Dr. Seuss’s words. So appropriate.
I guess this is it. My last blog!
I’m in Santa Clara right now. I’ve been working nearly eight hours a day at the Finance office since I got here on Monday. Juan’s there every day too. Jake just started working 20 hours a week there as well.
My brother and I drove from Sacramento to the Bay area on Monday. It was our first time making the drive. And now, I have the car with me for summer.
I couldn’t get internet while I was at home. Then once I got here and finally had internet connection, I couldn’t think of what, exactly, I wanted to say in this blog. Hence, its prolongedness...
I don’t think it’s hit me yet, that Freshman year is over. Honestly, I don’t think it will. I’m going to miss room 118, and I’m going to miss the essence of everyday of my first year at Santa Clara. And I KNOW that the next three years won’t be anything like it. It’s bittersweet, though. I’m sad of course, that it’s over. But I am so excited for the next few years. I’ve grown so much, and I’ve learned so much about myself and life. So I’m excited to continue growing, and learning, and embrace the lessons.
Since making lists has worked out well for me in the past (and because it is one of Alex’s favorite things to do) – I am going to make a list of all the wonderfull-ness of my freshman year at SCU. It’s in no particular order/ranking. (Except number 1 is definitely NUMBER ONE!)
1) My WONDERFUL friends. Seriously. So much love. So much unconditional positive regard. So much honesty. I’ve made best friends for life, and I couldn’t be more thankful.
2) Watching Ting sleep in cars.
3) Thai food.
4) Temporary tattoos.
5) Piercings. Of the ear and tragus sort.
6) Professor Susan Frisbie. My English 2 professor. She reinforced my drive to write, and inspired me to get involved with the Santa Clara Review.
7) Our day at the beach in Capitola.
8) My birthday in San Francisco.
9) Good ol’ 118.
10) Francis. Wonderful CF, wonderful friend.
11) Random trips to Berkeley with my dad.
12) Frozo’s.
13) Studying at Frozo’s.
14) Not studying at Frozo’s.
15) MISSY AND BRYAN. Inspirations for life, FOR SURE.
16) Babysitting Duchess.
17) Discovering the AR room in the Library. You can see O.S.C.A.R. And there’s a bed-like thing in there.
18) Baking cupcakes!
19) PALUPA!
20) Sex and The City, Grey’s Anatomy, Gilmore Girls, and The Real Housewives of (insert city name here)
21) Going to Andrea’s house in Livermore.
22) Going to Buca diBepo with Andrea’s mommy!
23) The St. Mary’s basketball game.
24) Lupe.
25) GYM CLASS HEROES.
26) Cramer’s Bagels.
27) Meeting new people. Randomly.
28) OUR ADVENTURE IN SANTA CRUZ WITH THE AUSTRALIANS.
29) Andrea’s birthday weekend was pretty epic.
30) Shower parties.
There. There’s my freshman year. Okay. Not really. But it’s a fair summary of it. In list form.
I hope you guys enjoyed my blog. I definitely enjoyed doing it. Always always always feel free to contact me at TKhalilnaji@scu.edu.
Thanks for tolerating my randomness and occasional incoherent thoughts.
I’m ending this by attaching three pictures. One, of me and Michelle on my birthday, one of Andrea and I (the best roommate and friend I ever could have asked for), and finally, a picture of Kate, and Alex and I on the beach in San Francisco on Kate’s birthday.
Goodbye Freshman year!!!!
Infinite x’s and o’s
Taara
Mena
Kate
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
