Thankfulness Day 10

Today I am thankful for my college education. I was speaking with my cousin who is still in college and was missing those times. I am so blessed in that I did not have to work or take out loans while I was in school. Between my scholarships and the money that my parents had put back for my education since I was a baby, I was totally covered. I really got to concentrate on school and just enjoying my time there. My mom and dad owned an apartment complex so I got to live there rent free with my older brother. We often fussed about having to live together but cannot imagine having to share a house with anyone other than him! I had already lived with him for many years before. Plus we were good friends and study partners. As I have stated in other posts, Chris is genius level smart so it was great to have him there to help with some of the tougher classes. True to form, I somewhat followed in my brothers footsteps in college. Both of us went into science fields. Chris has several advanced degrees in fields that I cannot even list. I got my degree in Kinesiology. Thus lots of science and math classes. Not my best subjects! Chris helped me out there and in turn I helped him with his Spanish classes. By far my best class! Anyway, my time was spent studying, hanging out with the BCM (Baptist Collegiate ministry) crowd, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), and playing volleyball. Such great times. It wasn't until my senior year of college that I even met my future husband, TJ. We were introduced by one of my FCA friends. It was a great way to transition into adulthood. No worries other than grades and what we were going to do that night. 2 weeks after TJ and I graduated, we were married! I don't use my degree now as far as the kinesiology part of it but I learned a lot about responsibility, attention to detail, and advanced math which I use in my career now.