It's strange to me when people say "aren't you excited!?" about me being graduated.
I mean it's a great feeling in some respects and it's great to begin a new chapter in my life.
But I'm not really excited.
And those who think that's weird, well, maybe college wasn't the same for you as it was for me.
The best four years of my life ever? Maybe not. The best of my life so far? Undoubtedly.
I stayed up until 5:45 a.m. this morning sitting on the lawn of Old Main laughing and talking with some great friends after spending a night out at the bars. If that isn't an indication of why I am not excited it's over then I don't know what is.
All of the people I have shared these four AMAZING years with are now moving all over and starting on a new path. But no matter where everyone goes, there are a lot of people I refuse to lose touch with. And thanks to Twitter, Facebook and Gmail, it's really easy to stay connected.
So keep in touch everyone!!! You never know when our lives will bring us together again. <3
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Good friends are like stars
I know I have said this before, but the hardest part about graduating won't be leaving State College behind. It will be leaving the wonderful, smart, funny and caring people I have met here.
I went to Gettysburg today with a group of some of the nicest people I know. On the way back just thinking about not being able to do something so fun and spontaneous as that with them again made me feel sad.
It's so strange to become so close to people for years -- or even a few weeks -- and then have to say goodbye, when there are many things left unsaid to them and left undone with them.
The most I can do is hope we will stay in touch. With the advance of the internet and social media it is easier than ever to stay connected -- and there's no reason not to.
It may not be quite the same as seeing each other every day, but to those I have shared so many memories with in college: I will always be your friend if you need me.
I'm a big quote person, so this will happen a lot, but this one is very fitting for the sentiment of this post:
“Good friends are like stars ... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there”
I went to Gettysburg today with a group of some of the nicest people I know. On the way back just thinking about not being able to do something so fun and spontaneous as that with them again made me feel sad.
It's so strange to become so close to people for years -- or even a few weeks -- and then have to say goodbye, when there are many things left unsaid to them and left undone with them.
The most I can do is hope we will stay in touch. With the advance of the internet and social media it is easier than ever to stay connected -- and there's no reason not to.
It may not be quite the same as seeing each other every day, but to those I have shared so many memories with in college: I will always be your friend if you need me.
I'm a big quote person, so this will happen a lot, but this one is very fitting for the sentiment of this post:
“Good friends are like stars ... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there”
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Happy Mother's Day!
"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take."
My mom is the most amazing person I know and I wish her a very, very happy Mother's Day. I'm sad I can't be with her for it this year, but we'll be celebrating both Mother's Day and my graduation as a family next week.
I can't wait to see my whole family together in Happy Valley for the first time in many, many years. :D
My mom is the most amazing person I know and I wish her a very, very happy Mother's Day. I'm sad I can't be with her for it this year, but we'll be celebrating both Mother's Day and my graduation as a family next week.
I can't wait to see my whole family together in Happy Valley for the first time in many, many years. :D
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Apartment shopping is not easy
I haven't physically seen my new apartment yet, though I have seen pictures of basically what it looks like online. All the same ... shopping for furniture is just causing me a lot of confusion.
I have a budget generously given to me by my parents to pick out some furniture so it's not completely bare when I move in. This will consist of a futon, entertainment center and lamps for the living room, as well as a bed frame/mattress and dresser for the bedroom. My parents are also giving me and old dining room set of a table and chairs for that part of the apartment. So that's all set.
Now the hard part -- choosing what furniture to get. I'm no expert at decorating, especially since I've never had to before. My parents furnished our house and my two State College apartments were pre-furnished.
I've found quite a few pieces I like, but furniture is expensive -- especially when bought in sets. So my dilemma is finding furniture that matches. I don't really want to spend money on stuff that doesn't match and end up replacing it with other furniture later. The worst part is I want the living room to be greens, browns and blues (I think). But finding wood furniture of the same color is harder than I would've thought! I'm afraid of buying different pieces from places and then putting it all in the apartment and having it not match at all.
I've got a few weeks to continue searching and I hope I'm able to find pieces I like in the end. So far I've picked out a few things for the living room that might work...
I have a budget generously given to me by my parents to pick out some furniture so it's not completely bare when I move in. This will consist of a futon, entertainment center and lamps for the living room, as well as a bed frame/mattress and dresser for the bedroom. My parents are also giving me and old dining room set of a table and chairs for that part of the apartment. So that's all set.
Now the hard part -- choosing what furniture to get. I'm no expert at decorating, especially since I've never had to before. My parents furnished our house and my two State College apartments were pre-furnished.
I've found quite a few pieces I like, but furniture is expensive -- especially when bought in sets. So my dilemma is finding furniture that matches. I don't really want to spend money on stuff that doesn't match and end up replacing it with other furniture later. The worst part is I want the living room to be greens, browns and blues (I think). But finding wood furniture of the same color is harder than I would've thought! I'm afraid of buying different pieces from places and then putting it all in the apartment and having it not match at all.
I've got a few weeks to continue searching and I hope I'm able to find pieces I like in the end. So far I've picked out a few things for the living room that might work...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
DONE
No more pencils, no more books. No more teachers, dirty looks!! Took my final final today and am now home free. It feels good, yet weird. I still haven't quite grasped that it is completely over. A large part of me keeps thinking I'll be at it again next year.
And, here's the column about finals I wrote for the Collegian's Finals Magazine: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2010/05/03/goodbye_standardized_tests_hel.aspx
And, here's the column about finals I wrote for the Collegian's Finals Magazine: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2010/05/03/goodbye_standardized_tests_hel.aspx
Sunday, May 2, 2010
I know I'm who I am today, because I knew you
I have one final essay to write in my college career. But it can wait a few minutes. Because I need to get this out.
This weekend was beyond question one of the craziest, fastest and most amazing of my college career. And I'm not going to go into all the details -- but it was one full of Collegian events -- the most emotional being today's picnic.
As dysfunctional a family as the Collegian can be -- today/night showed how much it means to everyone in it, and how much we all mean to each other. And my hurt aches a little just writing this and just thinking about all the amazing things that were said about all the seniors. It's not easy to stand up in front of the whole Collegian staff and speak about people -- but everyone said such wonderful things. And to stand up there and have friends, reporters and editors talk about me ... there are no words to describe that feeling. As well as to be able to stand up and talk about people who have meant so much to me these past four years.
Every single person I have interacted with at the Collegian has changed me in some way -- and that's the complete truth. There was so much more I wish I could have said to so many of the seniors at the picnic, but only so much time.
I am ready to step into the world, maybe scared and nervous about setting out on my own, but confident in my abilities because of the Collegian and the people there who helped me to grow and become so much more than I thought I could be.
I'll never have a family quite like the one at the Collegian again, but I can't wait to see all the wonderful things my friends end up doing. After all our hard work and dedication we deserve only the best, seniors.
This song basically sums all of this up. I know it's from a musical, but it really says it all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImGTTuEMEI
This weekend was beyond question one of the craziest, fastest and most amazing of my college career. And I'm not going to go into all the details -- but it was one full of Collegian events -- the most emotional being today's picnic.
As dysfunctional a family as the Collegian can be -- today/night showed how much it means to everyone in it, and how much we all mean to each other. And my hurt aches a little just writing this and just thinking about all the amazing things that were said about all the seniors. It's not easy to stand up in front of the whole Collegian staff and speak about people -- but everyone said such wonderful things. And to stand up there and have friends, reporters and editors talk about me ... there are no words to describe that feeling. As well as to be able to stand up and talk about people who have meant so much to me these past four years.
Every single person I have interacted with at the Collegian has changed me in some way -- and that's the complete truth. There was so much more I wish I could have said to so many of the seniors at the picnic, but only so much time.
I am ready to step into the world, maybe scared and nervous about setting out on my own, but confident in my abilities because of the Collegian and the people there who helped me to grow and become so much more than I thought I could be.
I'll never have a family quite like the one at the Collegian again, but I can't wait to see all the wonderful things my friends end up doing. After all our hard work and dedication we deserve only the best, seniors.
This song basically sums all of this up. I know it's from a musical, but it really says it all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CImGTTuEMEI
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