Pirate SENiOR! (:

¡Increíble! Estoy tan emocionante.

 

Tuesday marked the last FIRST day of my undergraduate career! Yay! I have to say that I honestly didn't think that college would fly by so fast.  It seems like just yesterday I was moving to Greenville as a slightly nervous but excited freshman! I never believed those that would tell me, "hold on, honey... those years are gonna fly by!"  Seriously, who ever listens to them?  But, I guess I should have.  Crazy how things work out...

Sometimes I think that if I would have done things differently my freshman year, I wouldn't be in some of the predicaments I've found myself in now... but, it's okay.  I'm taking full semesters now because I decided not to then.  I also chose to be a Nursing major as a freshman KNOWING that I did not want to be a nurse... I just didn't want to be an undecided major and knew that the medical field is where I wanted to be.  

I met some of the best friends I could ever ask for freshman year, but I've kept some of the best ones from my high school years as well; it's gotta be a blessing.  Sierra was my first "real" collegiate friend freshman year.  We were in the same nursing chemistry class and she just happened to sit down next to me.  Little did I know, this girl was going to be an amazing friend.  We're not as close as we once were, but I know that if I ever need anything, she'll be there no matter what.  I remember the first time I met my best friend, Al.  We were in the same freshman sociology class; a night class.  On the first day, I came in and sat down in the middle of one of the rows in front of some random boy.  We started talking (because, as you know, I'm not shy) and I found out that he was also a freshman from NEW BERN (NBHS).  So we struck up a little rivalry there; but it was all in good fun.  We are still best friends to this day and we've been through a lot together.  I honestly don't know how my life would be without him.

I also met someone that changed my life forever; both in good and bad ways.  I've learned a lot of lessons from that person that are only going to make my future relationships healthier and stronger.  I'm going to know certain signs and what to look for, and I'm also going to know how to see through people and their lies.  Secrets have no place in a serious relationship... especially not marriage.  He taught me that a lot of people these days are not as trustworthy as they seem... just because someone tells you they love you, doesn't mean that it's true.  He also taught me that people really do not change from the way they "used to be".  Sooner or later, they will regress back to the person they were and it'll leave you blindsided.  It kills me how someone so amazing could disappoint you in so many ways unimaginable.

All I can say is that I'm glad I switched my major to Hispanic Studies during my sophomore year.  It was the absolute best decision of my entire college career.  I'm so happy with what I'm doing and where I'm going that I could just scream with joy!  I know that sounds retarded, but it's true.  Spanish and psychology make me happy and I'm super excited about what the future holds for me.  For those of you who don't know, I'm planning on being a licensed translator for either a hospital system or doctor's offices while I go back to school for speech therapy.  In the end, I want to be a bilingual speech therapist working with ESL students.  Ecstatic!

Now for the concept that everyone has been asking about... as far as relationships go, I'm not opposed to them... I just don't feel that I'm ready or that I can really trust anyone at this point.  When you have the wool thrown over your eyes for a long period of time and then have a horrifying truth revealed when you trusted someone with everything... it's hard to "bounce back" from that in a timely manner.  But I do know that God has a plan for me and that just because that one wasn't trustworthy, doesn't mean that he doesn't have someone much better planned for me in my future.  I'm looking forward to that, but I can wait on God. (:

En todas las cosas que tú haces... confies en Díos. 

[In everything you do... trust in God.]