--Summers over?!?! ...damnit
One more day of summer...how unreal is that? I'm going away to college tomorrow...weird shit. I'm kidnapping my puppy to bring with me...I don't care what my parents say. I really enjoyed this summer from the various vacations, concerts, beach trips, drunken nights and such...it's been good. I had/have an amazing job at Olive Garden which I will in-fact come back too and maybe even transfer to one upstate if all goes well...and maybe even bartend- should be interesting.
Besides working, which I do genuinely enjoy, I really learned a lot this summer. I mean...the summer of freshman year in college is typically looked upon as a summer of change, and to a certain degree it was. Who would you see from high school...who would never contact you again...who would contact you that you wished would never contact you again and so forth. Realistically though...all this change isn't even comparable to the changes that will occur in the future. Think about when we all will graduate college, get real jobs, get married, kids, it's scary to even think that such things will probably happen in the next five years to more people then expected. So instead of dwelling on things going wrong, I'm just trying to focus on how amazing things really are. As well as how lucky I am to be living the life I am and getting the opportunities that are available ahead of me. Of course there are plenty of things that I wouldn't mind fixing/changing in my life...but then again what would depict our existence? All the terrible experiences, tough times, and difficult situations are really what mold us as individuals. If things were perfect...life would...well...be really dull and predictable. And what's life without a challenge or adventure? You have to risk in this world to get somewhere...take chances...and do things for yourself. You'll regret it otherwise.
These really are the best years of our life's...and I don't intend of wasting a second of it. I'm truly blessed with an amazing family and incredible friends. And at some points, without even realizing, I really don't acknowledge and value that to the level I should. Yet, I am so grateful for them and the impact they've had on my life.
So in less than 20 hours I'll be upstate...taking a step in my life that I really didn't think I would end up doing. I'm glad I'm following my dream of photography...even though it's a huge risk. It's what I love more then anything and I know if I stay focused and bust my ass...I'll end up satisfied in the end of it all.
I'm going to finish packing now and head out to Coli's block party...as much as I'm in a writing mood...maybe I'll continue in a few months..hehe..just kidding...
...or am I? ;)
Besides working, which I do genuinely enjoy, I really learned a lot this summer. I mean...the summer of freshman year in college is typically looked upon as a summer of change, and to a certain degree it was. Who would you see from high school...who would never contact you again...who would contact you that you wished would never contact you again and so forth. Realistically though...all this change isn't even comparable to the changes that will occur in the future. Think about when we all will graduate college, get real jobs, get married, kids, it's scary to even think that such things will probably happen in the next five years to more people then expected. So instead of dwelling on things going wrong, I'm just trying to focus on how amazing things really are. As well as how lucky I am to be living the life I am and getting the opportunities that are available ahead of me. Of course there are plenty of things that I wouldn't mind fixing/changing in my life...but then again what would depict our existence? All the terrible experiences, tough times, and difficult situations are really what mold us as individuals. If things were perfect...life would...well...be really dull and predictable. And what's life without a challenge or adventure? You have to risk in this world to get somewhere...take chances...and do things for yourself. You'll regret it otherwise.
These really are the best years of our life's...and I don't intend of wasting a second of it. I'm truly blessed with an amazing family and incredible friends. And at some points, without even realizing, I really don't acknowledge and value that to the level I should. Yet, I am so grateful for them and the impact they've had on my life.
So in less than 20 hours I'll be upstate...taking a step in my life that I really didn't think I would end up doing. I'm glad I'm following my dream of photography...even though it's a huge risk. It's what I love more then anything and I know if I stay focused and bust my ass...I'll end up satisfied in the end of it all.
I'm going to finish packing now and head out to Coli's block party...as much as I'm in a writing mood...maybe I'll continue in a few months..hehe..just kidding...
...or am I? ;)