Closing this Chapter....

I thought I was celebrating the end of my school days two years ago when I got my undergraduate degree. Then, I decided to go back to school, applying for graduate school the night before the deadline... Whew, I got in but then I extended my continuous school cycle for another few years.

Well, here we are, almost two years later and, although I still have my internship at the UIL to complete in the Spring, I am finishing my last class tonight! I can't believe I am finishing this 18-year quest we call "school." Definitely feels weird. I know that I DO NOT want to go back and get my PhD, but I still don't feel like this is the end of classes. Although, I want to celebrate I can't force myself to get giddy about it just yet. I'm not quite sure why either. Maybe it's because I still have three finals to complete. Although they are take-home essay finals, they are still schoolwork, so I guess I'm not completely finished yet.

Anyways, tonight at my 5-8 Sport Ethics class, I will be handing in my term paper, eating dinner with the rest of my class (I'm making a corn casserole), and then heading out. Pretty low-key. No lecture, no notes, just show up, talk about term paper, eat, pick up final and leave. I guess I will be celebrating with a trip to Starbucks with two of my favorite girls. Even though I don't drink coffee, or anything mocha-related, I will be enjoying the holiday peppermint hot chocolate with a gift card I received from a sweet girl in my small group last night! Thanks, M'Kayla! :)

Anyways, I'll post some pics here from my college experience. If I had any of me in my pre-college school days on this computer, then I'd post some of them, but I don't so I'll spare you. (Although I was a cute little girl with poofy bangs and a perm!) So long, University of Texas. I love you and will always cherish our times together. You've treated me well (except for that one Geology class and a few other classes). I will be forever loyal to you. So loyal, that I'll even visit you everyday (since I work on campus, haha!).