Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Life is good
So, I finished up my last presentation today and am half way through studying for my last big test before finals (only 1 final :-) .
Then I finally get to chill for a little over a week back in my hometown. That will be nice. Then just a few weeks until Christmas, which will be especially nice since I get to see at least one of my sisters and b-in-law on a far-to-rare occasion (they live in Cali)! Who knows, maybe I'll see my Tenn based sister and niece as well. It sure would be nice to have the whole family back together for the holidays, seems to get tougher and tougher every year though. Ha, maybe someday I'll make enough money to take the whole gang on a week long cruise through Europe, how cool would that be!
I did realize something else sort of depressing the other day though. The last time I had a really long vacation with limited responsibility was the summer after my freshman year in college. And what's more, the next time that will probably happen is when I retire...Of course, this is pretty much what everyone experiences, it's just sort of lame. What happened to 3-month summer breaks with no obligations?
On the brighter side of things, life overall, is really just going pretty well. Aside from not seeing my family as much as I'd like, things are great: relationship with my gf is good, grades are solid, internship offer from Fortune 10 company, outstanding job outlook for full-time next year, solid finances for a college kid, teeth are falling into alignment nicely (I'm on my 2nd round of braces), voice returned after 3 wks of hoarseness, no car problems, and so much more!
I just can't wait to see what the next 5 years or so will bring...
Then I finally get to chill for a little over a week back in my hometown. That will be nice. Then just a few weeks until Christmas, which will be especially nice since I get to see at least one of my sisters and b-in-law on a far-to-rare occasion (they live in Cali)! Who knows, maybe I'll see my Tenn based sister and niece as well. It sure would be nice to have the whole family back together for the holidays, seems to get tougher and tougher every year though. Ha, maybe someday I'll make enough money to take the whole gang on a week long cruise through Europe, how cool would that be!
I did realize something else sort of depressing the other day though. The last time I had a really long vacation with limited responsibility was the summer after my freshman year in college. And what's more, the next time that will probably happen is when I retire...Of course, this is pretty much what everyone experiences, it's just sort of lame. What happened to 3-month summer breaks with no obligations?
On the brighter side of things, life overall, is really just going pretty well. Aside from not seeing my family as much as I'd like, things are great: relationship with my gf is good, grades are solid, internship offer from Fortune 10 company, outstanding job outlook for full-time next year, solid finances for a college kid, teeth are falling into alignment nicely (I'm on my 2nd round of braces), voice returned after 3 wks of hoarseness, no car problems, and so much more!
I just can't wait to see what the next 5 years or so will bring...
