So, winter term is over, and I
feel like I need to wrap up and reflect on it a little bit. What has changed in
my life this term, this year really? The answer is so so much; the answer is
always so so much.
I remember I started this term
thinking about how much I wanted it to be over, and now that it finally is, I
can’t believe it. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around how fast this term
zoomed by. It’s not that I wasn’t looking forward to it; in fact it’s been an amazing
term! But, I knew that this term was going to be stressful, long, and
difficult. It was definitely all of those things, but it was also full of
growth and as Heidi likes to say, “birth pains.” This term, and this year
really, I feel like I have been working super hard on becoming the person I’ve
always wanted to be. I have learned to be confident in what I say and what I
do, and that has changed everything in my life for the better.
But all these changes haven’t been
easy. They have been a lot of hard work on my part. They’ve required me to do
things I never in a hundred million years would have thought I could do. I have
cried, laughed, prayed, and fought for this progress. But I can feel the
positive shifts in my life. I feel myself growing, and I see the fruits of my
labor.
In Peer Mentoring, I have the
opportunity to watch the mentors grow into amazing student leaders and that is
what I am most proud of this year. To say I am like a proud momma is an
understatement. They have all taken hold of my heart, and I can’t imagine my
life without every single one of them. When I look at all they have
accomplished, my heart swells with joy and appreciation for the team they’ve
become. At the same time, there’s now an impending finish line in view. We only
have one term left, and I hope to make it the best one yet!
At the apartment, Candice and I
finally have a new roommate! We are so excited and happy to be having Jasmine
move in! The roommate search was awful and disheartening, but we have finally
found someone perfect! Sometimes you just have to wait a little longer for
what’s right.
This term my life has been a series
of stress but at the same time growth. I mean during this term I applied for
PLUS team, selected PM leaders for next year, reviewed mountains of
applications, selected mentors for next year, taught lessons, baked bread pudding,
held it together in public, fell apart in private, laughed until I cried, faced
my fears, stood up for myself, stood up for someone else, delivered bad news,
received bad news, have been so mad I cried, accidentally cursed, made the
greatest mix CD ever, impersonated Elvis (badly, soooooo badly!), turned 21,
had my first drink, met new people, got to know people that I already knew, had
my room redecorated by the lovely Paula, practiced parking, survived Spanish
402, danced, laughed and laughed and laughed, sang along to awful music in the
car, sang along to awesome music everywhere, didn’t get enough sleep, got sick
then got better, played cranium, almost died on the way to Shari’s, taught
others how to properly put on condoms, had crazy eyes, learned to relax,
procrastinated, was on top of things, was accepted for PLUS team, and was
blessed with the most amazing people to share my days and my moments!
It has been
a crazy term but I can’t wait for next term and all the changes it brings.
Good bye winter term, it's been swell! Bring it on, spring term!
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| Cousins and Best Friends! (I got confused during this picture.) |
