"God made my mold different from the rest, then he broke that mold so I know I'm blessed"

This blog has followed my journey through life for the past six years. My best friend suggested that I do it, and I had a lot of free time. I started documenting all of my junior high adventures. In the last six years I did everything from meet Trey Songz to travel to Dubai. I met new friends, lost old ones, and my most recent accomplishment is one that means all that and more to me. Last month, I got my acceptance letter to pharmacy school. I was in my African studies class when my cousin texted me saying there was a letter at home from the school of pharmacy. I was shocked, because I wasn't supposed to hear back until early April. I had just attended the Campus convention which is a day of great pharmacy related lectures and networking. I figured that the letter was either a survey questioning on my experiences there or a decline letter, because of how early I got it. Either way, I had to know. I power walked to my car and sped home. Being late to chemistry lab was the least of my concerns. I specifically remember having the thought that if I didn't get in, I didn't have to go to chemistry lab anyways. That part of my life would end.

I didn't realize how much I'd been enjoying my time in college until having to attend a different school was a possibility. I thought about how I would miss lunches in the underground, waiting in terribly long lines before basketball games, and the mountains and valleys I had to get through to go from my car to class every morning. I would miss the parties where I danced with strangers and encountered future NBA players. All of this was running through my head as I drove home. When I finally got there, I took a deep breath and opened the envelope. The first line was CONGRATULATIONS! and that was all I needed to see. (I did read the remainder of the letter later on).

The emotions I went through seeing that letter and going through the application period were indescribable. I've known I wanted to be a pharmacist since junior high. Something drew me into the profession. I've always had an interest in the health care industry, and I knew that I had to do good for my family. I have some of the smartest parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins a girl could ask for. Not all of them got the opportunity that I have to better themselves. I've been blessed with this opportunity and I couldn't be more grateful for an opportunity to do it for myself and to do it for them as well. Most people born in low income households stay in that position. Its a very tough situation to rise out of, and I managed to do that. I have four years of challenging coursework followed by a possible residency, but I have faith that with God's help I will graduate and practice for the rest of my life.

2014 is the year that I turn twenty. I'm going to leave my teen years behind and begin the period of life where I graduate, get my first career, get married, and have a baby...or four. I might read this and laugh later on, because my life takes a different direction, but I hope I'm right about most of it. I know my 20s won't be without challenges, but I'm excited to start this journey. To grow up and expand my independence. It's a very exciting time in my life, and it didn't feel right to let it pass without blogging. I've done it for every single up and down, so this one should be no different. Here's to new beginnings: to me, to you, and everyone else trying to make their dreams come true.

Song of the Day: The Man by Aloe Blacc & Do It by Myyko Montana

Quote of the Day: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Ralph Waldo Emerson