It's starting to get REAL.

Oh boy. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of a time. I am in my very last class at Saint Louis University ever. Sadly, it is History 112: 1500-present and it is about as interesting as any other history class I have ever taken. Luckily, my teacher is hysterical, witty, and has an awesome red beard that makes me want to stay awake and pay attention. And he does a good job of making it interesting. Not to mention, once I reach the 93 points it takes to get an A...I WILL BE DONE! I'm hoping to be done by Tuesday of next week.

Anyways...things are starting to set in and get really REAL. Yesterday, my parents and my oldest sister Claire came down to St. Louis with my dad's truck and a trailer to load up all of my stuff from my apartment.

Wait, what?!?! 

Yes, as crazy as it sounds, I am officially moved out of my apartment (except for a few things to get me by) and then the utmost fun of finishing cleaning and packing stuff into my car before I head for home. 

Wait, home?!?!

Yes, again. Unfortunately (no offense Stonington and surrounding areas), I will be moving out of St. Louis to move back home to live out at my Grandpa Leroy's (I'm pretty sure my mom and I would stab each other if we lived together again. No offense. She agrees though). So, this time next week I will have made my last trip to St. Louis as a SLU student and St. Louis resident and will now have to refer to my actual home as my home, not "Oh, but I live in St. Louis." This is probably what is most bittersweet. Over the past 4 years, St. Louis has become my oasis and my home. The constant ability to do ANYTHING at any given time. The convenience of 24-hour stores, coffee shops that have real coffee, places to eat that aren't chains and have that unique twist you are wanting, not to mention the countless people that always keep any given day interesting. My friends from school will be nowhere close to me. Most are off to Grad School, volunteering, working their real jobs, or doing adventurous, cool things, while I will be working the same job I've had for the past year as a Tech at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL, living out in the country (with hopefully a new dog!!!! Shh...don't tell my mom!), and working to perfect the ability to cook for one person.

With my "gap year", I'm hoping to finally do the crafts and projects I have said I would do for years. I hope to cross off a multitude of items from my Bucket Lists (yes, lists). I'm hoping to prove the point that I could never move back home and happily live there. I'm hoping to learn to love and appreciate the quiteness of living alone in the country and being in what will always be "home". And I'm hoping to find the perfect Accelerated Nursing program to carry on what I know my future is intended for. 

And obviously get in great shape!

So as I take on this hiatus in my future by saving money, figuring out who and where I want to be, and getting my life back into shape (literally and physically), I hope you all are supportive and accepting of what is to come. I know it isn't what anyone expected and everyone has that urge to apologize for my situation (if you don't know it..I'll explain it in a future post once I have confirmation that I'm successfully a son of Saint Louis University), but I know it happened for a reason and that this year will lead to many great things and open many doors. 

So see y'all on the flip side! Who knows...maybe literally one day!

Until Then,

W