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I can't believe my college career is over. It's such a relief, but it's so surreal. I remember my first day at UNT and how nervous and excited I was. Doesn't feel THAT far away. I laugh when I think about how much thought I put into my outfit that day. I'm pretty sure that was the last time I ever dressed up for class. From that point on, I just rolled out of bed, threw on some t-shirt or hoodie and made sure I was wearing a bra. I'm surprised that my classmates even recognized me when they saw me outside of school. Overall, it's been a good run. I have had so much fun, met tons of awesome people and learned a lot about myself. The experience has opened my mind significantly and I've sowed my wild oats, but I'm proud of myself for keeping a fairly sensible head on my shoulders. I've seen what happened to the people who just threw away all self-control and responsibility when they got to college. Most have become fat, disgusting, party slobs who just can't move forward into adulthood. The goofy "I'm so wasted!" falling-down-drunk-in-a-dress pictures are funny when you're younger, but when you're out of school, it's rather tasteless and kind of sad. It's a bittersweet moment. I won't miss homework, exams or papers, but I'll miss the discussions, having my friends all in one place, the naps and the freedom. I wish I had pushed myself to do really well toward the end, but I had no drive to go beyond the call of duty once I saw the finish line. Senioritis strikes again. I'm just happy that it all ended on a good note. I liked my teachers, my schedule was nice and everything went smoothly. AND it snowed all day today! Yesterday, I was wearing short sleeves and blasting the A/C at the apartment. Talk about some crazy Texas weather. It was really coming down hard most of the afternoon and it actually STUCK! The forecast says it should keep going until midnight-yay!
I think I'm finally getting into the Christmas mood (thanks, in part, to the weather). I thought Amy's annual pizza and pina colada pajama party (her way of getting people to help trim the tree) would do the trick, but it just didn't sink in. Christmas shopping helped. I had so much fun getting presents for my little Angel Tree girl. It breaks my heart that there are children out there who are hoping and praying that they'll have just ONE present to open on Christmas morning. I've asked most of my friends to help out somewhere or grab a kid from the Angel Tree rather than buy me a gift this year, so I'm hoping they do. There are some wonderful little ones out there who deserve it! I'm looking forward to the holidays. The next few weeks are going to be great: Justin will be home, Zoey is moving back, my extended family will be here, I get to see tons of old friends and there will be holiday parties galore. I just want to relax and be with the ones I love.
The next few days will be all about moving and graduation. I have some serious packing to accomplish tomorrow. Thank God I was smart and left a lot of things in boxes in my closet when I moved into this place. The clothes are the worst part. There's never enough when I'm trying to find something cute to wear and wayyy too much when I'm moving. Conundrum. Tonight, Mo and I will be celebrating our last day of school and her last night in town before she takes off for Thailand. I definitely won't be driving. She'll be backpacking for a month and then she'll move to Miami when she gets home :( I'm going to miss her so much. I hate goodbyes.
I think I'm finally getting into the Christmas mood (thanks, in part, to the weather). I thought Amy's annual pizza and pina colada pajama party (her way of getting people to help trim the tree) would do the trick, but it just didn't sink in. Christmas shopping helped. I had so much fun getting presents for my little Angel Tree girl. It breaks my heart that there are children out there who are hoping and praying that they'll have just ONE present to open on Christmas morning. I've asked most of my friends to help out somewhere or grab a kid from the Angel Tree rather than buy me a gift this year, so I'm hoping they do. There are some wonderful little ones out there who deserve it! I'm looking forward to the holidays. The next few weeks are going to be great: Justin will be home, Zoey is moving back, my extended family will be here, I get to see tons of old friends and there will be holiday parties galore. I just want to relax and be with the ones I love.
The next few days will be all about moving and graduation. I have some serious packing to accomplish tomorrow. Thank God I was smart and left a lot of things in boxes in my closet when I moved into this place. The clothes are the worst part. There's never enough when I'm trying to find something cute to wear and wayyy too much when I'm moving. Conundrum. Tonight, Mo and I will be celebrating our last day of school and her last night in town before she takes off for Thailand. I definitely won't be driving. She'll be backpacking for a month and then she'll move to Miami when she gets home :( I'm going to miss her so much. I hate goodbyes.