Only a Month away...

As today draws to a close, I will be exactly one month away to my graduation date.

Nervous?

You bet your ass I am.

Excited?

Less than you’d think.

Relieved?

More than you can imagine.

Today after rushing about from work to class to help one of my group members to construct our power point presentation for tomorrow before our night classes, I somehow managed to find enough time to make an essential trip for food at the Quiznos in the KUC.

It was an extremely beautiful partly sunny day with a breeze just strong enough blowing north to play with my hair and to be pestering enough for me to have to carefully hold the notebook while I write this to prevent the pages from turning.

Turn the page.

Yeah, one month left and another page of the book of the life of Eric Shane Summers will be finished.

I digress in thoughts of anticipation…

I decided to eat my sandwich outside in the courtyard of the BAS to take advantage of the weather while it was still pleasant.

As I set on a bench against the west wall allowing me to overlook the entirety of the courtyard I couldn’t help but think about all the countless times I’ve strode through this courtyard. Granted most of the times I was just in a rush from one class to another, and at the time it was just an obstacle in my way. But if I reflect as I survey what lay before me I can recall memories. On those steps I did work group work in one of my previous groups for a class in my minor. I even wrote one of these notes on that bench over there when those trees were in full bloom last summer during my Maymester.

And I am not alone, neither the first nor the last. As I stare I must think about how many hundreds, thousands walked through this courtyard before me and hopefully the countless numbers to come after my time.

I sigh and take another bite of my Italian sub, half ashamed to admit to myself.

“I’m really going to miss this place.”

Cheers,
Eric Summers