Gone By Morning Light

I pulled out of the drive in Atlanta, GA at 6:30 AM EST and arrived in Peoria on Friday, May 18 at 4:45 PM CST just in time to check-in to Woodview Commons on Illinois Central College's campus.  Despite the many pictures you will see throughout my blog, I made sure there was no proof of how over packed my Volvo S60 was on the drive (needless to say there was no rear-view mirror whatsoever).  My justification?  If I want to make Peoria feel like home, then I need to bring all the aspects of home with me!  I definitely thought that the tent, the beerpong pool float, and the 300 pairs of shoes were all necessary when I was packing, but as I trekked my way up the three floors to our apartment, I began doubting that logic.  About 60 trips later (with the help of my roommate's boyfriend), I officially was moved out of my car - and ready to pass out for at least 48 hours.  Strategically, I chose to not unpack my bedding until the last box.  Oh, but then I remembered I had to go get some necessary things like food...no bed yet.  At that point, I was severely regretting the invitation I had extended to other interns in town to come over for a meet and greet later in the evening.

Well, after a large ordeal at WalMart where I found out my bank account had been frozen from suspicious activity tracking from Beijing, China to Atlanta, GA to Dalton, GA to Neoga, IL to East Peoria, IL, I finally made it back to my apartment with a bottle (or three) of much-deserved wine only to find interns knocking at our door to meet us.  Needless to say, it was an interesting night...if it was any indication of what the summer will be like, then it is guaranteed to be an even more interesting summer.

Feast your eyes on these pictures of my home away from home, and just use your imagination of my Volvo S60 transporting all of this and more...