slow down

I honestly feel like I was writing my sophomore year ode to Schroeder 2 weeks ago… How come as you get older time goes sooo much faster? I would like to talk to whoever came up with that concept and tell them to knock it off. I truly thought sophomore year was one for the books but… oh boy move over sophomore year, junior year’s got some stories to tell. It was a year jam packed with everything you could think of: making new lifelong friends, drifting away from some people you didn’t expect, epic traveling, countless 21st birthday parties (still recovering), my first apartment, falling in love, uncovering a new sense of what I want to do with my life after school (that’s a senior year worry), feeling confident in myself in a way I never have before. After looking back on this year though, I often times find that I have to remind myself of how blessed my life is and what a fantastic year its been for me. Honestly looking at it, it's unfair how good of a year I have had. From the people and friends I have gained this year to the opportunities at school and work, the places I have been so fortunate to travel to, I truly don’t know what I have done to be so blessed. So from now on, I hope I won’t have to remind myself that anymore, I will just appreciate it everyday without taking it for granted. Without further ado, here’s my ode to junior year… one I will never forget.