New Beginnings and Death in the Family
So, the big deadline has come and gone... what has become of my fate since my last journal entry you ask?
Well, last Monday I went to the college and registered myself there. I registered for classes, gotten my ID, and bought my textbooks for the classes. The classes themselves (five of them) were $1500 while my books were almost $480. Expensive huh?
Don't worry, luckly it took my entire Federal Pell Grant to pay for both classes and book for this semester. I thought I'd be getting some money back seeing as I also was given the Lottery Tuition Grant, unfortunately it cannot be given to me in cash and had to be used tuition.
Which made me wonder, why didn't my Lottery Tuition grant get used? I have no idea :shrugs: but for some odd reason, it didn't come up on their computers as fiancial aid that I could've used o.o
Anyways, I had my schedual set up so that I could have at least 2 classes each day (Friday I don't have class since they don't offer classes on that day)
Monday - Data Communications and American Gocernment
Tuesday/Thursday - Beginning Algebra and Computers & Programming
Wednesday - Data Communications, American Government, and Microcomp Applications
Most of my classes meet twice a week and I have one class that meets only once a week XD
I waited patiently, both anxious and excited to start college and it was a long week of waiting. During the week I spoke to Amber who said she would be living in a apartment complex near her college (which oddly enough isn't far from my own :o_O:) and said that she would be moving out of her home during the week since her classes began on the same day as my own.
That was all we talked about was our scheduals and college and such. I know realize that either Amber finally realized our friendship was falling apart too much to fix or she simply forgot because not once did she try to talk about anything else happening in her life or asked if I was alright or even try planning a day out for us to bond.
That made me realize that maybe Amber just plain out didn't care too much about me or Tina, if she did then she would've tried to actually do something to help patch things up, right? I don't know really plus from what I see, she's become more vain and absorbed with being friends with Gina than I thought. :no:
I'm also worried about things between me and Tina, I want us to be able to talk openly about things and problems together unlike how tihngs were between Amber and the two of us. I don't want us to drift apart...
Soon the weekend approched, but by Sunday we learned of some saddening news. My Grandma (the one I spoke about in my last entry) had passed away...
My Dad is saddened about this, he may not show it but he is. And for me it does hurt, but at the same time I knew it was bound to happen, the whole family did. Grandma had been suffering through several health problems this summer and finally old age got to her, she was 79 nearly 60 years apart from me.
Today, I attended my first college classes and all in all I think I'm going to enjoy college life. My classes are only three to four hours, the scenery at the campus is beautiful and there are some interesting people there ^^
Tomorrow I won't be attending classes, I'm going to a funeral that will be held for my Grandma though I'd rather not stay very long. I don't really feel comfortable being around so many saddened and crying people, it reminds me of Mom's funeral from way back...
I'll try to update this entry tomorrow if not soon. See you guys around ^_^
Well, last Monday I went to the college and registered myself there. I registered for classes, gotten my ID, and bought my textbooks for the classes. The classes themselves (five of them) were $1500 while my books were almost $480. Expensive huh?
Don't worry, luckly it took my entire Federal Pell Grant to pay for both classes and book for this semester. I thought I'd be getting some money back seeing as I also was given the Lottery Tuition Grant, unfortunately it cannot be given to me in cash and had to be used tuition.
Which made me wonder, why didn't my Lottery Tuition grant get used? I have no idea :shrugs: but for some odd reason, it didn't come up on their computers as fiancial aid that I could've used o.o
Anyways, I had my schedual set up so that I could have at least 2 classes each day (Friday I don't have class since they don't offer classes on that day)
Monday - Data Communications and American Gocernment
Tuesday/Thursday - Beginning Algebra and Computers & Programming
Wednesday - Data Communications, American Government, and Microcomp Applications
Most of my classes meet twice a week and I have one class that meets only once a week XD
I waited patiently, both anxious and excited to start college and it was a long week of waiting. During the week I spoke to Amber who said she would be living in a apartment complex near her college (which oddly enough isn't far from my own :o_O:) and said that she would be moving out of her home during the week since her classes began on the same day as my own.
That was all we talked about was our scheduals and college and such. I know realize that either Amber finally realized our friendship was falling apart too much to fix or she simply forgot because not once did she try to talk about anything else happening in her life or asked if I was alright or even try planning a day out for us to bond.
That made me realize that maybe Amber just plain out didn't care too much about me or Tina, if she did then she would've tried to actually do something to help patch things up, right? I don't know really plus from what I see, she's become more vain and absorbed with being friends with Gina than I thought. :no:
I'm also worried about things between me and Tina, I want us to be able to talk openly about things and problems together unlike how tihngs were between Amber and the two of us. I don't want us to drift apart...
Soon the weekend approched, but by Sunday we learned of some saddening news. My Grandma (the one I spoke about in my last entry) had passed away...
My Dad is saddened about this, he may not show it but he is. And for me it does hurt, but at the same time I knew it was bound to happen, the whole family did. Grandma had been suffering through several health problems this summer and finally old age got to her, she was 79 nearly 60 years apart from me.
Today, I attended my first college classes and all in all I think I'm going to enjoy college life. My classes are only three to four hours, the scenery at the campus is beautiful and there are some interesting people there ^^
Tomorrow I won't be attending classes, I'm going to a funeral that will be held for my Grandma though I'd rather not stay very long. I don't really feel comfortable being around so many saddened and crying people, it reminds me of Mom's funeral from way back...
I'll try to update this entry tomorrow if not soon. See you guys around ^_^