The End of the Beginning

Wow. To say that this year has flown by would be an extreme understatement. I was woken up this morning by roommate beginning the moving out process. Moving out is such a crazy thought. As excited as I am for my living arrangements next year, I can't believe that this time next week I will no longer have access to the room I'm in right now. I want to use this blog to help me remember all the amazing experiences I have had/am having. So in order to recap my freshman year, I'm going back to where it all started, Kennedy Hall.

I came to Statesboro with two very important people in my life, my boyfriend and my best friend. However, after participating in the summer BUILD program, I gained a lot of new friends. One that would even turn out to be my roommate next year. I solidified a friendship with someone I've known since before flat irons were popular and through some mistakes made, I started to appreciate the amazing relationship I was in. But that wasn't all that BUILD taught me. I realized that there's so much more to college than friends, fun, and school. I realized my heart to serve others, and my passion for college. Passion could never have been used to describe my high school experience. I lived a day at a time, didn't work to my full potential, and kept my focus on everything it shouldn't have been on. Looking back on my first year in college, I couldn't be happier with the person I've become, the friends I've made, the experiences I've taken part in, and the memories I've made. Some of the things that stick out the most are:

• Working at Langston Chapel Elementary After School Program and falling in love with all the precious little kids.
• Starting my mentor relationship with Michelle, my Statesboro mom.
• Getting to know my BCM family.
• Alex's baptism.
• My one year anniversary :)
• Homecoming game where GSU beat #1 ranked App St. 
• Luke Bryan!
• Reading the whole Pretty Little Liar series with my Beccas.
• All my parents visits!
• LeaderShape!!
• Visiting Columbus and Athens.
• Becoming a Student Assistant in the Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement.
• Having dinner with Bill Rancic!
• My amazing Spring Break trip to Port Charlotte, Florida.
• Becoming a real gamer.
• Southern Ambassador Interviews.
• And most importantly, realizing my calling. 

And I'll soon be able to add to that, my trip to Disney World to work with terminally ill children. I couldn't be more excited to see what God has in store for me this summer and throughout the rest of my time at Georgia Southern. 

Southern Love.