GRADUATION DAY !! (:
The day is finally here. Today, I graduate from the University of Georgia. Today, I start my life as a UGA alumna. Today, the next chapter begins.
I stand before you all today, as a University of Georgia graduate and a completely different person than the one who walked into Brumby Hall in August 2009. I have transformed into someone who goes after what she wants instead of idly letting life happen to her. Tonight, I'll stand in Sanford Stadium along with my fellow peers with no regrets. The stress, the heartbreak, the struggles - these shaped my life and I'm a better person today because of them. My time at UGA has come to an end, but the memories I've made here will stay with my forever; the friends, the roommates, the exams, the parties, the sleep-deprivation - none is less important than the other.The last four years have been a testament to the strength I never knew I had and the courage and determination to follow through. I've learned that in order for big things to happen, you first have to endure all the crap life throws at you - and trust me, just when you think life has ran out of tricks, it throws one hell of a curve ball!
As I go into graduation, there is one very special young man who will not be joining me. This man is the reason I've finished school and the driving factor for making all my dreams come true. He was always that shoulder I needed to cry on, the ear I needed to listen to my problems, the voice I needed to calm me down, the hand I needed to hold and the push to accomplish great things. He promised me that he would be here tonight and it breaks my heart that he is physically unable to fulfill this promise. After all, he's the reason I'm graduating tonight. While all of you may not see him, I have no doubt that he will be standing right beside me.
"Baby, know you'll never be alone. I'll always be with you - forever and for always. This I promise you. Live your life, follow your dreams, and know that if you ever fall, I'll be right there to catch you. Don't sweat the small stuff and don't let fear own you. Live. Love. Take on the world. I'm right beside you. This isn't the end. This isn't good-bye. This is just another 'see you later' at the airport, just another 'I'll talk to you soon', just another 'I'll write when I can'"
I stand before you all today, as a University of Georgia graduate and a completely different person than the one who walked into Brumby Hall in August 2009. I have transformed into someone who goes after what she wants instead of idly letting life happen to her. Tonight, I'll stand in Sanford Stadium along with my fellow peers with no regrets. The stress, the heartbreak, the struggles - these shaped my life and I'm a better person today because of them. My time at UGA has come to an end, but the memories I've made here will stay with my forever; the friends, the roommates, the exams, the parties, the sleep-deprivation - none is less important than the other.The last four years have been a testament to the strength I never knew I had and the courage and determination to follow through. I've learned that in order for big things to happen, you first have to endure all the crap life throws at you - and trust me, just when you think life has ran out of tricks, it throws one hell of a curve ball!
As I go into graduation, there is one very special young man who will not be joining me. This man is the reason I've finished school and the driving factor for making all my dreams come true. He was always that shoulder I needed to cry on, the ear I needed to listen to my problems, the voice I needed to calm me down, the hand I needed to hold and the push to accomplish great things. He promised me that he would be here tonight and it breaks my heart that he is physically unable to fulfill this promise. After all, he's the reason I'm graduating tonight. While all of you may not see him, I have no doubt that he will be standing right beside me.
"Baby, know you'll never be alone. I'll always be with you - forever and for always. This I promise you. Live your life, follow your dreams, and know that if you ever fall, I'll be right there to catch you. Don't sweat the small stuff and don't let fear own you. Live. Love. Take on the world. I'm right beside you. This isn't the end. This isn't good-bye. This is just another 'see you later' at the airport, just another 'I'll talk to you soon', just another 'I'll write when I can'"
-Victoria-
