I Have a New Nephew!

              The long wait is finally over! Introducing my new baby nephew, Braden Russell Ogg, BRO for short. So now we have Bean and the BRO. He is an absolutely adorable little guy. I can't wait to meet him! My flight home leaves next Friday, and hopefully I will get to see him right after my dentist appointment. It's really kind of crazy to think that my brother has not one, but two children. He is 32 almost 33, so it's about right for his age, but I think it also really puts my age into perspective too. Well, as long as I keep looking young then I suppose I can't complain.

               *sigh*....so cute. I've been thinking a lot about time lately. In my last blog, I went on a slight rant about people trying to plan your life around their schedule. Another thing lately has been that a lot of people tend to disrespect each other's time. When someone is making an effort to be with you, do not waste their time, however that may be. That means, being there but being elsewhere by always being on your phone, or making plans but then being completely unorganized with them, or even with work when your people give extra time to be there and you do not use it effectively. Time management is perhaps one of my biggest pet peeves. I have an incredibly busy life (by my own choice), and I know a lot of other people do too. So when you make things so busy that you can't handle all of the responsibilities that come along with that, then you are officially disrespecting the time of those involved in all of those activities with you.

               On another time related note...time freaking flies! I'm 4 weeks from being done with school, and one week from visiting my family and 6 weeks from benefit, and it is next to impossible for me to fathom it all. And through all of this...I look at my little niece and see how big she has gotten. Where has all this time gone? Culture Shock's benefit show this year is loosely based off of Oh the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss. I feel this so accutely because I'm starting to believe that there is no greater more unknown journey than graduating from college. Graduating from high school is a journey too, but you still have a general idea that you will go to school, make friends, and have a basic path to follow. The only path you have after graduation is...find a job. That could be anything, anywhere, and take who knows how long to find. What I'm beginning to discover is "The Waiting Place." Time has been moving so quickly lately, but I know, once I graduate, it will seem to stop as I wait to move on to the next phase of my life. I'm prepared for this, but god it gives you anxiety!  I shall end with a narrative of Oh the Places You'll Go:

~Keiko