As I think about what this week is going to do to me emotionally and mentally, my brain kind of just wants to cave in on itself. That being said, I am currently procrastinating doing my accounting homework for a bit in order to 1) unwind and 2) write this post!
I would like to take this moment to say Happy Belated Thanksgiving to everyone reading this! Hopefully it was an enjoyable holiday spent with those you love. My holiday was awesome. I like spending copious amounts of time with my family, food, pumpkin pie, seeing friends, & watching football so it was a great break for me! (I won't speak of the ND game...)
Yesterday when I arrived back on campus, South Bend was its usual gloomy, November self and as I walked up the stairs of Le Mans I had the depressing thought that a few hours prior I was in the comfort of my own home. Then today, while in my 8 o'clock computer programming class (anything, let alone C++, is tough for a college student to do at 8am), I was organizing my academic life and realized I have about 3 weeks left on campus until I leave for Christmas break. At first, I was really excited then I thought "Wow. I won't be back on campus until August." It is still such a weird concept for me to grasp. As I was walking to lunch with Kelly, we talked about how conflicted we feel. My general feeling is: I have a hard time wanting to leave while at the same time I want finals week to just get here already so I can go back home. Therein lies the predicament. I've decided that while I will work hard these last 3 weeks, I will also cherish every minute I have left with my friends from school, especially those who will be graduating. I feel like I've taken this semester for granted and didn't live in the moment enough and because of this, I will make sure to take more chances & recognize an opportunity when it presents itself. These are going to be the best last 3 weeks of school ever.
Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero
(Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future.)
Note: I also plan to carry this mindset over into the FIVE WEEKS that I'll be home during Christmas break :)
I think we really should take advantage of these next few weeks. We need to make it awesome!
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