Thanks for the Memories

It's hard to believe that eight-ish months ago I was chilling out with new friends getting ready to chant " Hooooooly Cross is here, we're here to give you cheer..." at the cheer off, it seems like yesterday.

Is this year really over? It's hard to believe it is and that I am sitting in my room at home with boxes all around me, some still packed and some empty. I'm listening to the HCH-Forever playlist Olivia and I made up a few weeks ago when we realized how close the end was, and now it's here. All of these songs bring back memories from the year.

This year was a fantastic one, I made a lot of new friends who I miss already! I think this is the first time I've cried while saying a goodbye, Holy Cross gave me such strong bonds with great people.

This morning seems about two days ago... with the confusion of getting signed out, to tearful goodbyes, spending 90 dollars on pop in the caf... A lot of tears were shed this morning due to goodbyes with strong hugs and certain blog posts... Amanda! :)

I changed a lot this year, I think nearly everyone could say their Holy Cross experience changed them in some way. I cannot express how much I love the house and can't wait to move back in after a Summer apart from my best friends.

I wanted to end this note with some of the best memories I've had this year. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Love you :)

-Caturday / No Pants Friday

-Heritage Moment Party

-Group gatherings for Glee

-"Hey YOU!!" :)

-Ordering pizza late at night on several occasions.

-Cheer off

-Toga-Q (x2)

-House Dinner

-Ball Hockey, "1, 2, 3, Joe's Mom!", my best ball hockey partner

-Chilling out in Angela's room with laptops, tv and music

-Mall trips

-Wing bonding

-Soccer!

-Basketball

-HCH Art Gallery

-Car trips with Michelle

-Welcome Week

-Halloween

-Olympics!

-Other people's phone conversations, haha

-The mutual hate for Levan

-Ninja rolling

-Writing last wills and testaments due to illnesses

-"Tough Love" every Monday night... while it lasted

-Birthday parties

-Thunderfriends

-Sticker Tag

-Just chilling out :)

Every moment was a good one in some way, there is no way I could possibly fit them all here.

What I've Learned First Year.

Just some of the things I have learned my first year at STU, some are directed at certain people, and some are general. I'm sure there are more, I just can't think of them all...

-You are judged by how long your showers are :)

-Always keep your room clean, a tour might go through.

-There is always someone awake, at any point of the night, writing a paper

-No matter how hard you try not to, you will procrastinate.

-The people in your house will become your best friends.

-There's always someone to talk to.

-Just because your smoke alarm goes off, doesn't mean people will wake up, they may think it's an alarm clock.

-If you have home baked desserts, you are the favourite in your hall.

-If you don't like something your mom sent you, someone will.

-There are often random dance parties.

-'Rate Your Prof Canada' is a key part to course selection.

-You live for the course/prof evaluation sheets at the end of the semester.

-It's stupid that it's Taco Wednesday and not Taco Tuesday anymore.

-Someone will understand that obsession you have that people at home thought was weird.

-The first day at home is the best, but then you want to get right back to school.

-WebAdvisor is the most useless thing ever.

-If you don't understand your homework, someone else probably does.

-When an awesome thing happens to you [first A+, getting excepted into Education/other -university, graduating] your entire hallway rejoices with you.

-You can complain about a prof and someone else will agree and complain with you.

-You can hear word for word what your neighbors are saying on the phone.