I would love to now talk about how I no longer have a meal plan and cook for myself and it is the weirdest thing ever for me. I am living in such sweet housing, I am in one of the Hodson apartments and we have a full kitchen! I really enjoy being able to cook all the time and so I decided to not buy a meal plan. Normally, we would get the food at Alliot for free, but because I am living in housing with a kitchen I had to decide if I wanted to buy a plan or not and I thought I would spend the same amount in groceries and decided to pay that money through out the school year and not all at once and I'm not gonna lie I kind of like it!
The reason why it is so weird is because I feel that I am completely on my own now! I mean I pay for everything, I am not a teenager, and I go grocery shopping and cook for myself! It is so crazy to be this old and already a junior in college taking care of myself! The best is going grocery shopping, because I always drag one of my roommates with me so I can talk to someone. But at this shaws in Winooski there is a Dunkin Donuts! So you can get some coffee, check for sales, and then get your shop on. It is just crazy that I make a shopping list, decided what I want for food during the week, and then get it all. I feel so mature, and I guess my mama rasied me right since I can cook, clean, shop, and the works!
The cooking thing though however can be a little annoying sometimes. Especially on thursdays I have so many hours of classroom time and never feel like coming home to cook anything. So I guess that when my mom used to say she was too tired to cook and I would complain about her not cooking, I now understand where she is coming from and I was such a spoiled rotten, but cute, kid! I do like cooking overall thought just because I am surprised to know how much I can cook! I like getting it all ready, planning on how I will cook, and doing it. My roommates and myself actually do cook very well too. We have made chicken parm, broccoli and chicken alfredo, and we even make our own bread from scratch! So we are definitely taking very good care of ourselves. To be completely honest I think it is because three out of the 4 of us are Italian, I know thats why I can cook so much!
I guess that overall, it is pretty sweet to wake up in the apartment, brew a pot of coffee, and then start making bacon and eggs! I love living where I am, I love being this old and taking care of myself finally (thanks mom), and I love being at SMC! The only thing though is that I really need to go home soon because I have not seen my family enough and I want to see them!
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