A Sad Saturday

We slept in a little bit in the morning, more on purpose than on accident. My dad packed his suitcase, while I tried to make sense of my class schedule for the first semester, which basically looks like this:

After that, we went to the nearby town of Cupar for one last outing. We went to the farmer's market, some thrift stores, and an "everything shop" where I found my last needed items- glass tupperware and a large pot. On the way back we saw glimpses of the Leuchars Air Show, with pilots doing fantastic turns and dives in sync in the sky.

Cupar

Back at St. Andrews, my dad dropped me at my dorm, and we said our goodbyes on the lawn near the Wardlaw building. I waved as he drove away- I will (and already do) really miss him.

I went back to my room and set about trying to distract myself by cleaning all of my new dishes and cookware so it would be ready to use whenever I would need it. Out on the lawn a BBQ event was going on, so I opened my window to listen. When I was done with my wash, I went downstairs, hopped onto my bike, and rode down to Lade Braes again. It was very peaceful and serene, and I loved the quiet calm of nature around me.

Bike path

I biked over to the Sports Center to sign up for Dance Society and possibly kayaking (it may be too extreme kayaking for me) then went downtown over towards St. Salvators. I went to the library and explored the 2nd and 3rd stories, which I hadn't seen before. I could get lost there for hours, but made myself leave after a little while to bike back home.

When I got back, I did my laundry and worked a bit on the blog. I didn't cry after my dad left, but I did when I heard one of our favorite songs, Golden Brown, playing outside. I cooked pasta (my comfort food) in the kitchen and worked on cleaning my already messy room, then Skyped my mom and sister, read some of a book, and went to sleep.

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