One More Time
I have finally arrived at the point to which I’ve been both dreading and looking forward to. I have arrived at my final semester at Concordia. I have very mixed feelings on this subject, which is probably evidenced within the first sentence of this particular entry. I will say first off that I am very excited for a few reasons. First, I’m tired of doing homework and reading textbooks rather than lengthy novels. I would rather be applying the knowledge that I have acquired. Secondly, I am a Colorado mountain girl and I am looking forward to moving back to the most beautiful state in the country (I may be slightly biased). Third, I get to go have a full time job, spend my evenings doing whatever I want to do (I’m not sure of how realistic that is), and I get to finish planning my wedding. Come August I will be Mrs. Kelly Bacon and that is an adventure that I greatly look forward to beginning. Although these are just a few reasons that I am excited to graduate, I have some reservations as well.
First of all, I will miss my friends horribly. I have made the most amazing friends that I ever could have imagined here, and I know that our connections after graduation will be mostly over the phone. Basically, I have to start all over again, as I don’t have many friends left in Colorado. I hope to be able to come back someday for Homecoming but I don’t know when that would happen. I will also miss the incredible music experience that occurs at Concordia. I have never been a part of such a phenomenal program and I don’t think that I ever will be again. Another one of my reservations actually correlates with one of my excitements. Although I am excited to ‘be a big girl’ and have a ‘big girl’ job, I realize that my college experience will be over. Therefore, I have to be even more responsible than I already am. I believe that Concordia has prepared me well for wherever I begin working, I am just a little nervous about the fact that I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing right away. Another thing I’m not exactly too thrilled about is beginning to pay back my loans. I will just have to continue reminding myself that the education was totally worth it. I suppose that that note leads into my final reservation about graduation. Although I handle my finances right now relatively well, I am hesitant about making sure all my bills are paid, getting a credit card to start building credit, buying a car, paying for my cell phone, buying a computer, etc.
Despite all of my excitement and reservations about the looming graduation date, I have composed some rather ambiguous goals to help me through the next 4 months. I will do my best to do well in my classes however easy or difficult they may be. I will enjoy the time I have with my friends, and make sure that those times are more frequent than they have been. I will revel in Concordia’s music astounding music program whether it is sitting and listening, practicing for my senior recital, singing with the Concert Choir, or jammin’ with Temple Band. I will happily plan my wedding. I will work on my resume and see how much I’ve grown in the last few years. I will develop a financial strategy. I will learn more about the variety of computer programs available to help with financial planning. But most of all, I will laugh, I will play, and I will revel in the fact that I am now and forever will be a Concordia College Cobber.