School's (Almost) Out, For the Last Time
It’s hard to believe today is my last official day of class.
Luckily… that last class is being held at Gentle Ben’s Brewery (HAH. Where we had our last Reporting Public Affairs class yesterday…) Nice to know the journalism department is filled with chain smokers and alcoholics!
Even though it is our last meeting, I don’t know how long I will stay. I’m extremely tired - didn’t get to bed until late last night and had to get up extremely early this morning. I have a long night ahead of me too… first off to this mini-awards ceremony in the department, and then off to the Meet Rack for a last hurrah with some journalism kids! So I really want to lie down before I go. I’ve been looking forward to this for far too long to be miserable… and right now, sitting at work, freezing my butt off in the harsh A.C. and trying not to fall asleep at the same time… is making me feel slightly miserable. That and I have to pee! And the bathrooms are out of order. So I’m waiting for them to be fixed.
It’s been a really hard semester --- but it passed by so quickly, I can hardly believe it’s May. I guess that’s how it always goes though. And I thought high school went by too fast… in comparison, high school felt like years, college just months. My longest/hardest year of college was definitely freshman year though, looking back.
I have about a week left of work at the BOX. And one last final shift at the UMart. I have mixed feelings about both - mostly joy over leaving the UMart though. 3 and a half years was more than enough, thanks. But I’ll miss UA Presents. Maybe it’s because I haven’t worked there as long; maybe it’s because I love the staff; maybe it’s because I love music and theater and dance… so selling tickets to those kinds of things makes me feel more fulfilled than scooping ice cream to frat boys. Though I do love me some ice cream.
This move though - I don’t know. It terrifies me.
I’m trying to focus on the positive as much as possible. I’m trying to think of where I could end up - rather than where I won’t. I am just a person of comfort… I move somewhere, get completely comfortable, and don’t want to leave. But then when I move again, I find myself so comforted there, I don’t want to change again, even though I know in the end it always works out for the best.
I just need to see everything as ‘working out for the best.’
SO LETS FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE!
I am really excited about seeing Aaron Menzer at the end of the month. He’s been on his mission for two years, so it will be so, so good to see and hear him laugh again. I’m probably most excited about that. Sometimes, letters just aren’t enough.
It will be great to see my cousin Holly get married in June, Lauren Mac in July. I love wedding cake… and pretty brides! Though both weddings will leave me feeling much older than I want to feel.
I am going to try to go down to West Virginia for a couple days at some point to see the babies. I love the babies. It will be nice to take them outside.
My first day back in Pittsburgh, I plan on sleeping all day. Literally, if I feel like it, I’m not getting out of bed. I don’t care what anyone says. I need to just sleep… even on the weekends, I haven’t been getting as much sleep as I’ve wanted. There’s always too much to do or too much I’ll get behind on if I wake up at 3 in the afternoon. So Thursday - May 17th - SLEEP ALL DAY DAY. I need a second to turn the world off.
I know I’ll love seeing all of my Pittsburgh friends… they always make me smile. Not seeing Lauren at Old Navy will be difficult, but I know she’ll be happier in her new job. And just because she’s moving away doesn’t mean our friendship is over… in fact, I think it will only strengthen. Besides. I still have god-mother rights on her bunny Sidney. She’ literally can’t get rid of me!
And finally - and most importantly - the possibility that come fall - I will be able to move to Chicago, New York or some place just as amazing, and perhaps, very unexpected. We’ll see. I’m going to do my best to embrace this unknown, even though it 100% terrifies me. Someone HAS to hire me at some point, right?
So that’s where I’m at right now. I have the Meet Rack tonight, my last U-Mart shift tomorrow, work at the BOX on Friday and then off to Phoenix one last time for Saturday and Sunday. We’re staying with Allison and we’re going to the Salt River on Saturday. Basically we’ll just sit in inner tubes, float down the river for several hours and drink. It will be the most relaxed I’ve been in awhile (if all goes as planned.) I hope Kristen & I have a blast… Allison can have an okay time too!
Monday and Tuesday will be spent working at the Box Office, as well as working with Dana on our last final paper/presentation… then on Wednesday, I’ll make SURE I start packing… BEFORE MATT ZURENSKI ARRIVES IN TUCSON!!!
Have I mentioned that my best friend is amazing? Cause he is. He’ll not only be here for my graduation(s) but for his 21st birthday! YESSSSSSSS! More Meet Rack amazing-ness to follow!
From the moment Matt arrives, everything else to follow will just be a blur. Family will arrive, Kristen & I will graduate, we’ll party, we’ll drink, we’ll pack, we’ll socialize… only to leave May 16th. So much to pack into less than a week.
So yeah -- two weeks from today and counting. Then goodbye ‘Nubia.’
Where DID the other four years go?
Luckily… that last class is being held at Gentle Ben’s Brewery (HAH. Where we had our last Reporting Public Affairs class yesterday…) Nice to know the journalism department is filled with chain smokers and alcoholics!
Even though it is our last meeting, I don’t know how long I will stay. I’m extremely tired - didn’t get to bed until late last night and had to get up extremely early this morning. I have a long night ahead of me too… first off to this mini-awards ceremony in the department, and then off to the Meet Rack for a last hurrah with some journalism kids! So I really want to lie down before I go. I’ve been looking forward to this for far too long to be miserable… and right now, sitting at work, freezing my butt off in the harsh A.C. and trying not to fall asleep at the same time… is making me feel slightly miserable. That and I have to pee! And the bathrooms are out of order. So I’m waiting for them to be fixed.
It’s been a really hard semester --- but it passed by so quickly, I can hardly believe it’s May. I guess that’s how it always goes though. And I thought high school went by too fast… in comparison, high school felt like years, college just months. My longest/hardest year of college was definitely freshman year though, looking back.
I have about a week left of work at the BOX. And one last final shift at the UMart. I have mixed feelings about both - mostly joy over leaving the UMart though. 3 and a half years was more than enough, thanks. But I’ll miss UA Presents. Maybe it’s because I haven’t worked there as long; maybe it’s because I love the staff; maybe it’s because I love music and theater and dance… so selling tickets to those kinds of things makes me feel more fulfilled than scooping ice cream to frat boys. Though I do love me some ice cream.
This move though - I don’t know. It terrifies me.
I’m trying to focus on the positive as much as possible. I’m trying to think of where I could end up - rather than where I won’t. I am just a person of comfort… I move somewhere, get completely comfortable, and don’t want to leave. But then when I move again, I find myself so comforted there, I don’t want to change again, even though I know in the end it always works out for the best.
I just need to see everything as ‘working out for the best.’
SO LETS FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE!
I am really excited about seeing Aaron Menzer at the end of the month. He’s been on his mission for two years, so it will be so, so good to see and hear him laugh again. I’m probably most excited about that. Sometimes, letters just aren’t enough.
It will be great to see my cousin Holly get married in June, Lauren Mac in July. I love wedding cake… and pretty brides! Though both weddings will leave me feeling much older than I want to feel.
I am going to try to go down to West Virginia for a couple days at some point to see the babies. I love the babies. It will be nice to take them outside.
My first day back in Pittsburgh, I plan on sleeping all day. Literally, if I feel like it, I’m not getting out of bed. I don’t care what anyone says. I need to just sleep… even on the weekends, I haven’t been getting as much sleep as I’ve wanted. There’s always too much to do or too much I’ll get behind on if I wake up at 3 in the afternoon. So Thursday - May 17th - SLEEP ALL DAY DAY. I need a second to turn the world off.
I know I’ll love seeing all of my Pittsburgh friends… they always make me smile. Not seeing Lauren at Old Navy will be difficult, but I know she’ll be happier in her new job. And just because she’s moving away doesn’t mean our friendship is over… in fact, I think it will only strengthen. Besides. I still have god-mother rights on her bunny Sidney. She’ literally can’t get rid of me!
And finally - and most importantly - the possibility that come fall - I will be able to move to Chicago, New York or some place just as amazing, and perhaps, very unexpected. We’ll see. I’m going to do my best to embrace this unknown, even though it 100% terrifies me. Someone HAS to hire me at some point, right?
So that’s where I’m at right now. I have the Meet Rack tonight, my last U-Mart shift tomorrow, work at the BOX on Friday and then off to Phoenix one last time for Saturday and Sunday. We’re staying with Allison and we’re going to the Salt River on Saturday. Basically we’ll just sit in inner tubes, float down the river for several hours and drink. It will be the most relaxed I’ve been in awhile (if all goes as planned.) I hope Kristen & I have a blast… Allison can have an okay time too!
Monday and Tuesday will be spent working at the Box Office, as well as working with Dana on our last final paper/presentation… then on Wednesday, I’ll make SURE I start packing… BEFORE MATT ZURENSKI ARRIVES IN TUCSON!!!
Have I mentioned that my best friend is amazing? Cause he is. He’ll not only be here for my graduation(s) but for his 21st birthday! YESSSSSSSS! More Meet Rack amazing-ness to follow!
From the moment Matt arrives, everything else to follow will just be a blur. Family will arrive, Kristen & I will graduate, we’ll party, we’ll drink, we’ll pack, we’ll socialize… only to leave May 16th. So much to pack into less than a week.
So yeah -- two weeks from today and counting. Then goodbye ‘Nubia.’
Where DID the other four years go?