Things I Won't Miss...

Commencement is Friday...I can't believe it. It only took me a decade to get it done! But all good things must come to an end (yay!) and so I'll walk across the stage and try really hard not to let pregnancy hormones get the best of me.

Everyone always talks about the things they'll miss about college. My experience being atypical, there are more things I WON'T miss than otherwise. I was studying late one night for finals last week and the list just started forming in my head. It was Thursday, the third day of the library being open for 24-hours. Some places can be open for 24-hours and not seem the worse for wear. The M.D. Anderson library at UH is not one of them. And thus the list was born:

I will NOT miss:

-Not having toilet paper in the restrooms; added to this would be dirty restrooms.
-Heaps of discarded fast food in trash cans every few feet and the smell that goes with it.
-Microwaves caked in exploded food (yes my microwave at home has splatters but not huge messes. Plus I can't reach mine to clean it!)
-The smokers that are EVERYWHERE on campus.
-Having to stay up 4 hours after everyone in my house goes to bed to get my studying done.
-Having to walk out the door when David walks in so I can go to class.
-Sam telling me he wants me to stay home
-Having to miss meals or pay for bad ones because I didn't have time to make dinner before I left.
-That nauseating feeling in the pit of my stomach while I'm waiting for grades.
-That condescending look I get from the people in my classes a decade younger than me. At least until they find out my grades are better than theirs and then they're my new best friends...
-The crazy wait lines for everything that are not conducive for people who work/have kids.
-The hand cramp I get when writing essay exams.
-Writer's block

Things I will miss:
-The joy that comes with getting good grades
-Dr. Vardy, Dr. Hallmark and Professor Wall
-The handful of good friends I've made in my classes

I'm sure the list will grow as things get closer to wrapping up and reality sets in :)