School's In for Summer

This week I attended my first college course in three years. It was quite surprising to discover that I actually missed being in class. When I graduated from college in 2007, I was completely over school. The last thing I wanted to do was think about continuing my education in any capacity.

While many people in my life have suggested I go back, I just couldn't see myself doing it. Enter my new boyfriend, Ben, who has been urging me to continue my studies pretty much from the day I met him. He's a very practical guy, and basically wouldn't accept any of my shallow and stupid arguments for why I couldn't go back. His persuasion was annoying at times, but thankfully he didn't let my irritation stop him.

After much introspection, I realized I was ready for school again. All of the drama and bad feelings I had associated with my last year at college was (mostly) behind me. Ben was right- there was really no reason for me not to go back to school. I owed it to myself to at least try.

While it is strange to be back in a college environment after such a long time, it was pleasantly familiar as well. I'm excited to start really diving into the subject (web design using Dreamweaver CS5), and even looking forward to homework. (It's been awhile, OK? I'm sure my thoughts on this will change soon enough.) I'll be taking more web design classes in the fall, and hope to possibly land an internship or part-time job in the field by next spring.

I guess all of this is just so I can say thank you to my wonderful boyfriend. I'm really glad you challenged me to do what I needed to do, even if I didn't want to at the time. I love you. :)



(BTW, my gratitude does not extend to watching your crappy movies, so don't even ask.)