We are constantly thinking and waiting about what is going to happen next. What do we have to look forward to? Often, it is knowing that there is something to be excited about in the future that keeps us feeling content in the present. So many times I have found myself ruminating so much over upcoming events, I forget to fully embrace what is going on in the now.

If all we do is think about the future, then it has a tendency to sneak up on us before we are even ready for it to happen. It seems like just yesterday that I sat squeezed into the back of my car, anxiously driving with my parents towards my first day of freshman year. I remember my mom, in attempt to ease my nerves, telling me how fast college was going to fly by. Even through my anxiety, I knew I did not want that. But somehow, I still allowed for the future to grab hold of me. And now, without even realizing it, I am almost half way done with my college years.

It seems as though we are always in dire need to grab hold of information of what’s to come, what we’re having for dinner, what we’re doing this weekend, what our plans are for the summer. It's important to have things to look forward to. But we also need to find the excitement within the not as big -- but possibly just as important -- events that take place in our everyday lives. Don’t miss out on allowing all of you to embrace a moment just because part of you is waiting for another one.

Yes, there will be bigger moments in our lifetimes than others, but our lives are not made up of those moments alone and the rest of our time is not simply filler. So to everyone who wanted me to write an article about spring break in PV, yeah, it was amazing and, yeah, I could go on for hours about all of the crazy experiences but that was one week of my life, not all of it. 

And it is important to cherish the times like the one I spent five minutes ago laughing at my friend who is a Blackhawks fan lose against the Rangers, just as much as I appreciate being on a beach in Mexico. And since the future cannot happen without each passing second of the present, we might as well live in the moment.