"College is the best four years of your life."

I can't tell you how many times I have heard that in the past two years. Do I love college? Of course, I do. I love the environment, my friends, and everything I'm involved in. But how can I enjoy college if I have the mentality of knowing it will never get better? I am looking forward to enjoying the career that I have been pursuing for, for four years. I look forward to eventually getting married and having a house and 23 dogs.

I am about halfway through college and even that seems crazy to me. It feels like just yesterday I was graduating high school. I love being young and being able to pursue all of my hopes and dreams. I plan to study abroad and I am shoving myself in every direction trying to be as involved as I can. I love it, I truly do.

Every once in awhile I like to think about where my life will be in five years. I will have hoped to graduate and living on my own in an apartment. Possibly in a big city? Who knows where life will take me and in what direction. I am so excited to see where my life goes that I might just miss out on "the golden years."

I get so wrapped up in the future that I forget to enjoy the present. I am only 19 years old, but soon enough I'll be in my 20's, then my 30's and so on. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." Good ole' Ferris Bueller. Such a cheesy, but truthful line. I get so worried about what is going to happen, instead of enjoying the things I'm experiencing now.

As only a sophomore in college, I try to sound all philosophical, but I don't have a clue about life. I'm learning every single day on how to be successful and happy. Personally, I hope I never stop trying to learn about myself. I mean in middle school I wore red leopard skinny jeans and I loved them. For the record, I do not love them now. I am sure in 10-20 years I'll look back and laugh at all the things I did in college. That is okay with me. I'll try to explain to my future kids that "whipping" was actually funny.

All in all, I am so excited to grow up and do adult things. Get to go to a real job and do real life work out in the world. I'll have my own place and decorate it my own way. I'll spend my hard earned money on vacations and of course more puppies. At the same time, I think I can wait and enjoy my time here at Kent State. I'll really appreciate the time I have here and put 100% of my effort into getting every experience I possibly can.