Moving Day

This morning at seven o’ clock, I left one home in pursuit for the other. I left the Alpha Tau Omega’s Gamma Upsilon chapter house for Thanksgiving break, and started to head back home to small town Knollwood, Illinois (thirty minutes North of Chicago). The entire drive, which is roughly six hours in length, my body wasse as I anxiously awaited my arrival.

Let me tell you, driving through the Midwest for six hours was right up there on my list of “Most-Boring-Things-To-Do” list. The scenery never changed as I was constantly bombarded with flat farmland as I made my way across the states. Occasionally, if you are one of the lucky ones, you might drive over a hill, but other than that, don’t expect an exciting visual experience as you make your way home.

As I was driving, I couldn’t help but recall all the things that I had been missing about my home. From my family, the desk in my room where I do homework, to the sight of my house itself was enough to make me want to break every speeding law known to mankind. However, I was able to contain myself, so no worries in that regard.

The hardest part of the drive is that it truly was a war of attrition. After the first few hours in the car, a headache began to brew in my head, and I began to lose all feeling in my gluteus maximus. All in all, the physical toll of the drive made me crazy.

The only thing that kept me going was the knowledge that I would eventually reach my destination, and that my family would be there…