Unfortunately my family is unable to make it to family weekend this coming weekend. My younger sister is taking the ACT and my older sister just moved to Indianapolis, so they’ve got their hands full. As much as I wish they were here, I’m kinda glad that they aren’t. Theres not much to do in the High Point area so we usually always end up sitting in the hotel staring at one another. Quick flashback to family weekend during the fall of my freshman year:
I hated High Point University. I was miserable. I hadn’t made the friendships that I was hoping to make during college and I wanted nothing more than to go home. My whole family came down, Mom, Dad, and both of my sisters (one older and one younger). We had had a great weekend and it was the night before they left. Everyone had gone to sleep and as I laid there I started to worry if HPU was the right place for me. As I sat there and thought about it more and more, I became more distraught. **DISCLAIMER: I am not an emotional person. I don’t cry, and I don’t let people in.** I broke down. I went to my Mom’s room and begged her to take me home with them. She reassured me that everything would be okay and that I was just having a tough time transitioning. She was able to calm me down until the next day when they loaded the car up and were ready to leave. I broke down again, not wanting them to leave me here. This time, my Dad is the one that calmed me down, not with his words, but with a few twenties. As they say, cash rules everything around me.
I can’t thank my parents enough for the constant support and love they have given me throughout my whole life, but more importantly, my college career. They have kept me sane through all the tests, friendships, and hardships. I am forever grateful for that first family weekend when my Mom told me that things would be okay. Now things are more than “okay”, they are great. The experiences that I’ve had, and the friendships that I’ve made are way more valuable than those twenties my Dad gave me a few years ago.
So here’s to you family weekend, and here’s to you Mom and Dad. Enjoy a cold one for me.
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