I am currently in Carrier Library on the third floor (The most quiet and intimidating floor in the library) surrounded by my Spanish text book, an agenda filled with assignments, a beaten up 5-subject notebook, a torn up folder filled with nonsense, and an empty starbucks cup. If this doesn't describe the end of the semester, I don't know what does. This semester has been a roller coaster that was super slow and really steady up until 2 weeks ago when there was a huge drop, a couple of spirals and twists and spins, and me screaming my head off during it all. First, I will tell you all the bad news (saving the best for last). Well, 4 out of 5 of my professors this semester decided that there would be maybe 4 or 5 grades throughout the entire semester, and those grades would be tests. Do you know how much tests suck? Well they suck. A lot. They also suck a lot when you're a person who over-thinks just about everything to ever exist- this makes me not the best test taker. So there's that. Also, all of my professors decided that it was a good idea to assign every possible huge assignment during the last two weeks of the semester, so in the next few weeks I have tests (too many to count), a speech, a sociology project, mandatory events I have to attend, and probably something else that is slipping my mind currently. If you are a senior in high school reading this, I am not trying to scare you, but seriously, college is hard. GREAT- but hard. So that's that. On the other hand, I have SO much to be thankful for. For starters, I was accepted at one of JMU's 300 FROGS! If you go to JMU, you know how awesome those people are. If you are about to be a freshman at JMU, you'll realize you want to become a FROG after your orientation week. If you're someone who doesn't know what I am talking about, this is what it is: JMU is awesome (duh) and has a week for incoming freshman where they can just get to know JMU better before classes start. This involves TONS of fun events, getting familiar with the people that live in your dorm, walking around campus all day, and several other things. I decided to apply to be one of these First Year Orientation Guides because the two women that lead my group around were absolutely amazing. FROGs have a great energy about them and love JMU more than anything, and I want to be able to impact First Years the same way my FROGs did! So after a 2-3 month application process and multiple interviews, I got an email this morning saying I got accepted! I kinda jumped around my room and screamed (sorry guys below me) and called Darren 4 seconds afterwards to tell him about how excited I was. This opportunity alone fills me with so much joy! Out of 900ish people that applied, I was one of the few that were accepted, and I think JMU won't regret giving me this position. Another blessing is that I am truly starting to realize I have a great group of friends here at JMU. Between the beautiful ladies in my dorm, the wonderful people within IV, and the angels in my small group, I have a lot to be thankful for. I have had some of the best moments with them recently. Between crying in room 104, late-night cookout runs after Large Group, and study and dinner dates, I have become extremely attached to these wonderful people. It's apparent that God placed them in my life to make me stronger, more honest, loving, understanding, and happier. Also, Darren will be in Harrisonburg (hopefully attending JMU, TBD) next year (and years after that) so that is AWESOME. Lastly but certainly not the definitive last, I get to go home this weekend and spend it with Alaina, Lauren, Josh, Darren, and Darren's friend. We are planning on exploring God's beautiful creation by hiking on Saturday. I am extremely pumped to just get away from the stress of school and realize how small I am compared to the Creator's creation. So although this post was super long and all over the place, it kinda describes my semester. Also, while writing this, I realized that there is a lot more to be thankful for than to stress about. School is super important, yes, but so is realizing that God is always there for me. In the midst of all of this stress and commotion, one thing always remains the same.
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