Nostalgic...

Somewhere around this time 7yrs ago, I was at my first ever 'Residence Life End of the Year Banquet'. I still remember the plaid dress I wore and that it was in Coburn Hall at UMass Lowell. Everyone was complaining about how it was on campus that year and hence there was no dance later, or a cash bar. I remember Danielle walking up to get the Eames Hall New RA award, Matt. W teasing me as usual and Nicole giving me her prized hug:) that very few were lucky to get. I remember much much more. Vivid memories with every unforgettable detail.

7 years later... I sat there today, at a different table, different university, different everything! but the same thoughts ran through my mind. Where did this year go? Is hall closing really around the corner?

I luv what I do and have luved every minute of it. From the snowy day outside Cumnock Hall, when Julie told me she had hired me to be an RA in Eames Hall, to posing for pictures with my staff tonight in the Student Union Ballroom. And in 3 weeks this will all be just a memory and I will have new beginnings.

I've been saying I'm ready for something different, and to get out of the hall director mold. But am I really ready? I struggled to let go of my favorite shower stall on the 4th floor of Eames when I moved to the 1st! Who am I kidding when I say I'm ready to leave life as I've known it for 7yrs and start afresh with some known variable and many unknown...another journey, another destination, many more sojourns!