Well, a seven month gap isn't a great way to start a blog. And in all honestly, I'm only here because I'm procrastinating. I should be researching dissertation topics, but after four hours of going nowhere I'm giving up for the day.
It's crazy to think that I'm preparing a dissertation proposal when I can still remember pushing open my flat door on that very first day of university...
So much has changed since then. I've drifted away from some friends and become closer to newer ones. Family dynamics have changed. And, of course, many people have remained just as important and some always will. One of the biggest changes for me is my perception of university life. Whilst being in a long distance relationship had always made me hate university that little bit, I was once overcome with the excitement that an independent lifestyle brought me. That was way back way in 2010! Now, I'm counting down the days until I can leave this place and actually start my - our - life. People here who I once thought friends have shown their true colours and I have learnt who I can and can't trust, the workload has increased and increased to the point where even the Pro-Plus is struggling to keep up, and all that coupled with our ever strengthening relationship is making it harder to be apart.
But it won't help to dwell on the past. There are only four weeks left until summer, and only a year until I finish for good! And oh what delights 2013 will bring. A job (hopefully), a house or a flat (somewhere we can call 'Our Home'), and the graduation treat of all graduation treats; a brilliant two weeks in Florida with a simply wonderful family. 2012 may be a fairly quiet year, but the money we will save will be so worth it next year.
So that's what this blog post is about, really. I'm not trying to wish my life away, just the next year! I'm trying to keep my head up about the fact I'm currently stuck in a place I don't want to be, and I'm focussing on not only this summer but the following, which is expected to be absolutely incredible.
Chin up. The future is coming. :)
