Graduated and Educated
I'm so close to being done!
My family is coming this weekend and it will actually be the first time in 4 years that any of them have walked around the Flagler campus. I'm way more excited than I anticipated and hope that I don't cry, which I might because it's been quite a feat to make it here. We reserved a place for us to eat lunch at afterwards at my favorite restaurant in Saint Augustine. What's cool is that Cafe Alcazar is located in what was once the world's largest indoor swimming pool. It's really pretty and they have some dank ass vegetarian soup.
Vicky and her mom are coming, which I really appreciate because both of them definitely aided me during my younger years in making it to where I am now. Being as how my mom and I did not hit it off as well as I'd of liked when I was growing up, it was really great to have her mom be a part of my life. The situations I went through during those times were not easy and sometimes when I look back I forget just how "heavy" things were for me then. That all doesn't matter now though, because I'm happy and content with my life now and I have created a pretty amazing and loving family .
I didn't get that many tickets so it made it hard to choose who to invite, but the people who matter the most to me are going to be present. Misty and Christin will be there of course, because I couldn't imagine not having the two of them involved in one of the biggest days of my life (as of yet). My friends have been more family to me than anyone can imagine. We may want to kill each other sometimes, but I would give my life for those girls. Oh and I'm not writing this to fill those bitches heads anymore than they already are! Seriously though I love them and can't imagine how my life would be without em'.
Then of course my grandparents and mom will be coming too. My momma is going to come the night before and we are going to go see Xiu Xiu and afterward go to one of my favorite bars (pelican pub) for a benefit show they are having for this guy harvey who needs to buy a new prosthetic leg. Johnny and everyone he works with are all going to pitch in to give him a nice donation!
My sister and her 21yr. old boyfriend is coming too; they might stay the night Saturday so we can go to the fair underneath the giant cross. It's hard to believe that she is as grown up as she is. Samantha went through the same life as me but luckily was too young to remember a lot, but that girl means the world to me.
Finally the most important person that will be attending (other than me harhar) is the person that I expect to be with indefinitely. I can honestly say that I'm not sure how far I'd have gotten without the support and love that Johnny has given me and that I have given him in return. I'm so happy to share this day with him and something else that's pretty cool is that his mom is going to come too.
This summer will be a good one because I can focus more on building the volunteer aspect of my resume and can finally figure out if I want to go with joining the AmeriCorps as planned. It seems to be the best option for me since it would put a nice dent in what i owe in school loans. I can possibly find work related to my field of study and Johnny can potentially come along with me. It is basically like the peace-corps only instead of going out of the country to help people you stay in America and help with your own country in various ways. It's a terrific resume builder and seems to be right up my alley.
As far as fun goes this summer, now that we got a drivable and decent vehicle we intend to take more lil trips (Springs, Orlando, Busch Gardens, maybe Georgia too). For Johnny's birthday we're going to Ichetucknee for the real lazy river and are bringing special brownies and chai tea. I'm looking forward to experiencing the relief of not having school obligations and just taking some time off to work and pay off some long overdue debts/bills.
I'm being beckoned and I need to go study for my last final. I love writing all this out, its relieving to get these thoughts/feelings off my chest and to be able to look back and see the way I felt during such critical times in my life.
This turned out to be longer than initially anticipated, but that's okay because I'm happy to of put all of this into words and it just feels nice to do so.
My family is coming this weekend and it will actually be the first time in 4 years that any of them have walked around the Flagler campus. I'm way more excited than I anticipated and hope that I don't cry, which I might because it's been quite a feat to make it here. We reserved a place for us to eat lunch at afterwards at my favorite restaurant in Saint Augustine. What's cool is that Cafe Alcazar is located in what was once the world's largest indoor swimming pool. It's really pretty and they have some dank ass vegetarian soup.
Vicky and her mom are coming, which I really appreciate because both of them definitely aided me during my younger years in making it to where I am now. Being as how my mom and I did not hit it off as well as I'd of liked when I was growing up, it was really great to have her mom be a part of my life. The situations I went through during those times were not easy and sometimes when I look back I forget just how "heavy" things were for me then. That all doesn't matter now though, because I'm happy and content with my life now and I have created a pretty amazing and loving family .
I didn't get that many tickets so it made it hard to choose who to invite, but the people who matter the most to me are going to be present. Misty and Christin will be there of course, because I couldn't imagine not having the two of them involved in one of the biggest days of my life (as of yet). My friends have been more family to me than anyone can imagine. We may want to kill each other sometimes, but I would give my life for those girls. Oh and I'm not writing this to fill those bitches heads anymore than they already are! Seriously though I love them and can't imagine how my life would be without em'.
Then of course my grandparents and mom will be coming too. My momma is going to come the night before and we are going to go see Xiu Xiu and afterward go to one of my favorite bars (pelican pub) for a benefit show they are having for this guy harvey who needs to buy a new prosthetic leg. Johnny and everyone he works with are all going to pitch in to give him a nice donation!
My sister and her 21yr. old boyfriend is coming too; they might stay the night Saturday so we can go to the fair underneath the giant cross. It's hard to believe that she is as grown up as she is. Samantha went through the same life as me but luckily was too young to remember a lot, but that girl means the world to me.
Finally the most important person that will be attending (other than me harhar) is the person that I expect to be with indefinitely. I can honestly say that I'm not sure how far I'd have gotten without the support and love that Johnny has given me and that I have given him in return. I'm so happy to share this day with him and something else that's pretty cool is that his mom is going to come too.
This summer will be a good one because I can focus more on building the volunteer aspect of my resume and can finally figure out if I want to go with joining the AmeriCorps as planned. It seems to be the best option for me since it would put a nice dent in what i owe in school loans. I can possibly find work related to my field of study and Johnny can potentially come along with me. It is basically like the peace-corps only instead of going out of the country to help people you stay in America and help with your own country in various ways. It's a terrific resume builder and seems to be right up my alley.
As far as fun goes this summer, now that we got a drivable and decent vehicle we intend to take more lil trips (Springs, Orlando, Busch Gardens, maybe Georgia too). For Johnny's birthday we're going to Ichetucknee for the real lazy river and are bringing special brownies and chai tea. I'm looking forward to experiencing the relief of not having school obligations and just taking some time off to work and pay off some long overdue debts/bills.
I'm being beckoned and I need to go study for my last final. I love writing all this out, its relieving to get these thoughts/feelings off my chest and to be able to look back and see the way I felt during such critical times in my life.
This turned out to be longer than initially anticipated, but that's okay because I'm happy to of put all of this into words and it just feels nice to do so.