I couldn’t cry, college was
my dream and it was finally coming true. I had a great roommate, a great room
with new everything, it was a great start and I couldn’t wait for the rest of
the year.
Here are some photos of move in day:
He refused to take a picture with me... He said he was too tired... So this is what I get.
Again, at the Eastern game... Go Eagles! Haha
Our trip to Bed Bath and Beyond to pick up my room supplies... He found a chair that he really liked and he thought "we would enjoy..." that was an interesting conversation with my father... haha
A panorama of the move in... everything isn't unpacked, but the room was surprisingly huge! haha
Thanks for reading... There's more to come!
Until then, have a great day!
-Bec
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