Coming to the End

It wasn't until I was out of high school that I started to like reading books. I've never been a sitting kind of person so plopping down on a nice comfy couch and getting sucked into a book never really interested me.

Now I love books, especially ones that have multiple volumes like the Harry Potter series. Its funny because as soon as I pick up book one of any series I want to know immediately what happens in book seven.  Frantically, I read through all the books and finally get to the last one in the series. As excited as I am to find out the ending I begin to read a little slower and start soaking in every word because on the last page it is over. Done. No more. The mystery and the anticipation all comes to an end and I have to find some other series to entertain my short attention spanned mind. 

For me this is what college has been. A long, exhaustive, at times exciting seven volume book. When I first started college I was a little overwhelmed with how daunting the task looked but none the less excited to see what would come of it. What degree would I choose, what school would I attend, would I really be that much smarter at the end? No

If you asked me a year ago I would of told you I had 10 classes,  4 semesters, 7 teachers and 45 weeks left of school. I was in a sense beginning book seven and was racing to the end. 

I am now 3 weeks away from finally graduating college. So what am I doing? You got it. I am slowing down. I am trying to enjoy these last few weeks of what has been a crazy journey of trying to graduate college. 

I didn't graduate in four years like most of the gosh darn world. No, it took me more like 7 years from the day I decided to go to the day I will walk across that stage. 

After changing my major something like 6 times I finally picked Kinesiology only to take 3 history classes my last semester and wish I would of chosen that major. 

I ended up at California Baptist University. Not the best university to go to if you plan on taking a while to graduate I might add. 

Am I any smarter?...hmmm well I would have to say yes, at least for my sanity I would like to think so. There are many things that I have learned over the last seven years but sadly I still cant spell spaghetti right without auto correct. 

All in all its been a great ride. I will finish college even though I got married on my second year, went through chemo on year three, and had a baby on year four. 

It's bittersweet ending a huge chapter of your life. 

Sophomore year