So, I moved home for summer, member? Yeah that was fun. It was a good summer. My best friend got married, and I've never been happier for her. I went on lots of fun random trips. I made lots of money and well.. blew it on clothes and other fun things. I laughed a lot lot lot. It was a fun summer and I didn't really ever want it to end in a sense. I think that is why I decided to stay and go to Dixie. It's so easy to live at home. Call me lame and lazy, but I like spending my money on things that make me happy. I like to not buy my own groceries. I also like to be around my family (most the time). Those are all things that I missed lots living up north. So, I figured.. hey I'll just stay here in little St. George, Utah and continue having fun and being carefree-ish. I decided I would most likely stay here till I get my associates (so about a year) then transfer somewhere different for my bachelors.
Alexis Jordan Larsen, Official Dixie State Student
Blah, blah, blah... school started. I honestly was excited. A new school. New people. New ward. New me (haha just kidding.. had to throw it in because it sounded sooo cheesy in my mind). So there I went. My first day at Dixie State College. Home of the Rebels.. oh shiz.. I mean the RED STORM (gag me 40 times). Got my little back packy on and was ready for an adventure. Let's just say 5 classes later I was in my champagne corolla (cause champagne is cuter sounding than gold), headed back up to UVU....
Oh wait.. I wish.
So sometimes I over-exaggerate and like to joke, okay? So pretty much I just realized how different Dixie is going to be compared to UVU. Like I said in my older posts, UVU was so different compared to what I was used to my whole life. AND I LOVED IT. I like diversity. I like people speaking out and disagreeing. And people like.. well.. TALK at UVU. They say hi to each other. And even smile sometimes. Call me crazy but I expected to make at least one.. maybe even two friends in my classes my first day at Dixie? Not even friends.. like maybe just someone to say a little.. "hello" or even a like head bob/nod whats up kinda thingy? Yeah well that didn't happen. Well, I did have one homie from LA (literally) shout out a little.. "MMM girl I like wuts yewsss got goin on". But other than that.. well that was it.
And honestly, since school started about 3 weeks ago.. it hasn't gotten much better. Thank goodness I already have friends here. I know attitude is everything... but it just drains you to walk around with this awesome attitude.. when you are feeling the complete opposite. There I go with exaggerating again. It's not even that bad. I am so blessed to be going to college. I am blessed to be living in a nice house, full of food and dish soap. There is even a cute mommy inside that house that does my laundry for me. Like wow.. right? Right.
A few of my classes are challenging. Which I haven't been the happiest about. But it just dawned on me. HARD CLASSES ARE AWESOME. Haha... okay only to an extent. Here's my view. Why go to college to learn things you already knew? So if a class is challenging, that means you will learn even more in it. Cash-money turning to knowledge right before your own little eyes.
Now What?
I'll tell you what. I'm gonna keep trudging along. How depressing is the word trudging? How about.. I'm gonna keep skipping along. Who knows how much longer I'll be in this town, but time will tell. And I'm gonna stop being a depressing beezy, and start trying to be that hello or head nod/bob (Joke, I would never nod nor bob) that I was hoping to see at school. Dixie might not change. These little Red Stormers (honestly, how do you even use that like understandably?) might keep being their shy little selves all semester, but I don't care. I'm gonna keep speaking up and dressing the way I do. Judge away, Dixie State. But you will not turn me into one of your little blinged out pocket-ed robots.
And let's just say I do have a few little things to look forward to within the next couple months... More to come my friends. Stay posted.
Can I just say.. If you read this whole thing, you have a special little place in my heart. Like literally. Cause that was kinda a lot to take in.
LL
