Time Flies When You're Having Fun

I received my cap and gown for graduation today, and it hit me that I am no longer a child anymore. After receiving my cap and gown, I took a moment to reflect back on my childhood and what I thought I wanted to be when I grew up.

It's crazy to sit and think about all of the ideas I had about professions when I was younger and how much I have changed. My sister and I used to play school all of the time when we were younger and each one of us would take turns being the teacher. We had an overhead projector, chalkboard, and dry erase board, so we thought we were pretty legit teachers. After being the teacher countless times, I decided that I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I used to tell all of my family and friends that I would be a great teacher since I already had all of the tools they used in my basement to practice. Being the kind family and friends that they are, they said that I would make a great teacher one day.

Well, I grew out of the teacher phase quickly once I hit middle school. In middle school, all I cared about was fashion. I would design outfits, make sketches, buy fabric samples with my allowance, and create design boards. I thought that I was going to go to fashion week at a very young age. Fashion in middle school is not that top notch either. People would wear jean skirts with Uggs, and tank tops over t-shirts. These out of the ordinary styles inspired my sketches for sure.

Then high school rolled around, and I could care less about fashion. I wore my hair in a ponytail everyday with sweatpants and t-shirts and did not care one bit about my appearance. This made me realize that I would probably not exceed in the fashion world. In high school, I had the opportunity to take business classes. I took marketing, management, and accounting and really enjoyed those classes. When I came to college, I decided that I wanted to major in business administration with a track in sports management. I loved all of my business classes, but decided that the sport management program was not a good choice unless I wanted to be an agent in sports, which I did not. I changed my track to general business at the end of my junior year and I am so glad that I did. I will be graduating this May with a degree in Business Administration and have already accepted a full-time position.

It is crazy to think that I am going off into the real world and starting a new life in just a few short months. The small action of me picking up my cap and gown caused me to sit back and think about how I got to this point in my life. I could not have done it without the support of my family and friends. I learned to persevere and to never give up on my dreams.