Day 1- Beginnings

     So this is my first post on this blog. The idea behind it is that I have 102 days between today, the day I took the last final of my Sophomore year, and the first day of school, September 2nd. This semester, this year, didn't really go to plan. And so, in my mind, I have 102 days to work on the issues that hindered me this semester, as well as get as much as I can out of this summer. I have a job that I'm really excited about, a few trips that I'm really looking forward to, and hopefully I'll return to school refreshed and ready to take on Junior year full force. So, here we go!
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Day 1 of Summer:

As soon as I got out of my last final, I expected to feel relief. Joy. Happiness of some kind. Instead, I slowly shuffled back to my room. Drained. Disappointed. There wasn't time to appreciate the sudden start of Summer. Instead, I sat on my bed for perhaps 10 minutes, listening to my sorority sisters celebrate the end of their finals week before I took a day nap. Four hours later, I began to pack up my room. I'm still working on getting everything together. My father is coming this evening to bring most of it home, and I'll bring everything else back tomorrow.

                                                     It's not going super well. Whatever.

Then, one of my close friends and I went out for Thai food. And I'm going to end this semester, in at least one aspect, the way I began it. With the movie "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." It's a really spectacular older movie, with Classical references that I deeply appreciate.

I have a few goals that I really would like to accomplish this summer. I go to a private college in Virginia, so most of my goals relate back to being prepared to take all the opportunities it gives me next semester, and setting myself up for success academically. The others are really personal development goals:

-Do at least 1 hour of Ancient Greek a day.
-Read ahead in my books for my classes for next semester.
-Pre-plan all of my programs for my Sorority office.
-Exercise every day.
-Organize my time.
-Pre-plan all of my programs for my Habitat office.
-Write a blog entry every day.

That's 102 hours of Ancient Greek. 102 blog entries. I'll be keeping tally. I also hope to take a moment to notice the small things, and appreciate the wonderful life that I've often taken advantage of. Here's one of my favorite quotes, which I think is fitting to close out this entry, and to define my overall goal for my 102 Days of Summer!