Move-in Day!

I actually moved into my dorm on Friday, August 17, but I'm just now getting the time to sit down and write about it! 

So, we got here at around 11:30, I would say. We got checked in and went upstairs to meet my roommate, because I haven't met her before college, which was pretty exciting. She's super nice and it was a random match from ResLife. So at around 11:45/12:00, we started moving boxes. Each residence hall had a team of people, called the HI Team, to help move residents in. Basically, they just helped carry your boxes up to your room. Once we got all the boxes in, we started to unpack and get organized. My mom and dad helped me for most of the first part of the moving in. My brother came later, but by that time, we had to take a break to get some food and go down to the Student Health Centre for a doctor's appointment for me. Once we were done with that, we bought my books and then headed to Target for some last minute items that we needed. We got back to the dorm probably by 5/5:30pm. Once we got back we had to unpack all the stuff and finish setting up. My dad and brother built some stack-able shelves while my mom and I finished decorating my side of the room. They actually left the dorm around 7:30/8:00pm, and I finished organizing stuff at around 8:30pm. So it was a SUPER long day. It was fun, exciting, hot, humid, and sweaty, but I still loved it. 

I was so nervous, anxious, excited, and exhausted. I was excited to move in and start my college life, meet my roommate, and just get stuff unpacked. I was nervous because this is my first time living away from my parents, just like most freshmen. I was worried about getting homesick, but so far so good! 

I hope everyone is having a great school year!

Rachel