Quandry

Since graduating, I've been faced with many potentially life-altering decisions.  Where to live.  What to do.  And when to move forward with any of it.  What for some may have been an easy task, I have found the answers to these questions quite daunting.  And, just when I feel like I've finally made a break through, come to a decision, and I feel REALLY good about it, for days or weeks at a time even, then a new day comes, and the choice seems to weigh heavily on me.  Is it simply discouragement creeping in?  Is it just me, overanalyzing the situation?  Is it my brain fully comprehending all of the implications of such a decision?  Or is it simply because it's not the BEST choice for me right now?

It's like an eternal p-day

On the mission, Wednesdays (a.k.a. p-day) were long awaited, and coveted.  The end of the mission brought the promise of what I liked to think of as the "eternal p-day".  With the end of the semester (as well as my undergrad career) nearing, I have begun to feel like I did at the end of my mission.  I can remember thinking how nice it would be to just be done.  I fully understood and realized that while "real life" would not be all I was cracking it up to be, it would still be fabulous.  And it was!  And now, similarly, I realize "real life" will not be all that amazing (likely pretty boring, actually), but there won't be homework!  There won't be term papers!  There won't be grades!  Seriously, I don't think life can look any greener. (in that aspect anyway.  Don't ask me what I'm going to do afterward; I still don't know)  Don't get me wrong, I like learning.  I just don't like learning for a grade.  It takes the fun out of it.  And learning, above all, should be enjoyable.  One week from today, I will be officially graduated.  And free.  Long live p-days!

Spring, I can just feel it...

I must say I love the onset of spring.  It's glorious, and oh so full of hope!  One of my favorite parts of spring are the flowers.  I love love LOVE spring bulbs, particularly tulips, so I love to see the starts of them poking through the crusty, seemingly untouched earth.  A few weeks ago, I decided to get out my camera and experiment with a few settings I discovered (hooray for taking it off of automatic mode!).  While I don't consider myself a good photographer by any means, I must say I was impressed with what I captured...shown here are some daffodils poking through, as well as some crocus' in full bloom.  Ahh, Spring!