leaving southern virginia is harder than i originally thought it would be. my first semester here went by rather slow. my senior year of high school to my freshman year of college was not a shock since i prepared for the worst but it certainly challeged me to a level ive never been to before. being done with early morning seminary i was excited to be done with the waking up at 530 am chapter in my life. that never ended..baseball lifting had me waking up at 530 and often going to bed at 2 or 3am on school nights up late studying anywhere i could find light. while everyone slept i was up studying fairly often and then found myself up before anyone got up. at first i felt like rocky and on top of the world but i soon realized that it absolutely sucked. hard preseason workouts had me excited to be done practice and start the season that seemed would never come. nevertheless, its safe to say that the first semester of college was the hardest thing ive ever done in my life but im proud of what i achieved.
over the first semester i met so many awesome people that i will never forget. a few of them left me to serve the Lord before the second semester started. i look forward to seeing a few of them again in the future. the second semester was certainly filled with awesome events and memories ill never forget as well. starting playing games was probably the biggest motivator of the year. it was exciting to begin my first season as a collegiant athlete. opening day was looked forward to like no other after all the long practices and early morning weights. during the second semester i also met some new friends that ill always love and remember.
this is my last day on campus. i remember the first day i pulled up to main hall and walked into 4th floor main with my family who helped me move in. looking back on my experience here cannot be explained. it just feels weird. i feel like ive grown so much. i have learned more than i have in my entire life. i know i still have a long way to go, but i feel ive also matured a lot. i dont know if its the education at this school, if its the friends who ive spent all my time with, or if its just the time that has gone by that has taught me so many life lessons, but i feel so much more ready for life.
its hard to leave, never thought ide call a small southern town in virginia home. this is where i read where ill be serving the Lord for two years. this is where ive had so many opportunities to serve others. this is where ive worked harder than i ever had in my life, both physically, spiritually, and mentally. this is where ive had some of the worst times and best in my life. ive some some insane things here, that only my friends and i should know about. everything ive done here has been permantly written in my life. there are many memories in life that pass and are forgotten about later in life, this will not be one of them. to all my friends who ive made here that have worked through the hard times and late nights, as well as the great times, thankyou, i love you. ill never forget you. youve given me strength to keep going in the future. your examples have engraved characterists that i want to emulate. through you, especially the returned missionaries who are my close friends, i have a good idea of what i need to do and be when i return from brazil.
even though leaving my home is harder than i thought it would be, i know its what the Lord wants me to do right now in my life. i have faith that the Lord will provide for me in the future as long as i stay worthy of his awesome blessings. leaving for brazil in august is something that i have waited for my whole life. i feel so ready, although i know there is a ton i have to learn. i know ill see everyone that have meant so much to me later, whether in this life or the next. i have an awesome family back home in delaware that i am so excited to see and live with for another couple months before i leave.
i thank the Lord for the past. ill always look back on the past with awesome memories and a smile and to the future with faith in the Lord and a determination to succeed.
its been real southern virginia..good times.
