Well kids, this is it. Tomorrow morning I graduate from college. It is honestly so surreal. I never thought this day would ever come. It has been one of those things that I hoped would happen, but it seemed so far down the road that to have it be happening tomorrow doesn't seem real. I have been so blessed to be able to go to school at Southern Virginia. I wouldn't trade it for the world. It took me a long time to decide on a school, but I know without a doubt that I picked the right one. I love the person that this university has turned me into. I have grown in so many ways here. Way beyond academics. The experiences that this school has given me are incredible and once in a lifetime. I really could never adequately express the love I have for this school and how beyond grateful I am for the last three years.
This weekend is full of mixed emotions for me. This is such a major part of my life that I have worked so hard to get to, and I am thrilled that I finally made it. I pushed through all of the work that sometimes felt near impossible, and managed to come out with a pretty good GPA. I can't lie, I am proud of the accomplishments that I will be celebrating tomorrow. At the same time, my heart hurts every time I think about leaving this place. Leaving not only SVU, but Buena Vista, the whole state of Virginia, and really the whole east coast. I am so in love with this place. So in love. I am also in love with the people here. From my very best friends, to my incredible professors and administrators, to the Buena Vista locals that I don't even know. I love them all.
When I left home three years ago, I cried and cried. Saying goodbye to my home, and my friends, and my family was so hard. This time is so much harder. I am leaving home again, but this time I'm not leaving with the comfort of knowing that I will be back in four months and everything will be (for the most part) as I left it. This time, I don't have any idea when I will be back. But I know it won't be the same. When I left home before, I knew that I would be seeing my family and friends again in four months as well. This time I am leaving people who have become my family, and I may never see them again. And that breaks my heart. But this is life. And it's wonderful and terrifying and beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time.
This place and these people have my heart, and have definitely changed me for the better. I am so blessed.
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