unloading some thoughts

I have a huge moment coming up really quickly and now that it is approaching my mind seems to be running constantly, even when I should be sleeping. On December 13, 2014 at Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, I will be fulfilling a dream that I have been chasing for the last two years, eleven months, and one day. I will be graduating from college! As I've mentioned previously, going to college has always been a dream of mine; however,  I lacked the confidence I needed to go until caring for my cancer ridden mother-in-law and watching her body and brain being ate away by such a nasty disease. After her death, I spent the next almost eleven months in deep depression and questioning the purpose of life. One morning in early December of 2011 I woke with one thought going through my mind..."I do not want to find myself on my deathbed looking back through my life and wondering why I never attempted at least one of my dreams." So later that morning I applied to my local community college and within a couple days I received my acceptance letter and the rest is history. Now I am five weeks and three days away from fulfilling that dream and I have to be honest and say that I'm pretty emotional about it all. I have made nothing below a mid B throughout my time in college and I'm very proud of that. Next week I will complete the last sixteen hours of my internship and the rest is pretty much done other than an accounting test and one more speech. I've already had a job offer that I will start right after graduation and it is in the area of my career field that I was hoping to go. Everything is falling into place so nicely and I'm overwhelmed by it all. I've gained so much experience through my internship and I feel so blessed that I was the one they offered the internship to. My mind just cannot wrap around the fact that it's almost over. I'm really excited about no more homework assignments, due dates, huge papers to write, and all of the research involved but I know for a certainty that I will miss it all when it's over. This last semester I am simply trying to relax and enjoy the experience, my classmates, and my instructors. I have made some life long connections during my time in college and I really can't wait to see what the future holds. I have been thinking about going for a Bachelor's, but I will have to take some time off first and get energized again if I choose to go forth with that thought.

With all of that being said.....look out world...I'm almost ready to come back to you a changed woman!