Right around the corner

Just the other day it hit me. Now that I have thought about it for a couple days and it is starting to sink in, it is making me anxious and eager. My life is going to change fast when December comes around. It’s time for me to graduate!

When I sit back and think about graduating, I fill with excitement. I have lived in the same house for 23 years, excluding two years I spent at school in Oklahoma. I have never left my home roots. I am excited for the day when I can pick up all of my things, leave the house and start a new life.  Don’t get me wrong. Living at home is nice. But sometimes it feels like a prison. I want to break out and take a big bite of the world. I want to get my hands dirty and work hard for something.  I want to put all this hard work behind me. I am ready to turn those grades in to cash. I look forward to starting my career.

Career. When I hear that word I feel began to feel old. I feel like I now have a purpose. I am looking forward to starting my life. When I start feeling all of these emotions, I know it’s time to enter the real world and get a job. I have been blessed with people at Texas Wesleyan that are putting me in the right situations too succeed. This week the school is putting on a weeklong clinic. They are helping students out with resume clean ups, practice Interviews, real interviews, dinner etiquette and hopefully getting some lucky students a new job.  This job could possibly turn in to a career.  The employers are looking for college students. They are looking for part time, full time and even positions that people may never want to leave. I am setting my expectations high during the interviews. I hope that all the companies don’t want me. I would hate to disappoint someone. On the other hand if no one wants me,( not likely with fingers crossed), I would know  that this was just not the opportunity I was looking for. I was taught that you all ways have two ways to look at something. Good or bad. You can’t begin to imagine what good a person can do if they look at every situation as a positive. Your Outlook will change for everything. If no one wants me it was because I am to do grater things. It would just be a little more convenient if I was to find an employer through the school.  The jobs are out there. I have always felt this way. Now it’s my turn to grab one and show everyone around me what I am capable of doing. Get ready world. I am on your heals!!! 

Eye on a little lady

                I have had a small crush on a fellow class mate. This girl is beautiful, long blond hair, deep blue eyes and a smile that can turn anyone’s day around. She is a hard worker and from what I can see so far, she has her head on right and is sticking to the course. We walk anxiously from class to class, but text and talk daily on the phone. With both of our schedules being packed with work and school, we have been unable to meet up. We have been talking now for just shy of three weeks.

                Last night was the first time that our schedules allowed us to meet. I know that since this was the first time and that I may not get another chance for a while, I had to do it right the first time. I had to sweep her off her feet and show her a good time around town.  What happened was unexpected. The night started off with me at her front door at eight- thirty. I picked her up and we headed down town. The first thing she told me was that no guy has ever opened her car door.  This was a shock to me. Shivery dead? Anyway, I know we were off to a good start. We headed towards down town to eat at Razzoo’s  Cajun Restaurant.  The car ride could not have gone any better. Conversation and laughter filled the car. We arrived down town and headed to the restaurant. Once we got to the restaurant we walked right in and got a table. Surprisingly, we had no wait.

                Dinner was nice. We sat and talked more then we ate.  As a matter of fact, I can only recall taking about ten bites of my food. We were so involved with one another that the food sat on the table as decoration. Not a moment of the dinner hour was silent. We talked about the most random and close to home topics one would be comfortable discussing on a first date.

                After dinner we walked back to the truck, hand in hand. This was “kind of a big deal”.  I had been struggling to get a hug from her.  Let me tell you that this one had a huge shell on her back. She was so awkward but in the most fantastic way. Her being awkward was really the main reason that we got a long so well in my opinion. It was interesting for me to have to pull her out of her shell these past few weeks. So when we arrived back to my truck what happened next caught me off guard. We were in the elevator fixing to exit when she said, “Hey, are you going to kiss me or do I have to make the first move.” Stunned I just looked at her. The tables had turned and now I had become the awkward one.  After I gave her a puzzled look the door to the elevator door opened.  She took a step out of the door and turned around and was just waiting.  I quickly moved in for the kiss, thinking that this day was never going to come. I just gave her a quick peck on the cheek.  She smiled and looked disappointed.  I on the other hand know how bad she wanted me to miss her cheek and hit her lips. After I pulled away she had a confused look on her face. I just smiled. She was turning back to the car, when I grabbed her hand again and spun her around. Our lips locked and we shared our first kiss.

Shoulder Pain

                Being back in school has its perks. Yes getting a degree that will help me in my hunt of landing a job is the main reason I attend, having a gym that I can also use at anytime is a huge bonus. Since the beginning of school, I have been waking up at five A.M., eating a good breakfast, and heading to the gym.   I have placed myself on a very intense workout schedule.   I work out Monday-Friday and occasionally, if I am not completely dead from the weeks work out you may find me in the gym Saturday or Sunday, for a quick cardio. 

Since I have started I’ve seen the amount of weight increase throughout all my lifts. I have become stronger in my legs by breaking them down with full body squats and also hack squats. My upper body is also working hard. I have seen a ten pound increase in the past two weeks. I have been feeling   great, and I find myself being able to accomplish more each day. That includes from the work that I am doing in the gym along with the school work that I must stay on top of.

Starting up

This past week was a very productive week.  Getting back into the swing of school came pretty fast for me this year.  This semester I am taking twenty-one hours in order to graduate this December.  Getting back in school, staying focused and ready to work is the key to completing my degree. 
     The first week of school was hectic.  Every other day I spent time in the administration building or in my advisor's office.  My schedule gave us all problems.  I need to complete my degree this semester and there was a shortage of classes I could potentially sign up for to work into my degree plan.
     Currently I have 127 credits but need another 21 hours (all upper level courses 3's and 4's).  After reviewing all the courses offered for the fall semester, it came down to only 13 classes I would be able to select from.  On top of that, I needed all morning classes due to my work schedule.

     After spending four solid days talking to all my advisors, and even being kicked out of one class I attended, my class schedule was finalized and approved for graduation requirements.

     The task then began to quickly catch up on assignments that were already beginning to pile up.  Week two I hit the ground running.  If I can maintain this mindset and focus, I will have a successful year and a happy graduation day.