Last class of undergrad

As I write this blog entry, I am sitting in my final class on my undergrad career. Obviously if I'm writing this I'm not paying very much attention to the teacher, but that's nothing new. Lately my mood has been shifting from really excited to really sad. The reality of graduation weighs heavier on me some days more than others. I can't help but think of cheezy songs and quotes about graduation and new beginnings. Driving in the car the other day I heard a song with a line that said, "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." It's deep, I know. When I think back on everything that I've learned over the past four years, most of the knowledge I've gained did not come from the classroom. I know my mom wouldn't like me to say this but I really think she was "paying for classes" when my education really came from everything else. It's been the interactions with people, the hard life lessons, running out of money, staying up all night to meet a deadline, and making choices I knew I would probably regret that taught me the things that have made me who I am now. Classes felt like something I went to pass the time. I don't mean that in a negative way, but a degree in political science really doesn't mean that much in the grand scheme of things. That fact is, I went to college, I lived, I learned, and I'm a better person for it. The future is bright and wide open. (Insert corny song here).

"Graduation (Friends Forever)"

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn't know much of love
But it came too soon
And there was me and you
And then we got real blue
Stay at home talking on the telephone
And we would get so excitedand we'd get so scared
Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

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As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
From whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever

So if we get the big jobs
And we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

La, la, la, la:
Yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la:
We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

Goodbye undergrad classes!!