YESTERDAY I GRADUATED FROM
COLLEGE
and it feels
OH SO GOOD.
COLLEGE
and it feels
OH SO GOOD.
My ceremony was at 2:30 in Ritchie Collesium. One of my older sisters, Mercy, flew in from Oklahoma. She was there along with my parents and my wonderful little brother, Nathan. They were soooo supportive, and I was ecstatic to have them there for such a monumental occasion. I ran into some friends from my major (Communication), and a few of my professors- one of which I have done a lot of research and side-work for. She has really been a great influence on me and I have such respect for her.
These past two months have been reallyyyyyyyy intense for my family- a rollercoaster of emotion every. single. day. Without going into the entire schpeal, my little brother got a horrendous infection in his tonsils, throat, and chest cavity which nearly took his life. He was in the ICU of the Shock Trauma unit for 6-7 weeks, easily the "sickest person in the hospital" for a while, according to several of his nurses. He had something extremely rare, and EXTREMELY dangerous. In short- he was literally on the verge of death; an unbelievably difficult thing to wrap your head around. He is my best friend, brother, other half... I've grown up and shared everything with him for my entire life... so the thought of him just suddenly not being there, ever again was just beyond my comprehension. And thanks to the amazing staff at UMMC, I will (hopefully) never have to face those terrifying thoughts again. He is alive and well... moving, eating, talking, living, laughing, cracking sarcastic, smart-ass comments which I never thought I would love so much... I feel so blessed. So you can imagine my graduation + the presence of my brother was just overwhelmingly happy for me yesterday.
Then today was my graduation party shin-dig! I have a pretty huge family (my dad is one of TEN kids... so, yeah)... many of them live on the west coast but timed their visits to the east coast to overlap with my party! My sister and I woke up at 10:30 for our 11 am nail apt. with my mom- ballerrrr timing on our part, especially since we had no alarm set haha. It was such a nice treat, especially for Mercy who lives in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma, and doesn't get these things done... ever. She felt like such a rockstar she said, ahaha.
We ran around and did a couple errands, and then headed over to my party! SO MANY OF MY RELATIVES WERE THERE! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I was so beyond happy, I was beside myself with LOVE! hhaaha I don't mean to go all mushy on here but I don't know how else to express it.... so many people I love, all in one place, just happy for me and my brother and our family. Everything felt okay. I had people asking what my plans were, but it was all without pressure. It was just in genuine interest in my future and in me, which is infinitely better than the nosy, intrusive and pushy "Whaddya wanna do!?"
I wish people would never ask this question. I feel like saying "Well I think I'll go home... take a nap... maybe get something to eat... watch Law and Order later..." hahaha. Really... am I supposed to have my life figured out right now!? Gimme a break, society. I've been going through the rythms of public education for SIXTEEN YEARS... haven't I earned a couple months to just relax?! I declare I have. And that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm not going to become a lazy fuck who mooches off their parents until they're 40, but I am taking this summer to chillllll. And just appreciate all that life has given me, and blessed me with. Because really, I am SO lucky. No debt. A brother/best friend who has been given life again, and in turn has renewed my life. I am in love with his nurses- who ALSO came to my party today. Brought me to tears. They saved his life, and now they are amazingly close family friends. I have parents and a family who LOVESSSSS ME. And really... what more can I ask for than to be surrounded by the people who love and care about me more than anyone?!?
yeah, I can't think of anything either.
Life feels oh so fucking good, and I am thankful beyond words for everything and everyone.
Toodles!!!!!
<3 , Mia
These past two months have been reallyyyyyyyy intense for my family- a rollercoaster of emotion every. single. day. Without going into the entire schpeal, my little brother got a horrendous infection in his tonsils, throat, and chest cavity which nearly took his life. He was in the ICU of the Shock Trauma unit for 6-7 weeks, easily the "sickest person in the hospital" for a while, according to several of his nurses. He had something extremely rare, and EXTREMELY dangerous. In short- he was literally on the verge of death; an unbelievably difficult thing to wrap your head around. He is my best friend, brother, other half... I've grown up and shared everything with him for my entire life... so the thought of him just suddenly not being there, ever again was just beyond my comprehension. And thanks to the amazing staff at UMMC, I will (hopefully) never have to face those terrifying thoughts again. He is alive and well... moving, eating, talking, living, laughing, cracking sarcastic, smart-ass comments which I never thought I would love so much... I feel so blessed. So you can imagine my graduation + the presence of my brother was just overwhelmingly happy for me yesterday.
Then today was my graduation party shin-dig! I have a pretty huge family (my dad is one of TEN kids... so, yeah)... many of them live on the west coast but timed their visits to the east coast to overlap with my party! My sister and I woke up at 10:30 for our 11 am nail apt. with my mom- ballerrrr timing on our part, especially since we had no alarm set haha. It was such a nice treat, especially for Mercy who lives in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma, and doesn't get these things done... ever. She felt like such a rockstar she said, ahaha.
We ran around and did a couple errands, and then headed over to my party! SO MANY OF MY RELATIVES WERE THERE! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I was so beyond happy, I was beside myself with LOVE! hhaaha I don't mean to go all mushy on here but I don't know how else to express it.... so many people I love, all in one place, just happy for me and my brother and our family. Everything felt okay. I had people asking what my plans were, but it was all without pressure. It was just in genuine interest in my future and in me, which is infinitely better than the nosy, intrusive and pushy "Whaddya wanna do!?"
I wish people would never ask this question. I feel like saying "Well I think I'll go home... take a nap... maybe get something to eat... watch Law and Order later..." hahaha. Really... am I supposed to have my life figured out right now!? Gimme a break, society. I've been going through the rythms of public education for SIXTEEN YEARS... haven't I earned a couple months to just relax?! I declare I have. And that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm not going to become a lazy fuck who mooches off their parents until they're 40, but I am taking this summer to chillllll. And just appreciate all that life has given me, and blessed me with. Because really, I am SO lucky. No debt. A brother/best friend who has been given life again, and in turn has renewed my life. I am in love with his nurses- who ALSO came to my party today. Brought me to tears. They saved his life, and now they are amazingly close family friends. I have parents and a family who LOVESSSSS ME. And really... what more can I ask for than to be surrounded by the people who love and care about me more than anyone?!?
yeah, I can't think of anything either.
Life feels oh so fucking good, and I am thankful beyond words for everything and everyone.
Toodles!!!!!
<3 , Mia
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