But Dylan and I went to a ....*gasp*....college information meeting last night!
So all of you with little babies turning TWO or starting kindergarten or even starting high school...have a nice warm glass of SHUT-THE-HELL-UP!!!!! You don't know ANYTHING about feeling like your babies are growing up and leaving you! Just prepare yourself because it gets WORSE!!!
And I know I've posted about this very subject just recently when he had his LAST first day of school so I will try and skip over all that and get to the good stuff...
I am completely overwhelmed. I didn't feel this way when I was getting ready to graduate. I knew I was going to Jeff State and beyond that I didn't have a clue but I didn't have to worry about visiting campuses or applications or scholarships, etc. I've regretted a million times not going away to school and having that experience but then again, I wouldn't trade my experiences at Birmingham-Southern for ANYTHING!!! I think they served to make me the person I am--the friends I made, the hard work I had to do (while working full-time, taking care of two babies and almost losing my husband!) the places I got to go....it was all wonderful.
But Dylan has choices. He has been so focused and committed to his academics since Kindergarten. Part of it is my fault--I drilled it into his head from the time he was a toddler--he was GOING to college! No two ways about it. And then he was blessed with being super-intelligent, driven and grounded. (yes--Jeff and I produced such a child! lol)
And so because of his outstanding grades and his high ACT score, he can pretty much go anywhere he wants to go. Now we just need to get him to narrow down his choices because he can't go EVERYWHERE. Problem is, he inherited from me the worst possible thing he could--he has no clue what he wants to be when he grows up! He knows a few different things he's interested in but those fields are wide open, too. He is so smart he could literally be anything he wants to be. He's talked about both engineering and medical school. (Mom is rooting for medical school! lol) He's also interested in marine biology and all kinds of other things I've never even heard of!
But the deadline to apply for scholarships at most schools is December 1!!!! So he has GOT to make some decisions. I don't expect him to carve in stone what he wants to do this early in his life (I still haven't figured it out for myself yet) but he doesn't need to narrow it down to about 4-5 schools, apply and we need to go visit. That has just been bumped up to priority number one for our family in the coming months!
I would ask all my bloggy friends to please pray for wisdom, discernment and direction for him. I want him to understand that it's not just about what HE wants to do but about God's plan for him and I'm praying that he spends some time in prayer trying to determine what that is.
Also pray for us--we have to figure out how we're going to finance this. No doubt he will get some scholarships and he should qualify for some financial aid. But I really want to try and keep him out of student loan debt if at all possible--I'm still paying on mine!
I also interviewed for a job that I really really want yesterday. It went very well and I'm interviewing again next week. Please pray that if this is where God wants me to be that I will find favor with the Director and that the hiring process will go smoothly (and quickly!)
We are looking forward to a fun weekend...football, cookouts, swimming....lots and lots of fun! Hope you have a great weekend, too!
ROLL TIDE!!!!
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