TOMORROW!!!

Tomorrow is graduation. I'm really excited! After graduation tomorrow, I will probably go eat with my family then go to a bar-b-q that my friend is having for her graduation. My cookout will be on Saturday. One of my friends from Louisiana came into town last night. I was really happy. Some of my family members from Louisiana and Kansas City will be here today and my older brother and sister will be here tomorrow.

Despite not actually having a job yet, I just did an interview with Target and have another one with Radio Shack on Monday. I'm still applying for jobs and hope that I hear back from them soon.

Well, I'm logging off now but I will post graduation pictures sometime this weekend or Monday!

Not So Sure Anymore

So, it's about that time to start packing up my things and moving to the next phase in life. Graduation is 2 days away and I'm starting to get nervous. I'm not sure I'm ready to be done with school. I don't want to base my year on a January to December schedule. Ever since I knew what the months were, my year went from August to May. I don't know how well this is going to work out.

My family has already prepared me for the tears that they will shed at graduation on Friday. I just hope I can contain myself. A few of my family members from Louisiana arrived today. I'll be happy to see them when I get off work.

Although I am a bit nervous, I am also excited. My final papers are just about complete and I will turn them in tomorrow. I'm taking my online final exam tonight and then I will be able to completely relax.

No More Classes!!!

I had my final two classes yesterday. I turned in two big papers and I'm so excited to be done! Although I'm not completely done, it feels good not to have anymore classes. I have three final stories to turn in for Advanced Reporting. Two of them are done, I just need to go through and make sure all the spelling and grammar is correct. The other one I'm struggling with so I'm going to work on that a lot tonight. I have one final test for my online class. I think I might take it tomorrow night so I can be done with it, even though I have until the 18th. My final stories are also due on the 18th but I want to turn them in early so I won't have anything to do after graduation.

I'm checking out of my room on the 20th but I still don't know where I'm going to stay yet. I haven't found a job and I can't get an apartment until I find one so I'm getting really nervous. That's a week away so hopefully something will come up by then. I've applied for a lot of jobs online and called several places. I will let you know if I hear something back from any of them.

2 Down, 3 To Go

Today is my last day of my Opinion Writing class. Yesterday was the last day for Portfolio. The end is really near. I have 3 editorials to turn in today and take a quiz then I'm done with that class! After Monday, I'll be done with History and Theory, which isn't so bad, and Criticism and Analysis - and that's class I'm really ready to be done with. Hopefully I will get both of those papers done early so I can be done this weekend with those two.

The last class I have is Advanced Reporting. I don't have too much left to do in that class, just to finish editing my stories and turn them in by the 18th. I'm going to turn them in early, though. That way I won't have anything to do after graduation, which is next Friday.

Since I'll be done early next week, I hope to spend a majority of the time looking for a job. I'm finding out it's true what they say, looking for a job is a full-time job!

Even Closer!

Time is passing and deadlines are getting closer. So far, I'm having luck meeting those deadlines, which is a good thing.

Last night, I went to a PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) professional mixer. It was a lot of fun. I met with a lot of professionals within the Wichita community. I received a few business cards and handed out my resume. Today, I e-mailed several of the people I met and I'm hoping to hear back from them soon. I'm hoping to find a job with one of them. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Tonight, I have to finish, and by finish I mean start, three papers for my Opinion Writing class that are due tomorrow. You're probably thinking three is a lot, but it's not that bad. They're only about a page and a half each and it's my opinion on whatever topic I choose. See, not that bad. The worse thing I have to do is my papers that are due on Monday. Then I'm home free! I'm getting really excited about graduation. I'll keep you posted until then.

I'll Procrastinate Tomorrow

I've always been a procrastinator, but 95% of the time, I manage to get everything done on time and to the best of my ability. However, I was sick for about a week and a half and when I tried to do homework, I would fall asleep. With this being the last week of class for me, and I need for my grades to be in order so I can graduate, it wasn't the best idea to put off my homework until the last minute.

But of course, that's what I've done. Now this week will be very stressful because I have so much to do, on top of catching up with homework from when I was sick. So, on my "To-Do" list for homework, I have: one 5-page research paper, one 12-page research paper, final versions of: Death and Dying story, CAR story, Student Featurette, four editorials, and one online test. Yeah, I know, that's a lot! Most of it is due on Monday so I'm hoping to have it all completed by Sunday night so I can relax and spend all of next week looking for a job and an apartment.

On a happier note, Saturday was my sister's prom. I helped her get ready and did her make-up. She said she had a lot of fun and I enjoyed helping her get ready. We haven't been able to spend much time together lately so it was good to bond. We spend a majority of our time laughing and taking pictures. I'll post some of them later.

Also on Saturday, I took my graduation pictures. I'm supposed to get them back tomorrow then choose which ones I want, just like senior pictures. I hope they turn out well. I'll write more later.

Two Weeks Exactly!

I have exactly two weeks left until graduation. The countdown has begun. Final projects, papers, and tests. It's all coming into perspective now and getting more frightening with every day. I think I'm ready though. I've been given the best education I could get, and had a lot of useful advice. I think it's time to head into the real world. I'm excited!

Now all I have to do is figure out how to rewire my "year long" thinking. I will no longer measure the years from August to May, now it will be January to December. Gee, this may take some time getting used to!