The Final Week

Finals week arrived yesterday when I went to hang out with Brandi. My final week as an Undergrad started today. I thought that today was my easy day. I could just kind of lounge around and not worry about anything. So that is what I did. Until one of my teachers told me I had not completed and assignment that I knew I had completed. So, I went to her office and showed her the paper work. Okay. Cool. Problem solved, went home.

Home consisted of doing absolutely nothing, walking to get BBQ pulled pork, and then meeting a sister before work.When I finished with that, I went to start my last til 2AM shift at work and realized that what I thought was just an easy day was actually me forgetting I had a shift this morning. A five hour opening shift that I completely forgot about. It didn't even occur to me. I felt like such a dumbass when I walked in to work. How does someone forget about five hours of working? How??? How did I manage to just forget about all of this. Ugh.

Such a great start to my last week here. Tomorrow will consist of meeting with one of my professors to help write my goal statement for my UCF graduate application. And packing. Then a super sneak preview of "Neighbors." Zac Efron shirtless for most of a 2 hour movie? Yes please.

Sorority Senior Flyups

Said my final goodbyes to my sisters. It was bittersweet. More to come.

Finally Caving In

As you might have guessed, I caved. What did I cave on? My 113 days of being soda free. I have been debating giving myself a cheat day for a while but I have ALWAYS denied myself that luxury. I didn't want to drink the stuff. Today however, it was necessary. I haven't gotten more than six hours of sleep on any given night this past week. Between my final meetings with my sorority, the ceiling leaking, work, wanting to make it to all of my last classes, and my practicum PLUS all of the tests and assignments that happen the week before final's week, I haven't had the ability to be asleep by 12.

Last night I went to bed around 2:00 am and had to be up at 6:30 to be at my practicum site by 7:00. Thank you so much to the amazingly, WONDERFUL Brianna for letting me crash at her house and then waking up with me at an ungodly hour to drive me to my practicum. You're a beautiful human and I love you.

Today was technically my "last" day with my practicum students and in order to completely all my hours on time, I had to get to the site BEFORE IT OPENED. This is all because my evil practicum teacher (not affiliated with the site) refused to let me turn in my signed hours if my hours extended past 12 on April 25th. Word cannot describe how excited I am to NEVER have to deal with this woman ever again. Anyway, I spent ten and a half hours at my site. During this time I managed to get in an almost 2 hour long nap thanks to some really boring war movie that the staff decided to have them all watch. I was a little sad to see some of the kids leave today. It finally hit me that after next week, I won't be involved in their lives anymore. I won't get to ask them how everything was or sit with them and help them succeed in a subject. These kids need permanent guidance from someone and I was so privileged to have been that person for these last few months.

My day is not yet finished though. After my practicum I had to go straight to work where I have been and where I will stay until 2 in the morning. Woo.