Back To School, To Graduate Again…

UNC-Chapel Hill Welcomes Students

I know, it sounds funny …  to graduate again, but that’s what I’m going to do.  Well, not completely …  this time, I think I will skip the gradutaion formalities of sending out invites, walking and etc. At this point, my brass ring is finally getting a Bachelor’s degree from the  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with my name boldly embossed.

Let me back up a bit for this story, I attended UNC-Chapel Hill from August 1994 through December 1998. A few weeks after the  invitations went out for my winter graduation, I discovered that one class was not going to meet a requirement. Ouch!  Nothing like last minute details to put a wrinkle in your strategy.  Plans had been made,  job offers accepted and housing notices given.

I told myself,  ”Don’t worry, it’s just one class, you’ll finish it in no time.”   Well, no time actually turned into nearly eleven years.  Isn’t it amazing  how priorities transform when life happens?

My life was a whirlwind of change in 2009,  and through a series of unfortunate events, something really great happened allowing me to go back to school,  to graduate again.

Tuesday was my first day.  Everything felt so familiar,  as I stood in the center of the Upper Quad, once again in awe of the University.  For a brief moment, it felt as if time had stopped, and I was right back where I was meant to be.

Wish me luck!