leaving the nest

As many people realize there always comes a time when they will leave the nest and venture out to a new stage in life. For some it may be finding a job right out of high school, and for others it may happen when they are 18 and finally can move out or away from their controlling parents. But for me leaving the nest is an experience that most people have gone through, and that is going to College.

Don't get the wrong idea i mean i am very excited to be going to college, but i am not sure if i am ready to be leaving everything that i have come to know and love at home, four hours away. as i sit here surrounded by boxes full of things for my dorm room i can't help but feel that i am leaving something behind. Is it that i feel that i need to bring my family along with me on this journey, or am i just not ready to leave my friends behind? I think about all the memories that i have made with my friends over the years, and i'm not sure that i want to go on this journey without them.

But then i look at pictures of my new roommates and i realize that they are part of my new journey. They will be my friends that i will make new memories with and the ones that i will not want to leave when college is finally done. i guess this is the big step in life that i have chosen for my self, and although it may take some getting use to i knwo deep down that i can do it.

So this is it. I leave the nest tomorrow and im not sure when i will return for visits but this is where my journey with my family ends and my new journey begins. wish me luck, and always remember that if you can dream amazing things you can make them become reality.