Finding my way around campus again

 This afternoon, I took three of the boys with me and we went over to the campus of FSU. While, I was a student 12 years ago, the campus has grown quite a bit. I wanted to look around, find my classes, and perhaps pick up my books and supplies. Of course, I was not the only student with this idea and parking was hard to find. We ended up parking nearly at the top of the parking garage. The boys loved the glass elevator and we spent some time in the FSU bookstore. Of course, I forgot my student i.d. so I was unable to buy any supplies. Thankfully, I actually only need 1 book so it can wait. The boys were amazed at the size of the bookstore and could not understand why they sold so much more than just books. There is nearly a small store of just FSU gear and clothes. I explained the reasons behind it and about school spirit, still they were shocked.

After we left the bookstore we wandered around and found the buildings that I was not familiar with. We found the classrooms and both the boys and I gazed in awe at the computers in the digital classrooms. We were especially impressed with the Digital Foundations classroom filled with shiny new Mac's with giant monitors.  I called our resident Mac expert (my 12 year old son) who opted to skip the field trip and told him about the classroom. He wanted me to take a picture but I was unable to since the room was locked. I told him I would take a picture when I came to class this week. We headed to another building where the boys were deeply enamored with the modern furniture on the second floor lobby. We found the classroom that I will be taking Art History in. This class is especially nice because my soon to be 19 year old daughter and I are taking the class together. We are both looking forward to the opportunity to have a class together, We'll see how long it lasts. 

After the boys were done testing all the furniture, we headed back to the parking garage where the boys insisted on going to the very top level. The views were great and I pointed out some of the places around campus. It was fun afternoon and a nice way to share my experience with the boys. They are all still in elementary school but hopefully they will remember this trip for a while. Perhaps it will even inspire them to want to go to college one day.

Tomorrow is my first day. It is an easy day really. I have one class. Not a bad way to ease back into college life. Till tomorrow...