The Countdown

Above is one of my favorite engagement photos of us on the "Oval". The Oval is the heart of King College. Everyone, no matter what, has to pass through the Oval at least once a day. Basically it's just a grassy area in the shape of an... oval :) It's surrounded by an old brick sidewalk and all but a few of buildings on campus. Basically just doesn't cover the Oval though. It's a place of memories. It's a place of tradition. It's a place that represents our beginning and our end at King. We begin our journey there by walking around the oval to the opening convocation freshman year and end it on graduation day by, again, making one last trip around it. The oval is even where we will walk across to our reception next May after we say "I do". It's basically.... everything.

Anyways, this is my 5th year and Luke's 6th. As we like to say all the time, "life has never gone normal for us, so why start now?". I had my accident last fall and Luke at one point needed a short break from school. No matter the time line though, this is where we have ended up. It's a bittersweet time for us. King has become my home, I've lived on campus 4 out of my 5 years and have become close to so many students, professors, and staff. It's my safteynet, my bubble. For Luke, I feel that this has become a place of success for him. He has found his groove and has become very well respected within his major by students and faculty alike. We both love King and it will definitely be difficult to leave.

But believe me when I say, "This year I AM READY to graduate!". Of course I have the natural feelings of anxiety and fear, still I'm ready. We're ready. Change is a big deal, especially when so many changes are happening at once. Where went the days of endless trips to the pool and explorations out in the backyard? When did we have to start making schedules with enough time alotted for each other, our families, friends, and of course school and work. It baffles me how quickly time has gone by and that those days are loooong gone. Looking ahead though, I am very excited.

Less than 9 months from now I will have my BSN and.... in 9 months, 1 day, 16 hours, and 11 minutes (I'm pathetic, I know) I will be somebody's wife. My name will have changed, as well as my role, responsibilities, and priorities. Now I feel as though I'm already starting to change those things, but by next May it will be for real. Forever. Ohhh how excited I am! Somedays the changes are still pretty surreal. There are other days though, where I am completely freaked out and once school starts it's just going to go by that much faster. So next May when we walk across the oval one last time, I hope that we can look back years from now, cherishing the wonderful memories we've made throughout our time at ol' KC and thanking God that we were able to do it together. What blessings!!!