Life after College..

Over the past month or so i've been going through my many, many facebook albums of pictures,and trying to save and print the pictures of my College Life.  Going through these pictures was so bittersweet....How so you may ask?  Welp by looking at them I realized that I had a pretty amazing college experience...Though I took the 5 year plan, sorry mom and dad, I really did learn alot about myself and gained knowledge to earn a degree that hopefully one day I will use.  These pictures showed  me that I had some of the best friends a girl could ask for, a Sorority that helped me do things I never thought possible, and lets be honest some bars that took all my money and gave me headaches every single weekend :)  But looking at these pictures also made me realize something...college life was over.  There are no more nights out on the town during the week/weekend, no more nights staying up til 2am chit chatting with friends, no more days of school, no more days of seeing your best friends every day, no more Spring Breaks, no more random road trips(bills seem to take that money), no more nights at the KD/KA house, no more Greek Week/Tug...No.More.College.  Living here in Bowling Green and working at the college I made tons of memories at, I believe it's even harder for myself to come to terms with this no more college life.  I feel as if I'm being judged for not going out, not indulging in alcohol, and not acting crazy.  Here's my answer to those people..I've Grown Up.  I had my fun in college and I will always look on those times as fun, crazy, times of no responsibilities, and times that are in the past.  Though i'm still "young" I feel as if I'm embarking on another chapter of my life.  A chapter of growing up, being in love, finding a Church here in BG, having fun times NOT at a bar, and learning to move on from that life.  This post college life is not all fun and games by any means.  During this time you begin to question that "other life" and everything that went with it..was it real?  was it worth it? My answers to those questions is yes it was real and yes it was alll worth it.  Those times taught me a lot about myself and A LOT about the people that surround me.  Though sometimes those teachings are a harsh reality check.  I have to realize that not only have I, myself grown up but so have others.  They may be on a totally different road through life than me and that's okay.  It just means that there may be lots of growing apart, but hopefully that time in college forged a bond that won't be broken easily, may just be merely frayed.  And if that bond does break, then you thank God for those fun times and move on..Life is to short to dwell and wonder...You know sometimes I wish there was a book about how to handle this post college life...But then again maybe it's a good thing there isn't...because during this time i've had to handle life as it comes at me, and isn't that what life is all about?  About learning about yourself and others...What I do with this life is up to me, and I couldn't be more excited...those other times are in the past and I'll cherish them forever, but i'm not living in my past, i'm living in my "today" and for my future..Sooo thank you college life for giving me this unknown, exciting, scary, amazing POST college life...:)

.GOD Bless.


"Every one of us will, to some degree or another, will be faced with a new normal sometime in life.  When we embrace it and carry on, we tend to be a lot happier."-Kevin Malakrey