Well, here I am in Athens. It's been about a week and my Early Start program started today. I will get back to that.
Friday before last I arrived at my new place (I don't know what to call it. It's one half of a duplex but it sounds ridiculous to say, "my duplex" but, "my house" isn't really accurate.) All of my things were packed carefully in the Penske truck and I was all set to get everything put away in time to get back to Atlanta for a good, solid Farmers' Market trip and my favorite one year old's very first birthday party. There are not words to explain to you the filth that greeted me upon opening the door. Think Mugatu's Derelicte campaign. "a way of life inspired by the very homeless, the vagrants,
the crack whores that make this wonderful city so unique." Plus ferret poop. And mold. Oh, and did I mention that there was no running water? I knew that the standard of living would be slightly different in a college town but... holy heck.
Needless to say I did not make it to my important things.
Until yesterday I have been bored out of my mind. Cleaning. Organizing. Cleaning. Stocking up. Cleaning. My only Athens friend finally arrived yesterday and then our Early Start program started today. I made so many new friends!! Yeah, right. This is Libby you're talking to. I did, however, observe my classmates tentatively, searching for any similarities or common interests. I also got my student ID and applied for student fotoball tickets so that's pretty exciting! Did I mention they finally began work on the hole in the roof of my duplex? (See, it sounds stupid.) VERY exciting day.
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| Miller and I walked to the Law School. It takes 30 minutes. |
I wanted to share one nice anecdote that anyone who knows my father will appreciate. As you may know, he has been very excited about my career in law school and as a result has been slightly out of character. While I was home for Muvie's ninetieth birthday party, I suggested that a fun father/daughter activity might be, "Stock Libby's Bar." AND HE ACTUALLY DID IT! He went to the store with me, let me pick the things and actually bought them. If I had known about this side effect of law school I would have gone ten years ago!
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| Good start, right? |
So, almost everything is set up here and I am ready to receive visitors. Whenever you're ready, people. Come on over. Please. Hurry.
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| See my cute kitchen? Let me cook for you! |
