Commencement

Commencement occurred for most of us roughly two months ago. At that time we left our pasts behind at our respective high schools in order to step forward with whatever path we choose to have ahead of us. I don't think that whole concept really hit me until yesterday when I began to pack up a vast amount of my personal belongings so that I could relocate myself to my new home. So today was the last of a lot of things for awhile. Last time I took my dog for a walk in the morning. Last time I had dinner with my family. And in the near future is the last time I'll fall asleep in this bed for a while. Then tomorrow I'll wake up, bundle up the rest of my things and travel to St. Paul with my parents in tow. Unpack my things, arrange them into a new space that I will be calling my home for the next nine months. I'd say I'm nervous and excited but the nerves aren't there so much. Therefore all I have to look forward to come morning is beginning life as a college student at Hamline University. That, my friends, will be my commencement.