Life is Good ...
Well, I officially stink at continually updating this on a regular basis, so for that, I apologize. I feel as though I've dropped the ball. Anyways, now that I've gotten that off my chest - on to other news.
Life is good. It's different being a 5th year and living in an apartment way off campus and not seeing a lot of the "usual" people around anymore. It's different but it's good because I've had some time to adjust. The first week of class and the few days leading up to it I was a mess. It's just a lot of random emotion that I had no idea what to do with. All I knew was that I wanted to be held. Unfortunately, Robin, my roommate, is not a cuddler. Hopefully this will change in the course of our 10 weeks together. Hehe.
I've been trying to keep my mind off the fact that I'll be done with school in a measly 10 weeks and off into the real world where I don't want to be. It's strange how I've come to love Athens. This is as much of a home to me now as any other place. This is where my friends (who really know me) are, this is where I've lived consistently for the past 4 years, I've made a lot of great memories here and it's beautiful. Now, I'm not saying that I want to become a townie. That's for darn sure. But what I am saying is it's going to be hard to leave this place. Unlike my roomie who is trying at all costs to stay in Athens for a minimum of 10 years, I don't know what will be left for me after this Fall. There's always the opportunity of ministry - which is always attractive - but I don't think that's where I should be. And I don't want to do it because it's safe. Athens is safe and I've come to enjoy it and that's why it's going to be hard to leave.
Well, the other thing I'm tackling right now is what I want my last quarter to look like. I want to make sure I make time for the things that I want to do and not just the things that I feel responsible for. I want to spend time on my photo class and really do a good job. I want to hang out with all kinds of friends before I leave. I want to explore Athens and go to the places I haven't been yet. I want to hike, camp and fish. I want to be involved in ministry but not so much that it takes time away from other things. The balance is tough to find. But balance I will find.
So life is good. It's not perfect and I won't pretend that it is. But life is good and I'm enjoying it. I know there will be a lot of change in the near future and my hope is that I'll let the Lord go before me and choose my destiny instead of me willing it. Yep, life is good.
Life is good. It's different being a 5th year and living in an apartment way off campus and not seeing a lot of the "usual" people around anymore. It's different but it's good because I've had some time to adjust. The first week of class and the few days leading up to it I was a mess. It's just a lot of random emotion that I had no idea what to do with. All I knew was that I wanted to be held. Unfortunately, Robin, my roommate, is not a cuddler. Hopefully this will change in the course of our 10 weeks together. Hehe.
I've been trying to keep my mind off the fact that I'll be done with school in a measly 10 weeks and off into the real world where I don't want to be. It's strange how I've come to love Athens. This is as much of a home to me now as any other place. This is where my friends (who really know me) are, this is where I've lived consistently for the past 4 years, I've made a lot of great memories here and it's beautiful. Now, I'm not saying that I want to become a townie. That's for darn sure. But what I am saying is it's going to be hard to leave this place. Unlike my roomie who is trying at all costs to stay in Athens for a minimum of 10 years, I don't know what will be left for me after this Fall. There's always the opportunity of ministry - which is always attractive - but I don't think that's where I should be. And I don't want to do it because it's safe. Athens is safe and I've come to enjoy it and that's why it's going to be hard to leave.
Well, the other thing I'm tackling right now is what I want my last quarter to look like. I want to make sure I make time for the things that I want to do and not just the things that I feel responsible for. I want to spend time on my photo class and really do a good job. I want to hang out with all kinds of friends before I leave. I want to explore Athens and go to the places I haven't been yet. I want to hike, camp and fish. I want to be involved in ministry but not so much that it takes time away from other things. The balance is tough to find. But balance I will find.
So life is good. It's not perfect and I won't pretend that it is. But life is good and I'm enjoying it. I know there will be a lot of change in the near future and my hope is that I'll let the Lord go before me and choose my destiny instead of me willing it. Yep, life is good.
posted by a.rod at 2:40 PM
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