Through my daily route to class through Thompson library, I passed a tour group of potential Ohio State students taking photos of the glass book stacks. The thought of the library being a "tourist" attraction was so odd to me – I'm so used to walking through the library like it's old business. There's nothing new, nothing special about it, it's just "the library."

The feeling of awe the first time I walked into the Ohio Union or the excited nervous feeling when moving into my dorm and especially the first moment that I stepped foot in the Horseshoe – those feelings seem ages away from present day. The mystery of such a large campus, wondering if you'll get lost even though you downloaded the OSU Maps application months ago, are all forgotten thoughts from freshman year.

The buildings that we walk through everyday and the opportunities that are presented to us are just ours for the taking while we are students. Yes, yes, "Buckeye for life" is one of our favorite slogans, but that doesn’t mean that we'll have the advantages of being a student forever (discounts!). We are taking our campus and our experience for granted – I'm guilty of it as well.

I recently did a project on the development of Thompson library and the Ohio Union and it opened my eyes to the change of the university throughout the years. I looked through hundreds of photos from 1913 when the library first opened and the different locations of the student union. In the photos, students were minding their everyday business: studying, spending time with friends, lounging, eating - the same things we do on a day-to-day business. Now we are in their shoes, a hundred years later, soaking in the glory of what Ohio State has to offer.

I decided that I'm going to start appreciating the little things on campus more: the 11^th floor view on the library, the benches along Mirror Lake, and the Oval Beach puppies roaming around when the sun is out.

I only have a week left as a third-year and then I become a senior. A senior! It's my last year at the best university in the nation (in my opinion, at least) and I only have one more year to cherish everything that has been so special to me throughout my time here.

I'm going to remember that initial feeling of wonder when walking across campus. I'm going to start looking up from my phone when walking to class and pay attention to the life on campus. I'm going to stop going through the motions of my routine and start actually living today before it becomes yesterday. Because yesterday is just too late.