Relieved Accomplishment

And thus ends my undergrad -- well atleast the class part of it! I officially am done school today! What a crazy feeling! It's really anti-climatic though. But that's why God blessed me with great roomies who celebrated in my joy! It's been a strong push to end though. I just finished my last paper that I hand in, in a few hours. It ended up being 21 pages, that longest I have written. But I totally saw God's favor as I wrote it -- He kept me up late last night, til I couldn't stay up any longer! But it's crazy to realize that it's over. 4 years has gone by so quickly, and I almost don't want it to end. I have made the greatest friends in the world here at school, and this has become 'home'. Yet I know that what lies ahead of me is going to a fantastic time in my life as well. Saying goodbye to people at school is such a strange thing - I may never see some of these people again. They have been in my life for a time and a season and now it's time to move on. But the girls in my classes, that I won't see again, yet spent every Wendesday night with. Or my new friends I made in another class by doing a group project with them. Or just the familiar faces that I see on campus -- I don't really know who they are, but even amongst 30000 people, you still recognize a few in the crowd. These are the moments I am going to miss. These moments of familiarity and comfort.
I remember people telling me when I started university that these would be the best and fastest years of my life. I didn't believe them then, but I sure do now. These have honestly been the best years -- there have been many tears shed, yet just as much (if not more!) laughter! I feel truly blessed to walk away from school with the best friends, a great education, and most importantly, a deeper walk with God.
I know that this post didn't really have alot to do with Africa, but I just wanted to share with you, what I am walking through in this moment! I will post more about Africa and my thoughts, feelings, etc once I get some sleep (it's nap time)!!