Warm and Cozy

Is it a bit ridiculous that I'm 17 years old, a year away from going off to college and my mom still makes me hot cocoa at 10:00p.m. which immediately makes me sleepy beyond belief? 10:00pm!!!

Obviously, this is proof that I will not be partying in college. I mean, sure, I like adventure and fun. But, me partying? I've never heard anything more insane. Well, that's a lie, but I have crazy friends, so in the realm of normal people I've never heard anything so crazy.

Sometimes I wonder what will happen next year. What will I be doing? Where will I be? What clothes will I be wearing? How often will I talk to my best friends? What will be going on at home when I'm gone? Will my dog miss me? All very important questions.

Of course first of all, where will I be? I could be in another state! I might even be in another country! Then the "where" gets a little more detailed with "Where will I be living?" I could have a dorm with a roommate or a single dorm, I might still live at home.

Where I am, will have a lot of influence on what I will be doing. Mostly I'll be learning but that's probably as vague as you could get with an answer. Perhaps I'll spend most of my time studying or maybe I'll be going out with new friends and sight seeing around town.

Speaking of friends, how well will I keep in touch with my current friends? Will we call every day? Every week? Every month? Will we send each other care packages? Probably not. Will I miss them like crazy? Probably.

And what about my house? What will be going on at home? I bet my brother will still be living here and of course my sister will. I wonder if my dog will still sit in front of my door even though I wont be here. It will definitely be less fun without me. I don't mean to brag but I'm definitely the fun and happiness in the family. Everyone else likes to keep to themselves so much. I bet no one in the house will go to sleep before 1:00am.

I don't know why this question got to be last, but maybe it's the most perplexing. What will I be wearing? I mean, it's greatly influenced by where I am of course. Also, I'll finally have a chance to not have to worry about my sister stealing my clothes and no worries about a dress code either. That leaves a lot of freedom to my clothing options. Of course being a college student, I'll want to dress casual and comfy, but cute and nice at the same time. I want to give people a good impression without too much effort or money. I honestly think that this question is the most complicated out of all of them. Really!

I know that a lot of things are going to change though. I'm going to have to find someone else to make me cocoa. After all, I'll be 18 years old! It would be ridiculous for me to make my own hot cocoa!