Happy First day of School! :)

It's the first day of my last year of college. Senior year...I can't believe it's already come so quickly. It's weird to think that at one point I was scared of coming to Austin, afraid I wouldn't meet any new people and I'd be too shy to try any new activities. Of course all of that wasn't true, and I've come to meet some of the most wonderful people in the world here at St. Edward's, as well as join probably the most social aspect of campus: as an RA working for Residence Life.

St. Edward's has changed my life in more ways than one, and more specifically coming to Austin has changed my life drastically over the past few years. I came to Austin on a completely different wave length, and I'll be leaving with a very different frame of mind. I'm more open to change, diversity, life... more so than I ever was in my earlier high school years. I'm happier, more optimistic, and I actually have somewhat of a plan for my future.

I've come to meet the man of my dreams, and I have my job as an RA to thank for that. I'm thankful everything with that worked out as perfectly as I could have imagined, and it didn't turn into a sticky mess. I'm happier than ever with this boy, and I couldn't have asked for a better relationship:

I don't think there was anything anyone could have told me to truly prepare me for my journey to college. I've had to learn everything through myself, through simply living and experiencing...from old friends to new, past lovers to the the best one yet, I've come to realize that there really are no moments that I can take for granted. These past three (going on 4) years have been the best ones of my life to date, no doubt about it. 

As I walked into my first class this morning, bright and early at 9am, it was strange to think that the classroom I was in was the place where I had my freshman orientation, where I took my freshman studies course, and where I'd be sitting for the entirety of the semester in my International Organizations class this current semester. I hadn't taken a class in Jones Auditorium since my freshman year. Strange. 

I'm ready for this year, and I finally believe that I'm ready for my life as well. These past few years are only the beginning, and the awesomely vast amounts of opportunities out there are just waiting for me to come find them. I'm living this day, this week, this year, this life...to the absolute fullest, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Cheers to your life, make it what you will :)

xo

Jardin