We had a sub in class yesterday. Which was really different. I think that was the first sub I have ever had in college. It felt like high school all over again because the sub knew nothing about what we had to cover. But she was treated respectfully unlike in high school.

            So apparently I was one of the four people who had actually read the reading for the class. Which made it really awkward when we had to talk about the reading in class. People were saying that the online library wouldn’t let them access the book but I never had a problem. So who knows?

            We also turned in our papers in class. Two papers down and two to go!

            Well we are halfway through the semester and almost to November! It is kinda crazy to think about it. College has gone by too quick. It seems like I moved into my dorm yesterday. But here I am a year later and almost done with the first semester of sophomore year.

            I am half excited for November and half not looking forward to it. You see, my birthday is in November, which means I will no longer be a teenager. I will be turning 20, which equals that I am old. Noooooo! I also think that being alive another year has been a blessing and more than I deserve. I hope that I can make it home for my birthday. Last year my parents surprised me and came to College Station for my birthday. That was the greatest gift I got last year. Seeing them was so awesome.

            My sister has officially committed to a college to play basketball. And it’s all the way in Massachusetts! Which is crazy! I am so happy for her that she will get a full ride scholarship to play a sport she loves. Massachusetts is so far away though. Once she starts there, I won’t get to see her very much. College athletes have to stay at their college pretty much year round to practice and take classes. I am going to miss her! Her coach there says that she will try to schedule a game in Texas every year so hopefully I can see her play every now and then.

            I think it will be a culture shock for her when she first arrives in Massachusetts because we have both grown up in Texas our whole lives. The Northeast is very different from the South. She should enjoy college up there though. Winters will be a shock for her though! I can’t even imagine the amount of snow they get up there. Snow is pretty abnormal down here. When we do get, it only amounts to a small amount that melts within a day at most.

            Speaking of snow, I am ready for winter. It has been too hot and humid for too many months. I want sweatshirt weather! Although I’m sure I will be yearning for summer in the middle of December when it is incredibly cold and I can’t feel my hands. Oh well, that is how it goes here in Texas!

            Last year I really didn’t like the cold. My car was parked in West Campus while my dorm was in the Commons. So I had a five-minute bike ride or a 10-minute walk to my car every time I had to go somewhere. I usually could not feel my hands by the time I reached my garage. It was not fun at all. This year I am wondering how cold our winter will be. I will be prepared this year! I don’t want my hands to freeze off this year. I noticed a large amount of birds on West Campus yesterday so I am expecting colder weather soon since those birds were probably migrating. I better get my winter stuff ready.

            Although I wouldn’t mind some nice fall weather before winter hit. We will see!