Seize the moment..

I'll be honest, I haven't said this in at least the past ten years.
And it might be a little premature to say this because its only the second week.
But I figure I'll seize the moment and say it now in case this feeling goes away.

I AM ENJOYING SCHOOL.

It's Monday today and I did not wake up dreading the day. It was a really strange feeling.
Who would have thought that taking classes you actually like, and apply toward your major would actually allow you to look forward to school?
If only it had not taken me this long to feel this way.

This semester I'm taking a media communications class which I love! I think it's so fascinating and I really think it is going to help me determine which aspect of broadcast journalism I want to be involved with next year. I am taking newspaper too which I think will be challenging but fun. I'm finally getting a chance to do things that I will hopefully be doing for the majority of the rest of my life and I'm enjoying it. That's a good sign right?
I'm also taking a dance class which I am LOVING! It's a theater dance class and we get to learn to tap which I am ECSTATIC about! I have been wanting to tap for so long and now I get to order my tap shoes. Dorky I know but I'm finally getting to do things I really enjoy. It's a wonderful thing really.

Today as I was walking down the hallway I saw a sign for graduation deadline next week. This excites me so. In a short 16 weeks I will be done with ECC and on to greater things.
I have to say attending ECC was one of the best decisions I've made. It may not have been my first choice, but it was the wisest. I saved $60,000, strengthened friendships that I never would have had the chance to if I had gone away, and of course made some awesome friends through going to ECC. I also got the chance to do more stuff with CYT and try my hand at directing which I would trade with for the world. So all in all good choice.

But with all that said I cannot wait for next year. It has been my dream to attend Columbia for the past five years and now in nine months I'll be there!? It's almost incomprehensible for me. I'll be in the city doing what I love every day! That's unbelievable and amazing to think about. The only scary thing is I won't know anyone. But I'm so ready to start over, where no one knows me at all. I've always grown up with the same people my whole life, and now I get to do something completely out of my comfort zone. I think this will be wonderful for me. Now I just have to finish my app, send it in, & figure out how I'm going to pay for everything. Oh joyyyy.