The past month has been a whirlwind of one thing after another.
First of all, I got a job. After months and months of searching, I got one call back from...McDonald's. I was a little skeptical at first because I had heard so many bad things about working there from so many people but once I got started, I realized it wasn't so bad. There are busy times, there are slow times. There are rude customers, there are nice customers. There are good days, and there are bad days. All I've done so far is the register. It's not hard, I know the layout of the menu now and I'm pretty fast at making change if I do say so myself. Oh, and I know how to make ice cream cones and McFlurry's and milkshakes and etc. The best day had to be when I got my first paycheck. I really don't think I stopped smiling from McDonald's to the bank and then all the way home again. In fact, the very next day I went shopping and splurged waaay more than I ever have before. Having money is a nice feeling.
Secondly, my bestest friend in the world Beca came to visit me. She stayed for an entire week and we did a bunch of stuff. We went to Elevation, out to eat, to the movies (OCTOBER BABY!!!!!!!!), to the mall, to Newton for a photoshoot, not to mention the 6 billion romantic comedies we watched at home and the large amounts of junk food we consumed. She also came to school and work we me (told you she was a good friend.) The week she stayed for felt like two seconds. One second she was here, and the next she was back on the train to Virginia and we probably wont see each other again until the summer. But that's okay, it's not like we've ever gone TWO YEARS without seeing each other before or anything...It's great that our parents finally consider us old enough to travel alone and stay at other people's houses.
And lastly, SCHOOL IS ALMOST OVER!!! It almost feels like yesterday that I started the semester at CVCC and now final exams are next week. I'll finally be able to read books just for fun again!!! Apparently though, someone decided we couldn't end the school year without one final campus evacuation. The second one this year! The first time was January 18th, my first week at school. Someone was spotted on the east campus with a gun (supposedly) and both campuses were put on lockdown. Which means huddling in the corner with the lights off and the door locked for 3 hours as you hear sirens, helicopters, and police officers running by in the hallway. Eventually the SWAT teams burst in with their enormous guns and escorted us to the activity buses which then evacuated us to Skateland (our super secret safe location right down the street which everyone knows about.) So yeah, that was the first incident which made national news! They never caught the "gunman." Better safe than sorry I guess. Now today, about 3 months later, I was just sitting in the west wing when a lady came and alerted everyone that we were having a mandatory campus-wide evacuation, and classes were cancelled for the rest of the day. Since I didn't have a car to evacuate with, I followed the high school students to the east wing where we were locked in classrooms and (quickly this time) taken in the activity buses to Skateland. No SWAT teams or huddling in the dark, but that's ok with me! Still, it's funny that there were two incidents this semester, both on days I happened to be on campus. That's just my luck...I wonder how many more there will be next year! CVCC seems like quite a dangerous place! I mean I never hear about this happening at other community colleges!
I guess my whole point here is...time flies whether or not you're really having fun. I mean, look how different things are now than a month ago. Or two months ago. Or a year ago! So far 2012 seems to be the year of change for me. I can't wait to see what the summer will bring. ^_^
