SPRING BREAK! In college it was all about the wildest vacation spot with parties going on from dusk 'til dawn, hanging out with friends, napping at the beach by day and staying out all night. Now, only five years later, the differences are astonishing. It's about a week to relax, stay in my pj's all day if I want, trips to the spa, taking relaxing walks, and reading a good book--something I would have never, ever done in college. Boy, how a few years can change things. Every now and then I think I can do all I did in college, and sometimes I try, yet the next day I'm quickly reminded what a bad idea that was. Then... I must reminisce about the good ole days.
In college I didn't party as much as some, but I had my taste of it. I miss a lot of things about the college life, but honestly, partying isn't one of them. I miss hanging out with my friends until 2 am, sitting around, talking about nothing and watching the same movies over and over. I miss mom and dad paying my bills. I miss going to the Sanderson Center to work out in between classes. I miss the atosphere of Starkvegas and the memories made there. I even occasionally miss that nasty trailor park where I lived. Don't get me wrong, I never want to go there again. I never want to live next to a prostitute or across from a man who drinks so much he passes out in the driveway at 11am, but that place had character! LOL! I miss going to football games at Davis-Wade Stadium, and basketball at the Hump. I miss meeting people my age. I miss being carefree.
Though it seems like college was the best time in my life, since then I have experienced great things and know even better things await me. Things are pretty good now. I like having a job and making money. Mom and dad don't send it anymore(that's a bit of a bummer), but my budget isn't quite as tight as it was back then. I can afford to do the things I want to do. I like not living in a trailor park. I like having a decent car. I actually like having to run outside because I don't have a state of the art gym at my fingertips. I like making new friends of all ages and seeing and accepting new perspectives... I like being challenged now in ways that college just couldn't offer. Finding jobs, making lifelong friends, working hard just because I should, studying things to better myself rather than studying to get a grade. I didn't always have time for all of those things in college. I know that even better things are to come, God willing... My wedding day, the birth of my first child, and my second, and maybe more... his/her first day of school... and graduation... Retirement! LOL!... The list of amazing things can go on and on. While these times are much more challenging than college, the reward has to be multitudes more!
So, college was great, and I do miss it. I worked hard in my classes and the reward was good grades. It was huge at the time, but who remembers what my GPA was now? Being young and carefree was fun, but it wasn't so rewarding. And in the end, isn't that what we long for? With that being said, I know I must wait patiently and work diligently, looking ahead, not behind, for what's in store. The most fun time of my life might be over, but the most rewarding is yet to come. And no matter what, I know it's gonna be great in the end!
"...Forgetting the things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Jesus Christ." Philippians 3:13-14
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