... returning to real life

As InterVarsity staff, you know it's the beginning of the school year when...

• you haven't seen your roommates in multiple days, and they begin to wonder whether you actually exist anymore or if they should try to sublet your room.
• you have nightmares/dreams about hundreds of people coming up to you excited about getting involved with an event, but you can't remember what that event is, you can't remember any of their names, and you are pretty sure that you've forgotten to plan said event.
• you eat a twinkie and cheese doodles for dinner and get super excited (a) to have time to eat something and (b) that you get to eat a twinkie again.
• your number of facebook friends doubles.
• you area already a coffee addict, but you yourself note that your coffee intake has significantly increased.
• a common phrase for you is "oh man! i forgot about..."
• you have explained multiple times in the last week, "no, I'm not a student, I graduated a few years ago..."
• you've worked more hours in the last two weeks than you've slept.
• you've probably lost your voice at least once, as a result of talking so much to so many people.
• the Walmart/Costco/Kmart candy aisle people know you by name.
  
• you've met hundreds of really awesome new and returning college students, and are really hyped up to see what God wants to do during this school year!

Good times! Really. One of my favorite times of year, even though it's one of the craziest times of the year! And now, new student outreach (NSO) is drawing to a close, so I am preparing to return to real life, sleeping, breathing, eating things other than twinkies, having conversations about things other than InterVarsity... glad this season is almost done, but at the same time, wouldn't trade it for the world, and looking forward to doing it again next year! :-)