Well I certainly did have fun yesterday in several ways:
I was forced to completely close the door on LBC by registering and paying for part of my classes.
I stood in lines that looked short, but deceptively took hours to get through.
I had to go all over the campus to register because they kept sending me to the wrong places.
I did all of the above with a herneated disc in my lower back.
Oops.
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On a brighter note, here are the things that went extraordinarily well:
I got into all of my classes, even the one that had only 1 seat left. That is rare for a college more than 3x the size of dear old LBC, considering that classes start MONDAY and I applied YESTERDAY. About ten minutes after I registered, I ran home and was back with a check to pay my first 20%, and I overhead several different conversations, all of them with the common thread of "I can't get into any of my classes because they're all full," and the like.
I found out that AACC is the #1 ranked community college in the nation, 2 years running.
My dad said that for the next few months, he is probably going to pick me up a used car that I can't afford so that I don't have to take him to work at 5:00 every morning and then pick him up at 6 every night in annapolis. Of course, my mother emphatically also reminded me that my older brother Daniel would most likely receive the car in the fall if I head back to LBC, since he is a senior. In Michigan. Off campus. But, hey, I get it first, and I get to name it and take care of her. Plus, it means I will unofficially move into Angie's house all semester long. 
I'm really taking some time to gain my perspective back. Yes, it's okay for me to be sad about missing LBC, my floor of girls, my friends (there are so many amazing people!), the classes, the music major crew, conestogans and tour (that's enough to make me cry right there), the lunchtables, the movie nights, the Sunday wings, and so many other awesome things. But I have to remember that God has placed me on a mission field here at home. I get to witness to professors, classmates, coworkers, new friends. It's essentially training my boldness in my faith to further prepare me for Africa.
I'm taking some great classes. My schedule is as follows:
Mondays and Wednesdays:
8-9:50: Basic Drawing 1
11-11:50: History of the US 1
12:30-1:45: Acting 1
Tuesdays:
9:30-10:45: Psychology 1
12:30-1:45: French 1
Thursdays:
8-8:50: Student Success
9:30-10:45: Psychology 1
12:30-1:45: French 1
7-9:45pm: Orchestra
Fridays:
11-11:50: History
So it's a pretty sweet setup.
It's going to be hard.... but that's ok. I'm ready for what God has in mind.
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