The Cat's Out of the Bag

On Tuesday night, an entire RC group informed me that they have found my blog. They were asking me questions about my personal life, including "Did you get engaged at the fountain!? Is that why it was such a magical night?". I stared at the tipsters and just kept saying no. I'm going to clear the air once and for all: I did not get engaged at the fountain. Tipsters are quite silly and incredibly nosy so I figured I would just let everyone know that was not what happened. Words were exchanged, great conversations were had, and things pretty much fell into place. In a nutshell, that is what happened at the fountain.

Love these ladies

Wednesday was my day off. I spent the morning sleeping in, reading Z, and running some errands with my not-girlfriend future roommate. The afternoon and evening were spent with great friends at Creature Comforts, Terrapin, and then trivia.

Our last night of trivia went well. Even though we came in fourth (maybe fifth?) place, we still had a good time. I'm so happy with the crowd I spent my last day off with. Thanks for an awesome day. I love you all!

After trivia, I spent time with someone who I have been seeing. We finally decided to stop 'sneaking around' and finally just let everyone know we are together. The easiest way to do this was through a picture on Instagram/Facebook. When the staff found out, everyone was very surprised. (Aka we've done a damn good job of hiding it all summer.) Luckily, they were a happy surprised and not upset.

The cat's out of the bag

Thursday morning kicked off with heading to the office to prepare for my last official staff meeting. I have been planning on doing the activity called Tap Someone Who since last week and wanted to get everything situated. For those of you who do not know, Tap Someone Who is a wrap-up activity that a lot of groups use to show how much of an impact you have made on others. Everyone sits in a circle with their eyes closed and a few people (two to three) are designated as tappers each round. A facilitator reads off statements and the tappers walk around and tap other people in the group to whom the statement applies. (Tap someone who inspires you, tap someone who you have made a connection with, tap someone who you consider a friend, etc.)

At the end of the activity, I gave a little speech. I wasn't planning on choking up, but it happened. (Damn me being a blue and having all the feels!) I told my staff how important they are to me and each other and the students and that I couldn't have gotten through the summer without them. I told them I love them all and appreciate everything they have done and will continue to do until the end of the term.

The rest of the day went well and before I knew it, it was time for TIProm. The theme was Under the Sea, just like last term. When it was time for the fourth years to process in, they walked in to Don't You Forget About Me from the Breakfast Club. It was a great choice.

Some of the greatest people I have ever met

Prom was successful. No students were sent to the ER, which was definitely what I would call a win.  At the end of it all when we were standing in the circle, swaying and crying to American Pie, everything started to hit me. I realized that the term was coming to a close and that quite possibly I would never be coming back to this place. Even though I have only worked here for two summers, I am a firm believer that this program has changed my life (for the better).

Friday was a normal day. We packed the office and staff lounge up and loaded almost everything into a van to head over to storage. It was a sad day. Everything was pretty much cleared out and it was incredibly depressing. The office echoes now, which is super sad.

There was a giant mix up with the termbooks in the morning, causing all 230+ to be reprinted in house before the tipsters got back from class. Damn you, Office Depot! Luckily, our OSD was able to resolve this and get the term books to the tipsters after the talent show.

The Talent Show was wonderful. Aside from the fourth years singing Hallelujah, I really enjoyed the show. (It's not that the singing wasn't lovely, it was mostly because the song reminds me of someone who I had a strong connection with. I guess you can say this song is a trigger for me.) I didn't even listen to the song this time, though. I decided to remove myself from the situation so I would not get upset. (And it worked!)

PRAHM

After the Talent Show, the students had free time until midnight. One of the RC's invited me to their final meeting with their kids and it was awesome. The tipsters welcomed me into the meeting and even let me listen to their amnesty hour (which wasn't even that bad).

IHOP went well aside from the food poisoning I received. I was not a happy camper during departure day.

Departure day ran very smooth, aside from a mild bus issue in the morning that I thankfully missed courtesy of my food poisoning. 

The rest of the evening will consist of heading to Transmet for dinner as a staff (academic, admin, and residential). Afterwards, who knows what will happen.

I promise to do a sappy post once things die down, but for now I bid you adieu!