Maytime Wonders

The one obnoxiously happy and waving is obviously me. There have been times when I believed I would never make it to the end of college, and never cross the stage. I have never been more happy to be wrong in my life.

This May has been full of excitement and success. Obviously judging by the picture, I have finally graduated from college and completed my Bachelor's degree.

After 4 long years of trials, tests, failures, successes, and many lessons learned, I've walked across the stage a lot wiser than I used to be. As a freshman in college, I was more naive than one could imagine, but also terrified. I had no idea what to expect from college, and I could only hope it would be different than high school.

Thank God it was nothing like high school.

I got to grow into a young woman who got to lead fellow students, learn more about myself and others, learn to fight for myself and what I believe in, improved my English skills, my writing skills, and my knowledge of God. I made lifelong friends who know I'm never going anywhere (lol you're stuck with me) and I know they're always there for me. I began a relationship that has helped me grow and made me love so much more than I imagined possible, and I've gained more respect for the people in my life than I had previously.

College was such an incredible adventure and journey, and I don't regret any part of it, no matter how good or bad. Each year had its own set of challenges, but each year I overcame each one. Every single challenge or adventure I went through has prepared me for situations in my life to come.

While I loved college, I am glad to be done. It's another milestone under my belt. God has certainly blessed me over the last four years, and I'm excited to see how He is going to bless me in the upcoming years.

Since graduating college, even though its only been a few weeks, I've already got a starter job in the real world, working in the HR department of a production company. I finished my first week yesterday and I felt so accomplished. While I don't necessarily enjoy getting up every morning at 6 am, I do enjoy getting this experience and knowing it is going to benefit me in one way or another in my future. I'm taking in everything I can so I can utilize the information given to me.

This summer is about to be one of wonder, learning, and new projects. I'm super excited to see what the next three months holds. If May was full of wonder, excitement, new experiences, and great accomplishments, I can only look towards the future with just as much excitement.

I know this post is short and compact, but there's so much I could say about my college experience that it would literally take me all day to write part of it. The shorter version will suffice for now.

Be looking forward to summer posts of travel, work updates, writing updates, and some more devotionals spread out every now and then. It's already been such a wild ride these past four years.

Let's see where the next four take me!