"Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You're walking along, minding your own business. You're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head's in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you're walking on air. And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!"

Monday, December 3, 2012

The end of this chapter.

It has been way too long since my last post and as usual a lot has happened. I am sitting here on my couch in good ol' Monmouth Oregon. It's Monday, it's finals week, and I am THIS close to being done with my undergraduate career here at WOU. In January I start the next great adventure of my life when I go to work at the Oregon State Capitol. I am more excited than words can express, and yes - I am a little afraid. It's hard to believe how quickly my time here has gone by, and how many absolutely amazing experiences I have had here. I have made lifelong friends, people that I know will be part of my life forever. I have had the best Professors and the most interesting (and difficult) classes. I know that no matter where I go or what I accomplish Western Oregon University, the town on Monmouth, and the people who have taught and inspired me will always be part of who I am.

To be honest, I am sad. I am very sad. I love school, I always have. I know that this doesn't have to be the end, but it does symbolize an end for me. For the past 16 years all I have known is school, school, school, with some summer here and there. And now I am looking out at a blank slate. What comes next? What do I want to do with me life? More importantly, who do I want to be in my life? This is not an easy question to answer, and all along I had this silly idea in my head that life would just figure itself out. And it does, to a certain extent, but there comes a point where you have to decide. What comes next?

Everything I have learned over the past 3.25 years here will go with me wherever my journey takes me, this I know for sure. But there is something more I am taking with me, and that is the knowledge that no matter what happens, no matter who or what I become, everything will be okay. Those of you who know me well know that I have always worried about the future, but I have decided that it is not my job to worry about what my life holds. I have a great God that has already done that for me. 

To all of you who have been on this journey with me from day one, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have all been here through my ups and my downs, and for that I will always be thankful. I cannot wait to see where the rest of our lives take us. And for those of you who came along a little later in my college career, you are just as special to me and have taught me how to love life more than I did before. And to my family, thank you for shaping me into the person I am today, thank you for loving me no matter what, and thank you for instilling in me a sense of humor and love for the people around me. 

So, this being said, I am looking forward to finishing out this week strong. I know there will be tears, of joy and of sorrow, and I know that this too is okay. I am allowed to cry, it is okay to mourn the ending of this period of my life. Something new is coming, not something better, just something new. I can't wait to talk to my kids about my college years, I have some awesome stories and some amazing friends that go along with them. This ride has been amazing, and the great things is - it's only the beginning. 

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