Gonna miss this

"You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast

These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"

I am going to miss this. I'm going to miss asking if anyone wants to go to dinner and ending up with a table of 10. I'm going to miss rummaging through 4 different people's closets to find clothes to wear. I'm going to miss having my door open and taking to people four rooms away without ever moving. I'll miss the boys taking out our trash on Wednesday nights. I'm going to miss complaining about having to get up early for clinicals. Heck, I might even miss the whites. I'm going to miss the hectic schedule of college. I'm going to miss, even in some sick way, that stress over needing to study more.

Why? Because as much as I may complain about it, and as tired as I am even as I write...I love my life here. I love it. Absolutely, hands down. Sure, someday I want to be married, have kids, have a job, go on family vacations, travel the world...but at the same time. I'm going to miss being 22 years old and being in college. I'm going to miss all of the excitement around events, the screams from down the hall when something exciting happens, the hours of conversations that jump from topic to topic. I'm going to miss being able to walk to the apartments a few minutes away to see my friends. I'm going to miss seeing those I care so much about on a daily basis.

And to think...I'm a year away from graduating. Being involved in graduation this year with so many of my friends has made me realize just how big of a change all of this will be.

I'm going to miss this. For everyone who just wants college to be over, I plea that they take it in and drink deeply of the richness we have here. Once in a lifetime. Don't live thinking about how great tomorrow will be. We've been blessed here and now - live it.