College Station by August, College Station on My Mind

I may be estimating, but there are approximately 7 weeks left before I get to go home. that's around 49 days. and that means 1176 hours. and yes, I just used my ballin' TI-83 calculator to do math. And if you haven't caught on, home in this sense, is College Station.

Since my few blog followers pretty much all go to A&M you all do not need a history lesson or a traditions discussion. so here are some of my favorite A&M moments/memories/traditions, etc

1. Bonfire: it was my first aggie bonfire this year and it exceeded my expectations. we squeezed 7 people in an avalanche (which normally seats 5) and I shared the passenger seat with one of my friends...which made things interesting every time we passed a cop. we actually got turned away at first and proceeded to drive through back streets trying to find a way in. Luckily, we decided to try the line again and got in. Despite having to sit on someone's shoulders to see anything and sacrificing a few northface jackets to the burning embers, that was a night I will never forget.

2. Pondhopping. this goes with tradition and memories. the saturday before finals week started, instead of studying, we had an impromptu s'more cookout in the Aston courtyard followed by some pond hopping. I don't care that it seems ridiculous to people that running around campus at night and jumping in (for the most part) knee deep water can be fun, but it was.

3. Wildcats. I really don't care if they are new and weren't an "original" tradition. the thing that makes A&M so great is that our traditions evolve and add on. Do you think at the original basketball games they did all those yells? No, so leave my wildcat alone. That said, loudest and proudest member of the fightin' texas Aggie class of 2013 A-A-A-A-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

4. Walking to Northgate for lunch. I never thought I would miss College Station food, but I am craving a sandwich from The Corner or a giant potato from Potato Shack. I also miss the fact that every restaurant in Cstat serves sweet tea.

5. Seeing people you know every time you go somewhere. I never really realized how small College Station was until I got back to Houston. Sure, there are certain places where you're guaranteed to run into your entire graduating class 9 times out of 10, but it's not quite the same. Even if you don't actually know someone, there's a good chance you have seen them on campus or they know a mutual friend. Either way, as a fellow aggie, they're family.

I don't have any clever words today or jokes to tell, probably because I skipped out on class today. Instead, I'll leave my few readers with something that has always been a good source of encouragement.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

thanks, and GIG 'EM.