Mingo Valley Class 2006

graduating from college makes a person begin to reflect on where they have been and where they are going. as i think back to four years ago, i was sitting in a royal blue cap and gown. a proud graduate of the 2006 class of mingo valley christian school.

i've traveled a long way since then: to india and back. four years living in chicago. to japan and back. earned my bachelors. making plans to move to another country.

so where is everyone else? how have the other proud graduates of my 2006 class fared? here's what i've found out...
10 are married.
4 have at least one child.
11 have acquired at least some higher education.
4 have graduated from college.3 own their own business.
9 are listed as "single" on facebook.
1 is a registered nurse.
1 has joined the military.

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
-Albert Einstein

Yesterday was my 22nd "First Day" of school. It also happened to be my last (barring a rash decision at some point to further my education through grad school). So, it was my last time to awkwardly enter a classroom desperately praying I knew SOMEONE in there. It was my last time to be completely overwhelemed in one 50 minute period by the mass amount of work that I would be accomplishin over the next few months. It was my last time to wander through the building attempting to find a room number....since Sweeting is so confusing.

I liked the illustration that O'Neal gave about senior's last semester. He said that it is a lot like firing a shotgun, and being from Oklahoma, I liked that expression. When you first fire a shotgun, it bangs around a lot in the barrel as it projects forward.....this is kinda like your freshman year where you have a lot of quacky ideas and need to be aligned. By the time you are a senior, and as the bullet exits the shot gun, it is already shooting straight towards the mark, and the last few inches of the barrel, and the last semester, provides just a bit of guidance to an already straight shot. In words I can understand even better, it's the finishing touches to a painting. :) So, I'm ready profs, paint away.