Rule #66 - Smile! You're having the time of your life.

I'm sitting here reflecting on the start of my final semester at Oklahoma State. As is typically the case part of me feels like my time here has dragged on forever (the part that is thinking about work and class and job searching) and part of me feels like it was just yesterday that I moved into Bennett Hall after driving cross country in my cramped Honda Accord with my brother (the part that will miss the school and the people and the culture). The fact is that in exactly 4 months I will be walking across the platform at graduation with my Master's degree and walking away from this chapter of my life. Where the next chapter will take place has yet to be revealed but in these next 4 months I need to savor the time I have here and enjoy the memories that have made this experience so worthwhile. That is where Rule #66 comes into play. If I get too caught up in trying to find a job, or trying to finish my classes then I will be losing sight of the big picture. I must smile my way through 2009 because I am very fortunate to be where I'm at and to be living my life.