I'm a sentimental Dope
Ok..so i'm takign a break from packing. I shouldn't be if i want to get to Jason and Jeff's on time tonight, but I am. Now to expand on yesterday, i warn you this will be long and i'm not checkign for typos, which knowing me means there will be a lot. My time at Siena was great. Sure there were some not so great times but the good far out weighs the bad. Last night after graduation and after I got back from family time. I went to the dorms. Now we all now that i haven't lived in the dorms for two years but i couldn't think of a better last ight at Siena then to hang out in the dorms. Nick still hadn't checked out so he, chandler, drew, carol, kalen, justin, dave and I ended up watching national treasure in his room. We bored the big screen from the game room and put it in there, drank some champagne and relaxed. After everybody left Nick and I continued our long reminceance talks and ended up going out to sit on the volleyball court, something we did near the end of both freshman and sophmore years (Marina we tried to find you before we went). After that we started talking through how we both thought of transfering but can't imagine haveing a better experience anywhere else. Of course nick is playing depressing songs mixed in wihr Avenue Q's "I wish i could go back to college" which last nightwas depressing as well "you sit in the quad and think oh my God i am totally gonna go far" That was freshman year. Now all the doors on campus get locked when the resident checks out. But I took a walk down to good ole 351 jsut to well i don't know why i walked down there but i did and would you believe it....it was open...nick and i checked a few random doors to see if there were others, but nope the one room left unlocked was the room where most of my siena friendships started. Nick and i went in and like a couple of sappy dopes disscussed what the layout was, reenacted a couple funny moments that happened in there and then looke dout those windows one last time. I cried as i walked to my car last night, leaving Siena forthe last time from hanging out in the dorms. I know i'll come back to visit but it will never be the same. Don't get me wrong i am excited i graduated, proud that i accomplished it, but i have never bene good at goodbyes, and there have been far to many in the past few days. People i saw almost everyday for four years i will probably never see again. Makes you stop and think. I've cried alot in the last few days, but those tears are jsut because of all the laughes and smiles and blood sweat and tears that have gone into the last four years. I have loved my time at Siena, and will cherish it forever. There are a few people i know will be friends for life, and others i pray i will get to chat with again someday. Thsoe of you who have another year or two left, and those who have graduated but aren't happy with Siena: I know not evryone's experiences are the same but take a moment to think about the great times and the uniqueness of a Siena education. The dominican tradition that has hopefully helped us all to grow over the past few years into more compotent purposefull and ethical people. Who knows what the future holds and who we will or will not stay in contact with, but i know as the song we sang at torch night says:
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better.
Because I knew you I have been Changed for good.
I believe I was led to Siena, there are reasons for that, and there is no way i can deny it. So i thank everyone who has been a part of my four years, you haev changed me and i hope i have had the same effect on some of you. so now back to packign the real world comes tomorow...although i'm excited that i graduated, i wish it wasn't over. My years in this town have left me a better person and so to Siena as i said last night...
God Be With you Till We Meet Again,
Loving cousel's guide uphold you,
with a shepard's care enfold you.
God Be With you till We Meet again
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better.
Because I knew you I have been Changed for good.
I believe I was led to Siena, there are reasons for that, and there is no way i can deny it. So i thank everyone who has been a part of my four years, you haev changed me and i hope i have had the same effect on some of you. so now back to packign the real world comes tomorow...although i'm excited that i graduated, i wish it wasn't over. My years in this town have left me a better person and so to Siena as i said last night...
God Be With you Till We Meet Again,
Loving cousel's guide uphold you,
with a shepard's care enfold you.
God Be With you till We Meet again