Three more years to go...

So, it has been a little over a week since I got out for Summer vacation! This time that I have had has already been AMAZING! I've had a pretty busy time since I got out. A couple hours after arriving home I was already on my way to different events and getting to see my friends. I went to the Chapin High School chorus concert and it was great! It always feels weird going back as an alumni, but I always enjoy seeing the music program that I left behind improve and get better every performance.

Later in the week I also got together with a bunch of my friends and day by day got to see all the close friends that had gone away to different colleges than my own. Although I miss my friends, it is great to be reunited with them after a long time and just make that moment so much greater because of how much we missed each other.

I ended this first week of Summer by attending Presbyterian College's graduation today.  I've got to admit that it was kindof weird being back and not going to classes and doing the daily routine, but today wasn't about that... it was about celebrating the senior's, their accomplishments, the end of their PC education and blessing them as they go off to the next step in their life. It was a great moment seeing my senior friends smiling and walking across the stage as they received their diplomas. And with that I'd like to say, CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2012! :) Good luck and you will be missed!

While I was watching the Graduation ceremony take place, many thoughts went through my mind. It's hard to believe that my Freshman year is already over. It seems like just yesterday when I was going through orientation and getting used to the PC bubble vibe ("PC bubble" being a term used for the atmosphere and way things work at Presbyterian College since it's a small college in a small town). I'm having a hard time believing that in three years, I will also be walking across that stage and receiving my diploma (or diplomas, depending on how well things go) and heading out into the real world. Seeing how fast time flied just this year makes me wonder how quickly the next three years will go.  Today made me realize that every day means so much more than you may think. It's one step closer to the end of my undergraduate career and one step closer to graduate school and getting that piece of paper that I will take with me into the real world. After today I am going to try to make sure that these days are important because every day is as important as you can make it and appreciate every little bit, good or bad. I've got three more years to live it up! Gotta make sure to make every day better than the last! :)

Blogging it up #1

Hello blogger world! :)
My name is Andrea and I am a freshman at Presbyterian College and first time blogger.
I have recently had the urge to write about events that are going on in my life and have decided to "blog it up", so here I go!

Along with the writing, I'd like to just post happy things on this blog for anyone that might be having a bad day and random knick knacks that I find via the internet - I am a pinterest addict and if I find something I absolutely have to share, trust me, I will. I LOVE taking pictures and want to post them up on here as well, maybe show you a glimpse of my world.

There is no huge story behind the name for my blog, it means exactly what it says. There are many people that don't know how to appreciate the little things in their life and honestly, I find that quite sad. I wish everyone could be happy, but as everyone knows, that is an impossible dream. I've recently had some debby-downer moments and one day it just hit me that I wasn't enjoying every aspect of my life that I could. A lot of people have the mentality that if one thing goes wrong, everything else starts going wrong as well and one little thing can ruin their entire day. I try to do the opposite. I try to think if one thing goes wrong, it is opening another door for a good, if not better, thing to come through.  I try to enjoy the small things that seem to go unnoticed, the little things in the day that help make a day better. Don't get me wrong, I have my sucky days as well, but I want to have a more positive attitude and hope that me trying to share that with you guys, means that you'll try to share with me too and we can strive for happy days together. And whenever those things happen, I want to make sure to write about it, to remind me that every day is a good day if you let it be. :)

Goodbye for now!