Happy Anniversary To Me!

Hello friends- I’m back from my writing hiatus!

Today marks my second anniversary of graduating from the University of Florida, the finest institution in the country. I can’t believe that a mere 730 days have flown by since then. 

Aunt Sunnie and me on graduation.

I have been nostalgic over the past few days as I look at graduation photos and pictures of friends posing in front of the Swamp. But the truth is- I don’t miss college. I loved attending the University of Florida with every breath in my body. To me, it doesn’t matter if I raise my future children as Jewish or not. What matters to me is that we raise them as “Gators.” All kidding aside, but what I have realized is what I really miss is the South.

I miss hot, lazy days. I miss driving with the windows down. I miss good manners and hospitality. I yearn to sit on the swing in my parent’s porch and read books all afternoon.

But right now, this is not the course that I’m on. For the time being, I have resigned myself to listening to country music at my desk during work. Maybe I will return to the South one day. Maybe I won’t. Only time will tell.

One thing is for sure, I have never been more sure that I’m on the right path. I didn’t feel this way when I walked across the stage exactly two years ago today. I had some vague idea of what my plan was but I wasn’t entirely clear of where I was headed. But that’s the beauty of the journey. We don’t know where we will end up. Over the last few months, I have the phrase, “keep your heart and your mind open,” my own personal mantra. And that is what I suggest for all those graduating this weekend.

And with that- good night, good luck, and go Gators!