The Life of His Princess

One year ago this weekend I graduated from college. This weekend I sit at the other end of a video chat observing graduation from over 1,000 miles away. I'll be honest and admit that I teared up when they sang the Alma Mater, it caused me to realize just how much I miss these people and how proud I am of my friends. It also caused  me to reflect back on my own graduation one year ago. If you had told me a year ago that I would be living in the woods and would have spent my week covered in mud, living in the rain and moving piles of dirt for out-of-groups, I think I would have laughed in disbelief. If you had told me that I would absolutely love my job, even with the days that bring me to tears in frustration and stress, I would have wondered what you were talking about. You see, a year ago I didn't know what I was doing (not that I really do now). I graduated from college with a foggy idea of what was next and what I wanted to do. I was going to be working as a waitress, ...