Firsts

I've been in Bloomington for almost a month now, and my transition into Bloomington and the midwest have been fairly seamless. People in Bloomington remind me a lot of people in Texas. Most people I have encountered (both inside and outside the university setting) have been very friendly, courteous and helpful. Today as I reflected on my current and future endeavors, I thought for you (my faithful blogging audience) I would put together a list of firsts for me in Bloomington. So here is a short list of things I came up with. This will be the first time:

• I have lived in a state other than Texas
• I have lived alone
• Have no family members within 100 mile radius 
• Be a student at a public university 
• As an alumni I will miss Baylor's homecoming
• I will not be able to eat at Ninfa's or Vitek's
• As an adult I do not have a full time job
• I will be one of a handful that refer to soft drinks as "coke"
• I will experience the four seasons (can't wait for fall)
• Attend a Big Ten Sporting Event
• I will no longer have a TX Drivers License and TX license plate 
• I will not drive home for Christmas or Thanksgiving
• I will be able to buy Gino's East frozen Chicago-style deep dish pizza
• My home airport will be Indianapolis International (NOT DFW/ Love Field)
• I will not be able to lead incoming freshmen in a Sic 'Em Bears
• I will not see my girlfriend every weekend

Many of these first I'm excited about (see: Chicago-style deep dish pizza), but others on the list are going to take some getting used to. Well that's all for today... Talk to you all soon.