Graduation is sneaking up on us. It's easy to ignore within the busy cycle of school and homework and extra-curriculars and friends. But every time I look over it's always a little closer. 5 months, 3 months, 11 weeks, and now 6 weeks. It still doesn't seem real, except that every day someone hears back from a grad school or job or internship. Also, registration is beginning, and we aren't part of it. My junior and sophomore and freshman friends are picking out their schedule for next year, while we seniors are ordering our gowns and graduation notices.

I'm very happy for all my friends who are getting into grad schools. I've been hearing mostly good news from people. Congrats, guys! Most people who haven't applied this year still have grad school on the mind. A lot of them are like me: wanting to apply eventually but also seriously needing to take a year or so off to work for a bit and see what's out there before going back to school. Do you realize we've been in school for nearly 16 years?! It's crazy.

I am very excited about graduation. I'm sad about leaving Trinity and all my friends, but I'm also totally ready for whatever comes next. Although I'm sure that as it gets closer to graduation I'll become much more emotional. But for now it's fun to do job searches online and talk about what cities we'll live in and what kind of pets we want and that sort of thing.