xoxo, Meg

You know, sometimes my mind won't ever shut off.  Now that I'm on my semester of "lasts" it really gets me going. I compare myself to who I was my very first year of college.

Freshman Megan had too much energy and trust me I still have too much energy from time to time, so you can only imagine how terribly annoying I must have been. I used to blog about long study sessions, finals week, boys that I didn't talk to, and embarrassing moments I was sure I would never live down. I also thought I was pretty funny, but I try re-reading old posts and they don't make very much sense to me even. (except that one story where a group of girls pegged me as a home wrecker, that one really is funny) I didn't know what heartbreak was or disappointment and failure. The hardest decisions I made were picking out clothes for school and choosing things to buy from the grocery store. I thought I experienced everything in that short year of my life. I thought the friends I made that year would be my very best friends forever and ever. Despite my seemingly easy life looking back I remember thinking I was way old and stuff. I mean home was a whole 2 hour-drive away.

It's weird to finally have an end in sight. I don't want to leave and grow up and get a real job. No sir.

ENJOY IT little freshman, enjoy it.

dear freshman, 
Enjoy being annoying, enjoy not taking your classes seriously, and enjoy your new found freedom. Join that group of kids who are having a portable dance party through every apartment in the complex on a wednesday night. One day you will think that it's the most annoying thing, but not yet. Enjoy those late night McDonalds runs at 2 AM and most other poor decisions you make. 

Don't ever think you have figured life out. You will overcome things that are really hard which will in turn prepare you for the next thing that will be even harder. People in your life will come and go appreciate them for what they added to your life at that moment. There will be a few lucky ones who get to be stuck with you forever. Don't sweat it, you've got all of college to figure out which ones are deserving.  Don't rely on people or circumstances to make you happy. Be in charge of your life. Become YOU! 

hopefully when you graduate you will still be above water and you will still have a little faith in humanity. 

xoxo,
Meg

also take photos like this, you will never regret these.