Last Semester of Life in the Dorm

That's right.....I'm moving back home after this semester. Yay! Clearly, I'm very excited about this. I have been talking to my mom about wanting to live at home next year for a little while now. Finally, I decided to talk to my dad and step-mom about it last night. I must say that I was very prepared for the conversation. I had a list of pros and cons in my head, and as soon as I was asked for them.....I quickly layed them all out. I had an answer for every question they had. Overall, it went really well, and I was successful. My parents could see that I put a lot of thought into the whole thing, and it is something that I really want to do. In preparation for the switch, I have been spending the night in Knoxville on Sunday nights. (In addition to the Wednesday nights that I also spend there.) I have 8 o'clock classes on Monday mornings, so I wake up at about 5:30 a.m. to allow plenty of time to get to school. I left my house at 6 this morning; stopped to get gas; and still made it to school at 7:05. And, I really didn't speed excessively. (I always drive at least 5 mph over when I am on my way to school anyway.) I really have been trying to control my speed. After getting that one speeding ticket, I toned it down some. Anyway, I said all of that simply to point out that I was very happy with my travel time this morning. It definitely reassurred me that commuting to school won't be as bad as it can seem. I'm definitely happy with my decision.