With graduation vastly approaching, all I can think of is everything that I have been through while at SFA. I have made some AMAZING memories from meeting some of my best friends to falling in love; not just with the town and the people but the memories that will live forever.
From performing with the band in front of a sold-out crowd at Homer Bryce Stadium to coaching soccer for the CrazyLegs. Every single moment was a life lesson and through it all I've learned how to hold my head high and be the best I can be; and through it all there was always a light at the end of the tunnel.
I have two people to thank for bringing me to SFA; my aunt, Caryn and her mom, Jerry. I do not know how they knew I would fall in love with SFA, but somehow they knew and their assumptions were correct.
I stepped onto the campus in 2006 and there was an instant connection. High school, looking back, was more of a stomping ground for my future. I didn't cry at my high school graduation because by the time graduation rolled around I was so fed up with all the falseness that I didn't care because I knew I wasn't going to ever see any of these people again.
College. That is a whole different story. I built my life in this town and want to continue to be a part of this town for many years to come. I have found myself part of something worth fighting for. I know that sounds weird but the first two years at SFA I really didn't care. I was still in that mode from high school where I just didn't care.
It wasn't until about 2008, when I came back from Disney, that I really started to focus on what I really wanted out of life and SFA. Disney really helped me realize that I needed to find my purpose and focus on my degree and graduate.
So I finally found a major that spoke to me and I buckled down got to work! Now it's 2011 and I am literally 5 days away from walking across the stage at the Coliseum and my career at SFA coming to a close. It's a very sad ending, but it's really not the end because I am staying in Nacogdoches, hopefully for a very long time.
A part of my heart will always belong to SFA and Saturday will be a momentous occasion. It's been long over due but part of me doesn't want to walk across that stage because that really closes the SFA chapter in my book...
But to every end there is a new beginning right?
Thanks, SFA, for the best 5.5 years I could have ever asked for!
