I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. Mostly, I've been thinking about how this is my final year at Stonehill. Yeah, yeah, I know SO DEPRESSING- why am I thinking about this? But it's inevitable really, as I just can't wrap my head around that idea. Next year at this time, who knows where I'll be? Hopefully it'll be Paris (avec Jill!) but that's not for sure yet, and I am the kind of person who likes set future plans. I've been trying to just live in the moment and soak up every ounce that senior year has been offering me, and so far I've been doing a good job. But then my stupid wandering mind gets in the way, and I think about how in about 8 and a half months, my perfectly organized life will be over.
I mean, think about it. We've been going to school since we were 5 (maybe even earlier if you count preschool) and that's all we know. Unless some of you have crazy adventures about a gap year before college, we've all been basically doing the same thing for the past 17 years- getting an education. By now we know the ropes on studying, time management and organization. As seniors, we've spent more time within the walls of MacPhaidin than we care to admit, made it through each subsequent year by passing our finals and we know the caf's menu far too well. But come May 17th, our lives become an open book. No more required school.
So now what?
Most of my friends will be going to med school (smarty pants), law school (more smarty pants), grad school or getting jobs and we'll be spread out all around the world. No more rolling out of bed at noon for Sunday brunch in our pj's, no more Thursday night Grey's extravaganzas, no more giving tours in the rain and snow and worst of all, no more togetherness. I realize this is the kind of post you'd expect in April, not September, but I'm already sad about leaving. As my roommate would say, I need to "PULL IT TOGETHER SUSAN" and stop whining about leaving because it's not happening til May. So I will :)
Here are some pictures from senior year with some of my favorite people in the world!
First night back at school with some of my favorites! This is Maeve, me, Janelle and Caitlin very happy to see each other, especially since Maeve and Janelle were studying in Florence last spring so we hadn't seen each other since January!
I pretty much love these girls more than life: Me, my roommate Mandi, Caitlin and Jenny :)
Here's Caitlin, Jill (who I'm moving to Paris with, hopefully!) and myself all happy to be together again (and see Caite, you finally made it into the blog!)
Good group shot (though this isn't even everyone!) of me, Janelle, Mandi, Maeve, Ellen, Kim and Sara. Been friends with some of these girls since freshman year and I can't believe how long ago that seems now!
This is what 4 years at Stonehill will get you-- great friends and great memories. Can't wait to make more this year! (And I'll try to keep the whiney posts to a minimum!)
PS- My friend Charles has informed me he would like a blog shout-out as well, and today's the perfect day for one: HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY YOU OLD MAN!
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