Tuesday, November 11, 2008

#1-college and all that came before

As most if not all of you know, I have been accepted to Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. I talked it all over with my parents this past weekend and it is almost official. All I have to do is sign the form and send them my deposit. I know I still have 193 days until graduation, but all these college/scholarship applications have been making me think a lot about the past 17 or so years of my life.

Three years ago I was a freshman who just finished her first Trimester (yeah...trimester) of high school. I was really close to my family and friends (especially those at church) and if someone had told me that I was going to be leaving home for the last two years of high school I would have called them crazy. And if someone had told me that I was going to be going to a College in Texas I would have laughed in their face.

But here I am. I am registering for a college that is 1040.04 miles away from my house (for those of you who plan on visiting me, get ready for a 15 hour and 50 min car ride). I don't know how I am going to handle it. But, I figure I will cross that bridge when I come to it. I need to enjoy the next 193 days. They are the last days I will spend with a lot of my friends here at the Academy. I don't want to waste time worrying about something that might not even come. God doesn't promise a tomorrow, so I need to cherish my todays.

2 comments:

thebaysingerboy said...

that nuts! congrats!

kimberly said...

if you end up in texas, don't drive through oklahoma. it's sooooooooo flipping boring. definitely go through dallas.

ps: i'll have to tell you some sweet places to go in abilene.