Somehow it’s finals week and the strange realization that I’m just about done with my freshman year of college is slowly sinking in.

There are so many things I could say, so many things I want to say about this past semester but since I have two finals tomorrow and it’s a little after 10 at night and I’ve currently been awake for 17 hours, I think I better just make this short and sweet.

This has been an absolutely incredible semester with many, many “firsts” and quite a few “lasts”. Through it all, even the stressful midterm weeks, I have been filled with an amazing peace and joy that surpasses all understanding.

Yesterday I had my last class as a college freshman and it also happened to be my first class that took place outside. (Thank you Dr. Sirilla, you are the bomb.com!!)

Thanks Abby for the Honors class picture! 🙂

Yesterday while working on my last paper of the year, I checked out books from the JPII library for the first time. (Yes I’ve been here for two full semesters, and no I have not checked out anything from the library until now.)

This past Tuesday I had my last piano lesson of the semester and tonight I had my first piano recital in 10 years. (Deciding to take piano was one of the best decisions I made this semester.)

Speaking of decisions, it was probably not a great decision to write this right now…#ineedtostudy

I should not be spending my time creating this blogpost tonight…#procrastination

My mom sent me a helium good luck balloon and chocolate baked goodness in a box today….#bestmomaward