bethwlowery: On Senior Year (so far)

I have found my last semester overall quite enjoyable. I have not yet hit that point in the semester where I hate being in school and can't wait for break. Perhaps it had something to do with my month-long illness (I still don't feel like I've been in school for very long), but I think it has much more to do with my not having a "bane of my existance" experience yet. I don't think I will.

Sure, there are moments that aren't great, but we all have those. I've been really upset and had horrible days, yet the overall feeling of the semester is truly great. I am content.

Part of me is really sad that I will be graduating so soon. I have made some new friends, and I'm bummed that we have such a short time together. Why didnt I hand out with them sooner? Why didn't we realize how awesome the other is before this? I hate feeling like new friendships are rushed...

Last weekend was the epitome of contentment. I started the weekend with a day of shopping (Molloy and Allie, thanks for that), then dinner with Hayden, and Starbucks with Rosie. We just chatted about everything under the sun... I loved it! Saturday was a little more frusterating, simply because I spent the day working on div school ap essays (argh!), but I sat in a booth next to a classmate (we are in religion together) and had a lovely time trying to put off our school work. Saturday nite was Autumn Serenade. It was the best Glee Club concert I've been a part of since I came to Smith. I got chills during several of the pieces. I was proud and excited to be in choir again! Afterwards, a group of us stopped at my apartment before heading to Packards for a little celebration. Allie, Molloy, Virginia, Erin, Lizzie, Rosie, Hayden and I had a few bottles of champagne while simply chilling in my living room. It was great! Packards was ridic... but fabo! Sunday was great: church in the AM, raking leaves at the Kayser-Hirsh household in the afternoon (then coffee and a little sweettalking to convince Jman to write a letter of rec for Chicago), and Indian dinner with Hayden in the PM. Again, during dinner, Hayden and I chatted about everything. We talked a lot in the hypathetical: "When we're in our thirties with little families, we can vacation together!" or "I can't wait to read the next chapter of my life, because its a really good book right now!"

Sure, today sorta sucked, because the weekend was over... but I am still on a high from the weekend. I'm really glad to be fully content with life right now. I am looking forward to the challenges that are in store, but I am also enjoying life as it comes... because its been a blessed life so far!

(Here are a few pics from Saturday)