Just the Beginning

It has been a long time since I didnt know what to expect in the future. For the last couple of years I have known that I would have volleyball practice every day and that I would be travelling every fall to compete. Now that my career is over, I am left with the unexpected. I know that I will be finishing school, but what about after that? Will I be able to find a teaching job? It is a strange feeling to think that my life is just beginning. I guess this is what "living by the seat of your pants" feels like. I do not know what will come tomorrow... okay, I do know, it is Thanksgiving, but after tomorrow, I do not know what will come. And that feeling, that not knowing what life will hand me, is exhilerating. It is adventurous.

I have mixed feelings about being done with volleyball. I knew that this day would come and I expected it to be this depressing, horrible day. That I would just want to go back in time and do it all over again. But, it is nice. I loved playing, but now, I feel free. I can do the things I have always wanted to do without worrying about getting hurt before my season or losing my scholarship. I will miss many of the girls on my team, but this is just the beginning for me. I can't wait to become a teacher and experience the trials that come along with that. There are so many events in my future that I look forward to. I am glad that this is just the beginning, the turning of a page. This will be a fun chapter to start!!