Graduation Day, and the 1 year countdown!!!

So today is the day. Commencement ceremonies are underway, and I am officially finished with my 3rd year of undergraduate work! Whew! It has been a long and interesting journey. The best part about it is that next year it will be me wearing one of those giant graduation gowns receiving my empty diploma case as all of my closest family and friends try and snap a few good photographs. Let's just hope it is actually Spring weather for graduation next year. (I know...it is a long-shot, but worth a little wish.)

Maybe I will wish on a plane...in the night sky. Has anyone else heard that song on the radio a million times? It is seriously driving me crazy! It is so catchy though. Anyway, back to the topic at hand.

Graduation: an important milestone for you parents. My roommate was complaining last night that her mom "suggested" she not only go to the commencement for her college, but the general commencement as well. Her big thing was that her parents didn't pay for her tuition or other school expenses, but let's get real...Parents pay for a whole lot of stuff leading up to this big moment...we owe them. Yes. I said stuff. Put on the goofy gown and let them take hundreds of pictures, even if only 3 or 4 are acceptable. Today seems completely normal to all of us students, but somewhere else in the world...See, our parents' influence is inevitable. (I just used the opening from when I didn't eat my vegetables or complained about anything trivial.)

Speaking of parents, it is Mother's Day Sunday! (So for all of you who forgot, try to control yourself on Saturday night, so that you can let your mom know bright and early on Sunday just how wonderful she is! Whether you fight like cats and dogs or are super duper close, she is amazing. Haven't you seen people give birth on tv shows? I know, I know, it isn't "realistic," but if the real deal is anything like that--I give props to anyone who has went through it!)

Okay, I have officially went from Graduation, to top 40 music, to childbirth...This post has passed the randomness of many others. Happy Graduation Day! (Even if you aren't graduating, celebrate! Any excuse for a good meal and fun with friends, right?!)

Deep

Last time I blogged, I was talking about a "creative piece" that I had to write for my writing class, and I thought that was out of my comfort zone. Who would have known that almost every class this semester has basically thrown me overboard...there was always a life preserver near by if I needed it.
In an entrepreneurship class my teacher has been sending us on all kinds of adventures. He puts us in groups, gives us a task and 30 minutes. What we come up with is up to us. It is so much better than listening to a boring lecture for three hours!
I feel like now that I am out of all of the introductory classes, everything, even the stuff that I don't particularly like, is much more interesting. Plus, I have found that some of the professors, while still demanding, are more engaged. Maybe it is the smaller classes. Who knows? Anywho--it makes for a much more exciting school schedule.
Oh yes, and I did finish my "creative piece." It actually went quite well. I am revising it right now...the hardest part! I learned so much about my classmates as we went through all of the essays.

Homework...Again?!

Well isn't it just grand to be back at school? Not really! Over the break, I was anxious and even excited to start the new semester. After attending all of my classes at least once, I can officially say that I had a crazy moment. The learning, classes, and reading aren't so bad. It is the schedule. For some reason right when school starts it is impossible to go to sleep at night and then impossible to wake up at the crack of dawn (usually 7-ish or 8-ish...super early for college students).

I have had some very interesting classes so far however. I think that I am going to enjoy all of my professors quite a bit. My writing professor does scare me though. If there is one thing that terrifies most of the business majors that I know, it is writing a CREATIVE piece! Of course, that is exactly my first assignment. It is non-fiction, so I can draw it from my own personal life, but it is just one of those things that when someone asks me to think of something profound or life altering: blank mind. Horrible. My life has been altered in so many ways, so many times, but I can't seem to find a moment to pin-point for my essay.

Even though my mind is still fishing for a topic, I can say that I learned one very, very positive thing today. Bum...Bumm...Bum...I actually learned a lot in Business 1051 (Foundations of Business Thought). I answered 2 questions in my writing class based on excerpts that I read in that class...Two and a half years ago!

I will let you know how the "creative" piece goes. I guess this semester will be all about jumping out of my comfort zone.