Morning practice

I went to morning practice with the crew team yesterday. I've been tyring to see as many people around as I can, to say goodbye before I go. I woke up at 4 and made myself a cup of tea and put on my warm warm clothes and headed out to Middlebury to meet the team. I guess I was a bit over-zealous because I arrived at Adirondack Circle 10 minutes before everyone else...whoops. But we had a nice ride over to Dunmore. The stars were beautiful, the lake was so still and all the stars and lights from the cabins were reflecting in it. Unfortunately there weren't enough seats for me to row, so I rode the launch with Noel and his dog. It was torture! I didn't remember how much I missed rowing until I was on the sidelines watching my team! "Hey!" I thought, "Get out of my seat, new girl! That's my spot. I'M engine room." But the team did look beautiful. The Fall is a good season to watch practice because the workouts are long and steady instead of sprints. I could watch rowing for hours, especially when it's dark and you can only really see the white boat moving through the water and hear the oars splicing the surface. I know I'll be so ready to get back with the team when December comes around.

I have started to get everything together (Mama, I even cleaned and vacuumed my room, I can see the floor now) and sorting through clothes. I have a "Decently attractive" and "Horrendously ugly" pile, which is helping me pack only the clothes I will certainly wear (the ski suits and footed pajamas and purple checkered blazers are staying home this year, assuming UEA has fewer costume parties than Midd, although both my sequin dresses are most definitely in the "Decently attractive" pile).

I'll see you all tomorrow night, when I'll fill you in on what other clothes are staying/going and exactly which stuffed animals are making it into my luggage.