Divine. Bonafide. Javay.

The last coupe of weeks of the semester have definitely been some interesting ones. I have had a lot of emotions for different reasons, but mostly just for different things happening.

The most emotional event had to be my last creative nonfiction class. This semester was a million time greater because of this class. I met some of the most amazing people who challenged me to think more about different things, but also to step out of my comfort zone with my writing. This class gave me some truly amazing friends that I could have never imagined not meeting. I cried during the class, because not seeing them two times a week anymore is going to be really tough. We had some amazing times together and they truly did help me find myself and learn so much about me and the woman and writer I want to be. Thank you to Da Cool Kids of Nonfiction. Y’all are truly some amazingly wonderful people that I am beyond blessed to say I know. And thank you to Jay Varner for pushing me with my writing and supporting my writing endeavors. I have always had a love for writing, but this class pushed it even further and I know it to be a PASSION. A passion for all the various genres of writing there are. Because of this class all I ever want to do is write! So thank you ENG 391 for that!

Another emotional event was Operation Santa Claus. I was the advertising chair for it this year and I was a little nervous, because that’s not a role that really plays a lot in the creating of it and I struggle with not being the leader of everything, but this opportunity was a learning experience. I learned how to not always be the number one or the direct leader of things. I learned to step back and let other people do things. The greatest thing about it was that I got to watch the two people in charge of the show really grow and I had the opportunity to get to know them better. I am so grateful for that, because they are such exquisitely amazing individuals that are really going to make an big impact, not just on JMU but also the world.

Though I still have one more week of finals before my first semester of senior year is over I do have to say it has been a wild ride and I am looking forward to the adventure in front of me with next semester.

I was in wine class and the slide said: DVD from CIA. And then I asked my professor if the DVD was really from the CIA and he said yeah, so I laughed and he expressed that it was the Culinary Institute of America and not the CIA.