So I have these two friends...

Abby and Sarah.

I've known them for less than a year, but it feels like FOREVER. The good kind of forever.

Yeah, they're those kind of friends.

We met last June before spending 6 of the most hilarious, challenging, and valuable weeks I've ever had. Where are they now, you ask? Well, headed right back to Namibia for another 6 weeks, but this time on their own... I wish so badly that I could be in two places at once, doing the things I need/want to being doing at home and being back in Namibia with my sweet friends and the sweet people that were so welcoming while we were there.

Remember when I talked about Katima here and here? Well, that's where they will be until the beginning of July. They'll be staying at the Cheshire home while Abby works with the children there and in another orphanage nearby and Sarah does research for her thesis on HIV/AIDS in connection to high infant death rates and maternal care. They are going to do amazing things and I can't wait to hear/read about it (Check out Sarah's Blog and Abby's Blog). As of right now, they should be on their way to their Katima home, so pray for continued safety as they travel and that they would get there when expected.

Graduation

I'm officially graduated from UNM with my bachelor's degree in Public Relations. Seriously a miracle that I made it through in 4 years. There ceremony was short and my parents took me and my almost family-in-law out to dinner to celebrate.

While I will quickly admit that I have been eagerly looking forward to the end of school since my freshman year, now that it's over I can say it definitely came faster than I thought it would. That's right, I'm in the middle of one of those "where is my life going/time is flying" moments right now. I can honestly say that I feel like I'm not old enough to graduating college and gettting married, but at the same time looking back four years before seems like a whole other lifetime. Like I was a whole other person (which is probably true in some sense). Yep, I'm just a walking, emotional contradiction right now. Praying that direction for the career portion of my life would come obviously and quickly through the rest of this year. There are just too many options/ideas floating around in this head of mine now that studying and papers are finished. I couldn't wait for a break from school and now that it's here I don't know what to do with myself. Irony.

a nothing post

This has been my album of choice as of late.

I can't say I love every track (although most have struck my fancy), but I don't hate any of them... a huge feat, I must admit. It's an acoustic-y medley of songs that are excellent choices for a rainy day or if you're hoping for a rainy day. And I always am.

Grand Finale

My last day of classes before graduating was yesterday. I will be officially graduated one week from today.

Seriously, doesn't feel real. I'm so so glad that it is.

The last 4 days had me studying for a few tests and writing more than a few papers... However, I can't feel too sorry for myself. Procrastination lays all the blame on me.

It is done now though, and in a couple weeks my family and I will be cruisin' down to the carribbean for a week to celebrate said graduation and my mom's completion of chemo (officially in remission, by the by). Woooo whoooo!