I have been out of college for four years now, but it seems like only days ago that my mom dropped me off (with way too much stuff) and drove away. I can still remember the feeling in the pit of my stomach as I realized I would be sharing a small living space and sleeping in the same room with two girls I had never met. I remember worrying about where and who I was going to sit with in the cafeteria, how good I was going to do in my Spanish class, and oversleeping on the day of an exam. Oh, how easy those days were!
As I watch my sister get ready to go off to college (a much deserved accomplishment after almost three years on her program's waiting list), I get so excited for her inside I can hardly sit still! I hope she loves it like I did, and, when she looks back on college a couple years from now, can say it was the best life experience she ever had....it was for me. I want her to find true friends that she will stay in touch with for the rest of her life. I want her to really appreciate learning, knowledge and how fortunate she is to have the chance to be educated. I want her to read every page assigned to her (despite how much her new friends pick on her for it)and realize that she doesn't HAVE to be in school, but that she WANTS to be. I wish for her tough as nails professors that push her to her limits, challenge her beliefs, and help her overcome her fears. I want her to realize just how much potential she has and that all this time she has been perfectly capable of big things--she just needs someone to show her how.
I can see the excitement in her face and hear the anticipation in her voice when she talks about going to school, moving away from home, choosing a vocation, and starting a new life...This, ladies and gentlemen is a little sister who is going to do BIG things!
"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish." -Rascal Flatts
