ROAD TRIP

This weekend has been amazing so far. Yesterday I had my architecture final at 12pm, and I guess it went okay...at least I knew the buildings. I feel like I could have done better, but at least I'm finished and I can focus on other important things going on in my life. Monday I have my last final, in Art History, and then I fly home to San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. After my final, I went to the NYU bookstore and used my $75 gift card that I received for being the notetaker in my Sex and Gender class. I finally bought the NYU apparel I wanted. After my little shopping spree, I walked back to my apartment and started packing. I had to take down ALL of my posters and pack up all of the jackets/shoes/random stuff that I brought from Smith in the beginning of the semester. At around 6:30 or 7, my friend Jay (aka J-Bird) from trapeze picked me up and we started our road trip. I had to bring all of my stuff back to Smith because I didn't want to pay for shipping it across the country. The trip was about 3 and a half hours, stopping for gas and food on the way. When we got into Northampton there was snow on the ground and I was so excited to be in a familiar place. It was also weird though because I completely removed myself from Smith College this year, and I had to be back on campus for less than 24 hours.

We stayed at the Autumn Inn down the street from Smith and while Jay did his work in the hotel, I went to Smith to empty my suitcases out in the trunk room of my house. My boxes were still all there (even though some where on the complete opposite side of the room) and I even used a couple of extra boxes that weren't being used. When I walked into Cushing, my house at Smith, I saw some familiar and some new faces. I called my friend, Jessica, and told her that I was in the trunk room. She came downstairs and we caught up with each other's lives, and she even helped me move some of my boxes. After I was done, we went up to her room and just hung out for a little while and talked. My other friend, Olivia, came and joined us as well. It was so nice seeing them and it made me realize how much I miss my friends at Smith. New York was always so stressful and busy that I could never really take a step back and communicate a lot with the girls in Northampton. Hopefully next semester I'll have more time to keep in touch and maybe even have some Skype dates with them!

The view from our room at the Autumn Inn

After hanging out in Cushing for a little while, Jay picked me up and we headed back to the hotel. He went to sleep because he needed rest for a trapeze show they were having the next day. I stayed up, watched some TV, and studied for my final. We woke up at 8:45 and left the hotel by 9:45 after grabbing our complimentary breakfast to go. On the way out of Northampton, we stopped at the Campus Center of Smith College and I got to see my best friend, Alex, before her final. Jay and I were rushing to leave for New York, so I had to say a quick hello and then hop back in the car. We were rushing because there was going to be a big snow storm coming through NY and we didn't want to get stuck in it while driving. After a 3 hour drive, right when we got onto St. Mark's at my apartment it started snowing. We were VERY lucky we didn't hit a lot of traffic.

Now I am making flashcards and studying for art history. It's going to be an indoor kind of night tonight. The snow has stopped for now, but starting at around 6pm, we should be getting many more inches.

Love you and miss you all. (See you in THREE days! Oh no...I have to pack!)

Love Always,

Jess