Fresh Start

As a wee child, my elementary school posted the list of students in each class a couple of weeks before the beginning of the year. I think - I'm not completely positive because all I remember is begging my mother to take me to look for the lists on a daily basis starting sometime probably in July. I loved the first day of school. Something about packing fresh boxes of crayons, tidy bags of supplies, and stacks of blank, untouched paper just got me excited. I could not wait to pack up my bag and head to that first day of class and meet my teacher and see my friends.

Now, a decade later, I'm not quite as excited. Do not get me wrong, I still love school. My inner nerd still comes out sometimes eagerly finishing my homework. I still want to learn and discover, but I no longer enjoy that first day of classes.

I hate having to get new supplies, meet new teachers, meet new peers, and readjust. (Maybe I'm just becoming old and stuck in my ways already. Probably not the best scenario. Anywho.)

Christmas break was a glorious four week holiday. My new and improved schedule usually involved a minimum of 10 hours of sleep and a maximum productivity of about two tasks being accomplished. Tomorrow, since it is already almost 1:30am, I am facing about six hours of sleep and having to complete at least four classes (and the homework some determined teacher will inevitably assign).

To say the least, I am not excited.

On the flip side, I am pumped for a few aspects of tomorrow.
Here's what I am excited about:
Tomorrow is a fresh start. Tomorrow I am not behind in a single class. Tomorrow is a new semester with new opportunity. This semester I have more hours, harder classes, and a job. Oh, and I have a thing called a social life. This spring is looking a little rough. Just a smidge. If we're being honest - which I suppose the blog title implies we are - I am a little nervous. To say the least, I'm a little overbooked for this semester. But, I am so excited to see what happens. I also have big plans for this spring. People have come in and out of my life in a way that I can only describe as a God thing, and for that I am so thankful and so excited to see where that takes me. Tomorrow starts a new semester. It starts my life as Kelsey - college freshman semester two. Kelsey- the RA. Kelsey - the ambitious double major. And, Kelsey - the friend.

I know it's a long night my dedicated readers. You probably have class tomorrow too. I have no clue what the day will hold, or the future, but that's the beauty of life. We never know. So, I am going to go to bed and hopefully awaken with some of my youthful peppy-ness and tomorrow might just be an excellent day. Tomorrow, my friends, is a fresh start.