4. September 2008 by Sarah.

A few weeks before I left for school I had cut my toe nails, just like I always do, but this time something went wrong. I am not even sure what, but the corner of my big toe had been red and hurting. So I went to “Dr. Mom” and she said it was an ingrown toe nail.

I got some sort of medication to put on it with this special little band-aid setup, but that didn’t seem to do what it was suppose to. So on Saturday I noticed that it was getting really red and starting to just not look good. Great, I am at school and now I have to find a doctor to take care of this for me.

Forget the health center on campus, that is a waste of time. The last time I went there which was the only time I was there, the doctor first, hit on me, then gave me medicine that wasn’t correct and didn’t solve the problem. Not going to do that again.

The urgent care here in Staunton isn’t that bad. It definitely isn’t the newest of buildings like my doctors office at home is, so that had me a little worried. But once I finally got into see someone I realized that this was going to turn out okay.

My dear friend Ashley came with me, first of all she is a healthcare major and knows anything healthcare related. But she was also there to hold my hand when the doctor, who Ashley claims was pretty cute, numbed my toe and started to work on it. Ashley was great, she talked to me about anything while the doc was working. The doctor was even super nice about the whole thing, I told him right off the bat that I had issues with doctors and not to take it personally. He totally understood and made things much better. I guess if I hadn’t been in pain and near the brink of passing out, I would agree with Ashley’s statement about him being cute. Maybe. But I really didn’t care how the person looked, I just wanted to make sure they knew what the hell they were doing.

It could have been worse, but it wasn’t and I survived going to the doctor without my parents. So now I have antibiotics in my system and bandaged big toe. I walk around campus kinda funny, and with these hills it is a challenge. So there you have it, if you were incredibly board and wanted to read about my life, the soga of Sarah’s toe!

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3. September 2008 by Sarah.

So this year is all about being “Boldly Baldwin”. I am all for it, and along with the challenge that the President has given to us, it also includes a fight song.

To view our fight song click here. See if you can pic me out of the crowd!

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28. August 2008 by Sarah.

So this morning the alarm went off at 5:15am, I hit the snooze and physically got out of bed at 5:30am. That left me about twenty minutes to wash my face, eat something, get dressed and throw my hair in a pony tail. Not to mention that it was raining outside.

It was 6:30am when the first student arrived, then some more, one from CA even! Basically, what the student leaders do when the car arrives is scream and clap “Welcome” to the freshman. Personally I loved it when it was done to me, but some of them think we are WAY to perky for that hour of the morning and some just eat it up, especially the parents. Moving to college is a very exciting time in a persons’ life, totally different from just moving to an apartment to something like that. You are moving in with a whole new family, these are the people that you will see ALL THE TIME and you come to rely on them for everything.

After we have shocked them with a welcome we swarm their car and start taking everything out and putting it in their room for them. (Silently thinking the whole time, this is the only time you will ever get help unpacking all of this crap). Some of stuff that the girls bring is just crazy. I had to pick and choose what went to school from my room, not that much. The majority of items that were unpacked this time 3 years ago were bought in PA before my drive down here. But some of them must bring the entire room and then some.

It was great memories, which I actually got the chance to talk about when I was interviewed by the local paper today, and had several pictures taken on numerous occasions. It was also nice to see most of the student leaders out there pumped up and excited in our little ponchos since it did drizzle  us literally all day long!

I only wish that I could be there when my little sister moves in to her dorm in a few weeks. I am sure many the picture will be taken!

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13. August 2008 by Sarah.

Yesterday, I turned on my cell, which I tend to keep off when I am home over the summer, and I had a voice mail from Monica. She said that she wanted to ask me some questions. I thought okay, she wants to know when I am getting back to school, and when I am moving in to the dorms.

So we were talking and catching up on the summer, then she said she had a question to ask me. I was like, “Sure!” Then she asked if I would be her maid of honor. This is part of the conversation after:

Me: “Are  you serious?!! Are you serious?!!! I would LOVE to, I am so honored! This is SOOO exciting! Are you serious?!!”

Monica: “Sarah, are you going to be okay?”

Me: “Yes, yes, this is so exciting, I am so honored!”

Then we went on talking about summer and the up coming year!  I am very excited about the new job I have for the next year!

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