Who knew that the time for me to be done with my Sophomore year at OU would be over just like that? Time moved so fast for me this year! So fast in fact that it’s officially been two years since I graduated from my high school. That’s insane! I remember my first year at RSU and how rough of a time that I had. I remember applying to OU and I was literally so excited and happy that I got accepted. I remember meeting my roommate Maddie and I remember picking out our dorm in Headington College together. College is hard work, it's never been easy but it's not supposed to.

Over the past year, I've had to deal with plenty of professors for various reasons; professors that accused me when they didn't know me, professors who never uploaded assignments to Canvas so I would have to email the professor telling them that, professors that grades so slowly and worst of all; the professors who had office hours but were never in their office for help. I've had to deal with fake friends who used me to sign them into class onto the attendance sheets (which I obviously never did because that would get me in trouble) and you're not a real friend if you ask that of me anyway. I've had people around me in my classes that would act all smart and tough in front of others but then would later come to me on the side and ask me for help so they can pass a class.

After reflecting and thinking about everything that happened over this semester is overwhelming me to the max. I had so many little problems come up and then I figured things out again and I realized that the little things were nothing because I’m always looking at the big picture: graduating, being happy and finding what I love to actually do with my life. I realized that graduating in four years means nothing. It’s just a matter of getting that degree and actually graduating. Yes, I will be a fifth-year senior and that’s perfectly alright with me. I’ve come to terms and I've learned to accept it.

I was really upset about all of the pain I had to go through this past semester and even through the past year, but I’m glad I didn’t face it alone and that I have supportive people by my side. It seemed like most of my plans didn’t work out, even though my intentions remained good. With my classes, with tests, with my friends or with whatever else was going on. I’ve come to think that this is God’s way of telling me to slow down and just breathe. If a door doesn’t open for me, then it’s not the door for me. God will put more doors in my life and give me the opportunities that he chooses. I’ve done everything I can up to this point, what happens now in my life is completely up to Him.

So, here's to my junior year. What she tackles, she conquers.