First Day of School, First Day of School!

I am this massive ball of anxiety!! My head aches, my body aches, even my nose is aching! And the irony of my whole anxiety is that I am worried about starting class. Let me clarify. Worried about starting MASSAGE THERAPY class. What the hell is wrong with me? Are "worry" and "massage" even allowed to be in the same sentence? Shouldn't I at my (somewhat) advanced age be able to waltz right in a classroom with no problem at all? And a classroom with massage tables no less??? I feel like every nerve in my body is raw. So obviously it's been a long time since I have been in a classroom. I know I'm not gonna be tested on trigonometry tomorrow night. But the cold hard truth is that I have never been a great student. Well, it totally depended on the subject. When I was at Auburn, I did really well in classes I was interested in. I loved my acting classes, heck, I even eeked out B's in Theatre History, and my stage make-up classes were some of my favorite ever. When I transferred to Auburn, my GPA was a 389. Not too shabby! But the truth about it is, I only took classes I could do really well in. Literature, yep! Creative Writing? Oh Yeah! Biology? Nope. Math (any kind)...hahahahaha. In fact, when I came to Auburn on a full scholarship, the woman in the registrar office told me she didn't think they had ever admitted a student without the pre-requisite math classes. But somehow, I got around that. And I don't know what I am so worried about right now. That they are gonna find out I didn't take college math? Ooohhhh.......maybe that I can't take notes? Hey, my daughter's picked me out awesome new notebooks and pens. (Though I did have to nix the Jonas Brother's folders. Sorry Gen!). I even have a pretty lunchbox I can borrow if I need to. I guess I am gonna be learning a lot about good relaxing breathing. Guess I should practice it on myself. I remember at Auburn, how at the beginning of each quarter it was so scary. Being in theatre, it always meant new competition. Plus, I was never sure if I would be in classes with the people I had grown to adore. Walking into a new classroom was never my favorite experience. But I lived through it. I came away better for the experience. And in the end, I came out with some lovely friends and really sweet memories. SO I guess I'm trying this student thing no matter what. I'll go in and stake out my desk (or table?), and try to look aloof yet friendly. (Ha, who am I kidding? I don't have an aloof bone in my body. Aloof like a cocker spaniel maybe!!) So, I'll just try to look friendly. My kids have to go into new classrooms every year. If they can do it, so can I. I'll grab the best looking Granny Smith apple I've got and set off for my first day. So it's been 18 years since I've done this.....ugh, here goes.............................