Now, I may have wished this upon myself by getting engaged and all but this semester has been work overload.
When you are a college senior and are trying to graduate early, stuff just gets shoved to the side, even when you don't want it to. Especially when you try to do too much, forget about the little things and almost let college pass you by.
Wedding planning is a complicated process that I had never realized until my fiancé put that diamond ring on my finger. When he got down on one knee in Las Vegas over the summer, I had no idea that my last semester of college was going to go by so slowly.
I feel like this semester has just dragged on from the first glimpse of campus in August to now, a November where the weather is so unpredictable you don't know what to wear.
The molasses speed of this semester probably has something to do with the wedding. Choosing a date nearly 18 months from your engagement can be a serious drag.
My fiancé and I were completely in that moment right after I had just said yes, he and I really did not know what would come next. Everything went by so fast then.
I guess it is true that time flies when you're having fun. We both knew eventually things would have to slow down and that pretty much meant school was looming.
Senior year, or semester in my case, started and the days started to run together after going to classes in the morning, going to work, then back to classes, then back to work, then meetings and all the while trying to find time to see my future husband.
Maybe I'm just overwhelmed with the prospect of everything this fall (the work, the papers, the presentations, the meetings, the constantly going) that I never stopped to really look around and enjoy my last semester at Longwood.
For three and almost-a-half years, I have been in Farmville living with my best friends, chatting with professors, eating at the dining hall, shopping at 3 in the morning at our lovely Wal-Mart, and I just realized I don't want to forget that.
I don't want to forget all the good times I have had at Longwood all because my last semester is so stressful. Which, by the way, is completely my fault.
I chose my schedule and my classes, I decided to keep my job during the semester which I did not have to do, I wanted to stay involved and I chose to graduate a semester when I had no obligation to do so.
The series of events that I go through in a day are probably no more than anyone else has to go through, and I know I am not the only one who is probably completely burnt out by now. Just remember, we are in the homestretch now.
Almost done. Just a few more weeks and we are off for Thanksgiving, then just one more week of classes and we'll end on a high note of final exams. Just don't forget to breathe.
The more I reflect on the majority of this semester that has finally passed us by, the more I realize that overextending yourself is not okay.
I had to learn the hard way that it’s okay to take time for you (and in my case, hang out with my fiancé more.)
But, don't forget that you're here at Longwood for a reason and that there still might be more you want to do.
Don't let the good moments pass you by and please don't forget the little things like going to Huddle House at 4 a.m. or having drinks (only for those over 21) with your friends.
New Lancer Days did teach us to not just let college pass us by, remember these are supposed to be the best four years of our lives.
This editorial is an opinion stated by the writer and does not represent the views of The Rotunda or Longwood University.
