Getting oh so close

The semester is once again coming to a close. Classes are winding down, professors are closing out there 16-week long lecture series, and final papers are being written. As of May 12th, I will be one semester away from ordering my Aggie Ring. The fact that I'll have accumulated over 100 hours of completed course-work come this December is a little overwhelming, for it seems as if it were only yesterday I was walking into my very first college course at a little community college. A year from now, I'll be getting ready, along with thousands of other eager Aggies, to receive the coveted artifact, an item I have dreamed about receiving since the tender age of 8. So long I have waited for this moment, and at times it seemed as if I would never reach it. Now, I am only one semester away. 17 course-hours short to be exact. I have watched numerous older siblings and cousins have their turn in the light, dropping their rings in a pitcher of beer and wear it proudly on their finger each and every day.



I can't wait to do the same.

As anxious as I am, I know there are many things I must complete first. 9 hours of summer school are waiting to greet me at the start of June, and 13 more hours have been registered for the fall. Time flies by faster every day and it's becoming easier to lose track of the important things. However, to me it seems impossible to ever lose sight of that beautiful and very meaningful ring after you've been eying it for more than a decade.

I am soooo ready.

In other news, life will begin to slow down in the next coming weeks. As soon as finals commence, I will be a free woman for about a month. There are so many summer activities I am greatly anticipating, such as my trip to Jamaica, Cozumel, and the Grand Caymans with Jordan on June 7-14!


Of course, to fully appreciate my list of summer events, a job is definitely in the order. So...I guess I could fill out applications...and maybe go on a couple of interviews...or I could live on bread and beer all summer....

Maybe Layne's is hiring.

- Shirley