I’ve moved in!
(…or at least I’ve started to….. what am I gonna do with all this crap?!)
The room’s small, as expected. But I have a great view of the courtyard. I’ll post thoughts and photos later. Right now I need to unpack some more and get situated. I’ve also managed to blow out the power…. I was only running my stereo, iPod, laptop, and the fridge. Dang.
My posters are up. It already feels like home!
So in the spirit of moving everything, here is the latest installment:
I changed my cell phone to a Fort Collins number. No more 480 area code (I liked 480! 🙁 ).
I also have a new address (…in a week, when I move into the dorm).
Wanna know my new digits? Too bad.
OK, I just don’t want to put it out on the interwebs. I don’t trust freakish stalkers. So e-mail me for the new info. If you don’t even know my e-mail address, I probably don’t want you knowing my physical one.
(by the way, I’m on Verizon, so if you are, too, you can talk to me for free. Or text me.)
So I’m… home.
Kind of.
Last night was a really weird night to sleep in my bed for the last time. My room was completely bare- all of the posters down, half of my stuff sitting in the dumpster outside. I lay there thinking about how long I had been there, but also about how many times I had moved (this marks number 15). I thought about how long I’ve been under my Dad’s wing, and how this time I was going out on my own… Haven’t done that before. I’ve become very independent and mobile, thanks to having two houses and friends all over the place, so leaving is never that big of a deal… Just another plane to get on.
I don’t actually feel like I’m suddenly going off into the world to make decisions for myself or anything… I think I’ve been doing that for at least a little while already. But it’s definitely one of those milestones that makes you look back on what you’ve been through, and be thankful for the people who have led you that far.
So this morning I woke up kinda early, had some parting words with Dad, and then a bunch of folks from AG came over- I’m so thankful for these guys. I’m very lucky to have such a strong group of friends backing me up…. I know that you guys aren’t done yet, even though I’m kinda far away now.
Had a tearful goodbye at the airport with the family… then I went down to Security, and realized right before my stuff went through the X-Ray that I had Shylo’s keys. So I had to call them, make them come back, and do the whole thing over again 😛
The last week has been really weird, saying goodbye to so many friends and family. But Southwest flies between Denver and Phoenix for like….sixty bucks… and I only have classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so if I skip one day of class, I can come down for a four-day weekend!
Getting off the plane was the turning point, though. The weird, bad-gut feeling of leaving so many people that you love so much turned into the feelings of excitement for what is to come. I can’t wait to move into my dorm and start classes… I have no idea of what it’ll be like.
For now, I’m staying at mom’s for 10 days or so- it makes it feel a little bit less weird, because after all, I’m just “back at home” for the moment. All I have scheduled out for that time is looking for a job.
I’ve always said that I prefer Colorado to Arizona, but I never knew that leaving Arizona would feel so weird. I still don’t really believe that I don’t live there any more… That I’m not going to go to bed tomorrow night in Tempe… That I’m not going to make five million more QuikTrip runs for SoBe…
Very strange.
This is the last post I will make while living in Arizona. The next time I come back here, I will be a Coloradoan again.
So the mysterious mission is now complete.
I got knighted.
And now I have (another) freaking awesome sword. Along with the other guys from our D-group.
It has engraving right under the hilt:
ZEKE WEEKS
-Romans 12-
2006
It’s pretty sweet. I’m gonna miss these guys.
I really, really, really, really, really don’t want to leave all of my friends in a week.
Wow…. less than two weeks left. Only one week left of working at Taco Del Mar.
I’m starting to think about arrangements that need to be made up in Colorado… Things like my dorm room, job, activities, and priorities. Reminding myself that God demands to be at the top of that list- I need to get plugged into a good community up there. I haven’t really been going to church for something like 6 months now, and I’m not the happiest about it.
Also weighing my options for a burrito job at TDM/Q’doba/Chipotle versus the idea of having an on-campus workstudy job. Right now I’m leaning in favor of the workstudy, just because of the flexible hours and how it would only be a day job- working nights sucks.
Still trying to decide whether or not I want to do marching band, too. Grr! This is the third summer in a row I’ve struggled with this decision. Part of me says it’s a waste of time, but I also think that it’d be a great way to get plugged in on campus. Right now I’m really out of practice, but I think that I could fix that somewhat in the next 2 weeks. I’m leaning towards doing it- though I need to send out a commitment form ASAP. Grr.
(another plus to being in Band is that I could move in to my dorm a few days early.)
So yeah. I’m undecided about a lot of things right now. I’m not worried- they’re exciting decisions to make.
I have always said that I will miss the people in Arizona much more than the place itself. However, upon reconsidering, there is a short list of things in AZ that I will miss:
Posted some photos from the roadtrip…. here.
Sorry that I suck at writing after huge trips and stuff… Maybe later. Ask me in person, I’m better at that.
Wow… Been a long time since I’ve posted here. I can’t say that I regret it- I’ve been busy as heck. And having fun all the way. I’m going to give y’all an update, but there’s so much going on that I’ll have to do it totally stream-of-consciousness style.
Work is… work. I’m making money. I got a raise. My job doesn’t suck. ’nuff said.
Having free time is great… I haven’t been doing the greatest job of getting to bed on time, but otherwise, it’s fun. QuikTrip is making a lot of money off of me. I’ve been hanging out with everyone from AG a bunch. Jordan and David Westberg have moved in with Derek, so basically we meet up there (aka “The Hot L.Z.”) whenever we want to do stuff.
My friends Kim and Julie are in the Dominican Republic on a mission trip. Cool stuff.
David Kelly is off at a burn camp. He insists that he’s not a counselor. But he is.
Me, Andy, Cory, Jordan, Derek, and David Westberg are heading off on our roadtrip this coming Friday, the 23rd. It’s gonna rock. Here’s how it’s gonna go down:
Wahoo.
More later.