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"Well it's about freaking time!" That's what you're saying right now, I know it. I'm thinking the same thing.

I moved in on Friday, in 90 degree heat without AC, up four flights of stairs without an elevator. But it actually was not bad--my mom and I got a lot of help from some of the guys in the house, and while I felt pretty gross, I was too excited to really care very much. My room, I think, looks pretty fantastic: most everything matches, I have several chairs so people can sit when they visit, and my Christmas lights held up by turquoise duct tape are pretty hot. I woke up on Saturday after my first night sleeping here and already I felt like I was at home, so I think that's a good sign.

Friday night a group from the house went to Pilsen for delicious (and cheap) Mexican, so I finally got to meet some of the "firsties." They are pretty hip, I must say. I'm excited to get to know them even better.

Yesterday there were quite a few Salisburians at brunch--I was there for 2 hours as people came and went, and it felt just like any other Saturday, except better because I was noticing how good it felt be be there. And after church, I met up with people again for Thai at The Snail and desserts and whatnot at the Museum of Science and Industry. We saw the Imax on Antarctica--it was pretty intense, let me tell you :) Dancing penguins ftw.

By the end of the night, my cold was getting the better of me, so I went straight to bed when we got home. Sickness ftl? I hate it. But I feel better now after sleeping, so perhaps it is going away.