In school I am studying Health and Fitness Management. I have now been in my classes for this semester a few weeks. The thought that continues to come to my mind is why did I not figure out how cool this was 8 years ago. Probably because 8 years ago I was a much different person than I am now. I love it, I have classes I get to work out in, and I get to study about muscles and what they do, I get to learn about Nutrition, I get to learn about exercises and their effects on the body. For the first time I am really enjoying my classes and feel it as an effective use of my time!!! I love this part of being a college student!
Unfortunately since it has been 8 years since I started college, technically I could have graduated TWICE! or been done with a masters, working on a Doctorate... But 8 years ago I started on a different path and well here I am today. Now I love where I am, I haven't been in college those full 8 years. I have done some great things, such as serving a mission. But as I was walking around the campus on the first day of school I all of a sudden felt this huge distance from almost everyone else there. Mainly with age. As I continued to walk around I saw someone with a shirt that said 2011 being their graduation year. First of all they looked like a little kid, so I figured they must be a freshman, 2nd of all that is when my plan is to graduate. Taking 9 hrs per long semester and 6 hrs per summer will do that to you. The reason is my full time profession.
The word professional is used loosely. In one of my classes we were discussing what a professional is and the professor said it is: someone who has a specific knowledge in an area. Well I have a specific knowledge in packaging! :) That was meant to be a joke, even though that is part of what I do. Since I first started working at Applied Materials I have moved around quite a bit and gained more skills and knowledge in other areas. In fact so much of a specific knowledge that my job is a mystery to most that I work with, including my supervisors and managers. I figure it is good job security. They figure I must be doing something good because I am contributing to other parts of the Department, so they really don't worry about me.
My daily work apparel! Nice I know, though normally it isn't blue :( I just got lucky that day!
Life for me Monday through Thursday is 6 am - 12:00 getting ready, travel, school and travel!
12:00 - 9:00 is work. My Job is so great though because even though I threw this crazy schedule at them and they said ok, they let me work a normal 6:30-3:30 on Fridays, so I still get my Friday evenings and most weekends when we are not too busy. :) If you are wondering why I keep my job and don't become just a regular full time student. It is because How else am I going to live? I get benefits, they pay for my school, and I get paid. Really it is a really sweet deal, despite long days. I still get to have fun, go to school and gain "real world" experience in the business world.
So even though I can no longer say I will never take another 8:00am class, or I will never take another evening class :D. Living a Double Life isn't so bad.
There are lyrics to a song that I thought was pretty hilarious that described mostly what I felt about my whole college life experience from my viewpoint of now. :P
"I Wish I Could Go Back To College"
I wish I could go back to college. Life was so simple back then.
What would I give to go back and live in a dorm with a meal plan again!
I wish I could go back to college.In college you know who you are. You sit in the quad, and think, "Oh my Gosh!I am totally gonna go far!"
How do I go back to college?I don't know who I am anymore!
I wanna go back to my room and find a message in dry-erase pen on the door!Ohhh...I wish I could just drop a class...
Or get into a play...
Or change my major...
I need an academic advisor to point the way!We could be...Sitting in the computer lab,4 A.M. before the final paper is due,Cursing the world 'cause I didn't start sooner,And seeing the rest of the class there, too!
I wish I could go back to college!
How do I go back to college?!AHHHH...
I wish I had taken more pictures.
But if I were to go back to college,Think what a loser I'd be-I'd walk through the quad,And think "Oh my Gosh..."
"These kids are so much younger than me."
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In our new apt we have this strip of plastic next to our number, so Cheyenne and I decided to get out a dry erase marker and write our name on it and decorate it. Since neither of us had the "dorm" experience we felt very special...and college like. XD
Love the jumpsuit. It does wonders for your complexion. ;)
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