Simple Pleasures Sunday #2

Happy Sunday! This last weekend before classes has been super busy and fun and full of more great memories that I’ll be sure to recap later. Until then, let’s talk about some of the simple pleasures I’ve been noticing during my first week away from home.

• Being unpacked

When we piled all my stuff and all my roommate’s stuff into the room, there was hardly any space to move and I may have been panicking a little. But now, everything has a place and I’m actually kinda loving it. It’s great. It’s a little small and my bed is a little high, but I’ve seen a lot of dorm rooms and it could be so much worse.

• Beautiful views everywhere

This campus is gorgeous, and this city is gorgeous, and the weather is gorgeous (for now). I’ve loved just wandering around and familiarizing myself with the area. Perrrrrfection.

• New friends and acquaintances and just people

Everybody I’ve met has been so open and friendly. The upperclassmen serving as orientation aides and RAs are helpful, enthusiastic, and encouraging. The other first-years are interesting and fun. Our advisers and counselors are genuine and thoughtful. I pretty much love them all. That’s such an overwhelming, amazing feeling, to be comfortable with all these new people.

• Snacks!!! (and Graze)

I’ve been walking all over the place and the sudden activity increase definitely boosted my already-endless appetite. I put 4-5 snacks in my bag every day and they’re always gone. My usual rotation includes Quest bars, Luna Fiber bars (discontinued – sad!), apples, Emerald nuts, jerky (Krave and Perky Jerky), and Graze punnets. I love snacks.

• Knowing my schedule for the quarter

I hate uncertainty. And now I know (and pretty much like) my class schedule! So excited for classes to start. Nerd alert?

• Family and old friends

Like I said the other day, I haven’t been too homesick, but I still really love texting and chatting with my high school friends and my parents. It’s nice to have instant communication with people I love who are far away. Technology is the greatest. Also, care packages are  pretty great. 

Everything I need to get over a cold and start studying.

And that’s a wrap. I’ll be back with a weekend recap… soon. I don’t know when. Sorry! I love you all anyway. Promise. Okay, bye. Time for sleep.

Favorite snacks?

What are your simple pleasures of late?