Welp, see ya later, Chico!

WOW, Hello Dollies!!!! Welcome, to Paige Patterson's blog. Yup, I'm going to be one of THOSE people now, (except my run-on sentences and excessive use of parentheses will probably be more obnoxious than anyone else's). I figured since I've graduated from undergrad at Chico State this past weekend and I'm about to embark on the craziness of New York City and the MFA Acting Program at Columbia, a blog would be appropriate. :)

These past two weeks have been an insane whirlwind. Finals were hellacious, graduation was blast, our grad party was amazing, the Chico family goodbyes (or see you laters) were soooooooo emotional and bittersweet, moving made the Pop Girls feel like Sisyphus (Who knew anyone could acquire that much crap during two years of college!? GAWWWWD!), and today our last tearful goodbyes to the beautiful little dollhouse we called home and our final Chico see you laters to one another were "such sweet sorrow". The last of the recently graduated Pop Girls left Chico today. We piled into our little economy cars full of our possessions and high-tailed it out of the place where we made made the transition from girls to young women.

As I drove in my tiny 20-year-old Toyota Corolla, with 250,000 miles on it, I thought of how lucky I was for all the memories made and how lucky I was to have such a challenging future ahead of me. I pondered my hopes and dreams, and smiled thinking of my adorable friends and how hilarious they all are and then I gazed into my rear view mirror and caught sight of the gnarley exhaust trailing out of my little bucket...then the check engine light illuminated right before my eyes...then pretty much every other cautionary light surrounding the odometer decided to show up to the party and the hood began to smoke. Then, I smelled BBQ. Then, I thought I'd pull onto the shoulder. FML. My car breaks down like 20 miles outside of Chico, when I have it packed like the friggen Griswolds! AHHHHHHH!. What. A. Joke.

Luckily, my amazing angel of a gal pal, Paula Buresh was right behind me. She's keeping me company at Starbucks, which feels like some weird time warp/purgatory right now. Jazz is playying...like Gridley is so class. Our lives are gettin' real real quick. We're waiting for my saviors, my Aunt Lesa and Uncle Travis to come fetch me and tow my little lemon to El Dorado Hills, CA.

Hello, Summer!!!!! HAHAHA!

Welp, pesky car situations aside. I feel sooooooo blessed to have the friends, family and mentors that I do. I'm so sad to leave Chico, but I'm so excited for what's next: a summer of good times with friends, creation of jewelry, lots of homework (where dat reading list at Columbia!!!?) and a big move to The Big Apple!

Love, love, love.

I miss you already, Chico Family. So much. But I'll carry you in my heart and I know I'll see most of your asses soon!

New York Family, I can't wait to get to know you!!!!!! :)

My family, Paige is coming home soon to pollute your house with feathers and beads.

'til next time, sweet spirits,
xoxoxoxo