My uncle has been visiting us this past week. He is Tessa's godfather, so we made a trip to Aggieland. It was soo nice to be back!
We went to daily Mass at St. Mary's, and it was a different experience. 10 years ago I was a Senior at A&M, struggling to figure out what I was going to do with my life. I remember the fall semester well - what will I be doing after I graduate? Where will I be living? What is God's will in my life? Does he want me to be married? single? religious?
And I looked around. It was the Thursday before finals. Many of those (200 - 300 in attendance) looked the same. Such a time of discernment.
Here I am, 10 years later. Little did I know that I would have met my future husband a few months later. Little did I know that I would move around Texas and eventually make Austin my home. Little did I know who I would be today - a wife, mother, godmother, director, international traveller and more!
It was fun being in Aggieland. I have often wondered about going back to school. Now I firmly realize that that phase of my life is over - and I have the wonderful memories and friends to cherish that time. No need to relive it!
5 comments:
Isn't it amazing how far we have come in the last 9 or 10 years. I know I am not the same person who graduated all those many years ago.
It's always fun to go back, also a reminder that our time there was ours, and now it's time for others to pass thru and make their mark. I don't think it'd feel quite the same to go back and hope for things that were. Glad you had fun though! That's what your "check out that postmark" comment meant I guess ;).
I'm glad I'm not alone! Yes, our time is over and it sure gives me a different perspective.
Yes Kristy, that is what my comment was. I put them in the MSC mailbox, and thought they would say Aggieland. Did it say that or Bryan?
It said Bryan.
Shucks! How do you get that Aggieland postmark? I tried soo hard :-)
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