Beginning of Goodbye

I have so much to be reflective on and think about today.

And I have so much to be thankful for.

Yesterday was the farewell celebration for the graduate assistants in the department. I was expecting a short but sweet farewell speech from Laura. That was it.

But apparently, the hall directors in my area of campus had planned so much more than that. Instead of a speech they had planned an entire skit about the things I love, the things that have happened to me while working in the department...and jokes and things I have experienced in grad school.

I laughed so hard I was crying. It was the best send-off ever and possibly one of the funniest things I have ever witnessed. I am kicking myself for not filming it because it's going to be THE thing that I think about whenever I have a bad day for the next few years.

I am so thankful that I got the chance to work with these amazing people for two years. These two years flew by like everyone said they would. Everyone I worked with in the area has changed my life and helped to shape me into the student affairs professional I now am. I have truly enjoyed working with everyone and it warms my heart to know that they all feel the same about me...enough to perform a skit in front of the entire department about me...something I did not see coming AT ALL.

In just one more week this all comes to an end. I'm excited, scared, happy and sad all at the same time.

But when I look back at my time in grad school, I will have happy memories. This is the happiest I have ever been and I am so thankful that I was given a chance to become what I was always destined to be.