My thoughts on...spring for the soul

I was going to title this post something like "I'm engaged!" or "I'm moving to Switzerland!" in the spirit of April Fool's Day, but I didn't want to give anyone a heart attack. 

Anyway, this weekend was beautiful.

After what has felt like the longest, dreariest winter known to mankind, the sun came through for Easter weekend. And boy, did people notice.

The scary people at Walmart wished me a happy Easter.

My facebook feed was just a tad more positive.

And I smiled to myself as I drove with the windows down.

But this year's a little different.

This spring signifies a lot more for me than just any average year.

It feels similar to the spring my senior year of high school.

It went like this:

After waiting and waiting, and thinking those four years would never end, it was the spring before high school graduation. And suddenly, everything went so fast. It was one the quickest, most memorable spring and summer seasons of my life. 

It feels good to complete something. And when the end of that something coincides with spring, it all becomes sort of hazy and romantic, and there are baby bunnies and flowers everywhere.

And no one, NO ONE wants to do work. 

So as a senior in college, the next month (ONE MONTH!!) is going to require a lot of focus that is often stolen by the sunshine.

But that's okay. I hope it's memorable. I hope it includes picnics and late nights with my friends and procrastination and victory. 

Because all of that, leading up to the end, is really the good part.

Once you're done, you start to miss things.

And oh, I will miss things.

The wind blowing through my room on a warm night.

The way the quad comes to life on warm April days.

Staying up late to talk to my roommates.

That rush of a brand new school year.

The exhausted delirium that is finals week.

No longer being in my college years.

All of that will be tucked away somewhere safe while we go on and make new memories. I will have an abundance of stories to tell from these past four years. A lot of craziness that I think back on and wonder if it even happened.

So my goals for April include all-nighters and early morning walks, drinks with my friends, endless job hunting, way too many papers and constant reminiscing.

Here we go, home stretch.

Happy April!