College graduation...10 years later

me...circa 1999/2000



The day came and went. I thought about it more leading up to it than I did on it. But there it was: May 6, 2010.

That marks 10 years since I graduated from Stockton. And I reflected more on missing school--and campus life in general--than the concept of success. I'm happy about where I am now, but dang, I just miss that place.







dan, johnny and I when I ran for Circle K Governor in 1999 (they were on my campaign staff)
(still talk to them all the time!)




So I don't want to sound all adultish to you. Because really, I am still that 20-year-old girl living in L-Dorm. Staying up till 4 a.m. and making it up to an 11 a.m. class. Trying to reheat meals via the steam of a hot plate. Going to class in flannel PJ bottoms.















with my best friend from college (and still today) Sharon...2000




Sometimes I hesitate to share my age with my readers here because I don't want to come off like I know it all--cuz I don't. I'm just a girl who loved her time in college, learned some valuable things about starting a career afterward and wrote a book to tell you about all of it. I'm 31. I'll be 32 next month. I miss college so much it hurts sometimes. I miss the freedom and the possibilities. Not to say there isn't freedom and great things happening after college. I just happen to have had a fantastic four years that I will always cherish.



























May 6, 2000: Graduation Day




So the day passed...I'm so happy to have had that experience...being in college. And I'm so happy to be able to share it--along with all the other stuff I blog about--with you, dear readers. Embrace it all: past, present and future!


























me, mom and hubby...2008