Acceptance and a new chapter...

I am currently watching a movie called Acceptance that deals with the trials of applying to college for the first time. I remember that feeling all too well when I was in high school and it is something that I was recently reminded of this feeling in the application process to graduate school. I have been accepted into the MA Program in Historic Preservation at SCAD. I have wanted to go to this school for so long and I finally worked up the courage to complete my application. This movie really has me thinking of how amazing it is that at almost 30 years old that I am still accepted and I still have so much to offer. I am very proud of my accomplishments and I look forward to the many adventures that are ahead.

My life has been in limbo the past year or so with my job with FHEG. At first, in the manager in training program, I had no clue where I would end up or if I could even really take classes for awhile. I was unsettled, moving from Nashville to Montgomery, back to Nashville and finally to my current store in Panama City. I am settled...finally. I am becoming more comfortable with my life here in PC and at the point where I feel as if I could actually focus on school and finish this for me. I am excited and nervous and a little bit of everything else in between. I am trying to complete all my reading for fun before the term starts because I know that when it does I will no longer have the time.

Another new chapter in my life is the volunteer work that I am going to begin soon. There is this beautiful house, built and restored in the classic antebellum style and I cannot wait to begin my work with them. This place is, perhaps, one of the most beautiful and peaceful places I have been to in a long time. Just sitting on the wrap around porch in a rocking chair enjoying the sounds of nature, or laughing children at the edge of the bayou was exactly what I needed at the end of such wild week.

A new chapter in my life has officially begun and I know that every step of the way is a huge learning experience and will only help me become a better person.