Final Journal

At the beginning of the semester, I jokingly said I was going to make my journal entirely of my cats. I always make myself sound like a crazy cat lady but I really just love all animals. They are a huge part of my life and have been my Tampa furry family since I moved here in 2010. I didn't want to throw together twenty random photos I had of my pets (that's what my Instagram is for), so I found a way to use their personalities to give people a small look into my life. Specifically, I used photos of my pets' expressions and actions to portray certain feelings and behaviors I've frequently experienced in college. Each pet has their own specific personality, which were all easy to photograph. The brown and white cat is Ophelia. The white cat is Capricee. The black cat is Isis. The brown dog is Rupert. Those four are my roommates; and Marley, the black and white dog, lives in Illinois with my family. I hope their faces make you smile as you learn a little more about me. 

My senior year of college has gone by so fast. After four years, you finally get adjusted to the crazy schedules, balance of responsibilities, and finding time to have fun. All of a sudden the four years are over and it's time to leave your comfort zone.

Graduation is next week. I often have this "how is this happening WTF" look on my face because I'm still in disbelief I have to be a real person. 

I really wish I could go to sleep and wake up as a drunk freshman to live these four years again. 

It's time to wake up and grow up, but there are some things about me that probably won't change after college. 

I love to sleep in. I rarely sleep, so I love any chance I get to be lazy in bed.

I love to get dressed up, but I rarely do for class. You'll usually see me in yoga pants. 

I love everything girly, anything pink or sparkly. However, most people don't know I'm a tomboy at heart from a super small town in the Midwest. 

I love camping, fishing, mudding, and camouflage. I loved the cultural learning experience I've gained since moving to Tampa, but I get really angry when ignorant city people bash the country lifestyle. 

I love going out to eat and trying new restaurants. I can cook, but thanks to my southern family.. I have no idea how to cook healthy food. Everything I make calls for butter and extra cheese. 

I love to travel. I've been to more international countries than I have places in the United States.

I'm a very loving, emotional person. Cuddling is my favorite pastime. 

I spend a lot of time thinking outside the box and being skeptical because of my philosophy major.

I also spend a lot of time analyzing personalities and wanting to learn about others backgrounds because of my psychology major. 

I have a million shows I record habitually on my DVR and try to keep up with. 

Sometimes I seem fierce to people who don't know me. I am when I need to be, but I'm really a big softee. 

I absolutely love shopping, but find it exhausting. 

I'd rather drink a beer and watch sports. 

Unfortunately, I'm almost always busy studying or doing work. 

                                

                                    ....and going a million miles per hour from all the caffeine that keeps me going. 

Spending time with people I love makes all the work worth it and I know that's something that definitely will not change after graduation.