Shadows of the Past

Tonight, I walked out of a classroom after an actual class at Lindenwood for the last time. Next week is finals — I only have two normal finals, along with one take home final I am working on and one final project I already turned in — and then I will be completely done. After four and a half years, I will no longer spend nine months of the year walking around LU's lovely little campus.

I can't say I'm anxious. I am ready to finish up in many senses, but in some ways, the core environment of LU has been a tranquil setting among the loss of grandparents, several major illnesses concerning my dad, and other matters. Not everything out of LU has been happy, but there have been lots of good memories.

Memories. Shadows of the past that seem to come to mind. Certain memories, particularly from Fall 2004, continue to come back to mind as they did earlier this fall when I did a little multipart narrative. In away it will be nice to move on to something new and fresh, but sometimes it is nice to be able to dwell in the past a little. But, this point I'm at now is good to move beyond. Two years ago would probably have been the high point of my time at Lindenwood, whereas now, things are just winding down.

Life moves on and soon I will be done.