So as graduation gets closer (less than 5 months now!) I can help but look back on all of the milestones I’ve had in my life, and look forward to all of the ones I will have in the next year. It’s crazy and scary and exciting at the same time.
The last time I graduated and moved away from a school was my high school graduation. So much has changed since then, but luckily some things have remained. I was so afraid I would lose all of my friends and the love of my life. But I didn’t. I kept all of the ones that mean the most to me, and Phillip and I grew closer together instead of further apart. I still see my wonderful friend from back home, and have new ones to add from College Station.
This weekend Samantha is moving to La Vernia and in October, she will no longer be a Galloway. That’s so weird to me. When I go home next weekend, she won’t be there to hang out with me and do some shopping when I get bored. It makes me sad to think that I’ll come home to no Samantha, no Jeremy, and none of their animals. I can only imagine how my parents feel. All growing up, that house has been chaotic with visitors in and out, dogs barking, and so much activity. Imagine what it’ll be like when the current population is almost cut in half and silence replaces the commotion. It’ll be so weird.
I will graduate December 17th or 18th of this year. It blows my mind how quickly it all past by when it seemed to drag on a couple of years ago. That little freshmen with huge eyes embarking on her first day of classes now knows the campus like the back of her hand and can even navigate through the city surrounding the school. I am no longer the lonely scared person searching for these so-call “life-long friends” everyone tells you you’ll meet. I found them. I’ve found three in particular that I won’t let go anywhere any time soon. In fact, they’ll all three eventually settle down in north Texas with me – I’ve kind of made it my personal goal. But in December I will leave this place I have called home for three and a half years. It’ll be bittersweet. On one hand, I am about to embark on life’s biggest adventures, and on the other hand, I’m waving goodbye to the simplicity of youth.
In January I will be thrown into adulthood. I still don’t know what that will be – nursing school, graduate school, sonography school, or work – but it’ll be the biggest step I’ve taken towards my lifelong career yet. It’s scary to think that all I have been working towards in school for so long is finally within my reach. I’ll be a “big girl” in the world of 8-5, no matter which road I end up taking. And let’s not even begin to talk about how to choose between routes if more than one chooses me.
And in June, I will start the biggest journey of all, marriage. It is a lifelong commitment that I don’t take lightly. It’s exactly what I want, but it’s still scary to think of such a defining life moment happening so quickly. No longer will I be at home laying around the house with my family on the weekends. I’ll have to drive to see them and it won’t be as frequently as every day or every weekend. I can’t wait to share a life with Phillip but it’s still so crazy!
Beyond marriage, so many adventures remain. Phillip and I could move to Albuquerque for his graduate school or another city if his career takes him there. The uncertainty for me is quite scary. You know me, I’m the planner and it takes me some time to process big events.
So there’s tons to look forward to and so much to be grateful for. I have a great family, wonderful friends, and a fiancé that I absolutely love. Wish me luck in my future and help me to never forget my past. Cheers!
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