i realized last night that i had no notebooks, no binders, nothing of the sort. i had bought no textbooks. i did not even know which classes i had today (!). "excitement" is not the word i would use to describe the overall sentiment. but in a last ditch attempt to at least look somewhat prepared in class today, i stopped at walgreens to pick up a notebook. a little book that said "find joy in the journey" stared me right in the face when i walked down the aisle. 2 years isn't forever, but it sure feels long here at the start of it. i just wanted it to be over, before it had even started, and i hated that i did. it's not that i had never heard that quote before. it's not that i am now 100% thrilled about these next 2 years. it's not that i hadn't already told myself this. i guess it's just that it cut through my thoughts in that very moment, and seemed a little bit possible. so, here's to the journey, and the joy and the possibility.
good night world.
