we did it!

College, check. But, be not fooled by what appears to be elation on these faces. We dug our heels into the ground today as we had to pack up our sweet home to move out of Auburn, and not just for the summer this time. My life is in boxes, and I can't find my t-shirts (so what am I supposed to sleep in?), and it's making me want to cry.

Check. I already miss my house and friends so much that it hurts.

From what I've heard about the real world, it's not the collegiate utopia I've been swimming in for four years. And I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I'll be hard-pressed to find better roommates and friends, not to mention a cuter house or better bagels. Needless to say, I'm feeling extraordinarily bitter about change being thrust upon me, but I'm holding onto the words that a dear friend in the DR sent me in an e-mail a couple weeks ago.

I am still having fun. I am still learning. I am still experiencing fullness and joy. I am daily satisfied by Christ. I still love life. Yes, it's different. But not worse. You will miss friends and Auburn, but God has a next step for you that is awesome. He was faithful to you in your time at Auburn... and He will be faithful to your time after college. That's a promise.

I'm a skeptic, but I'll take it.