{"id":3575,"date":"2017-11-21T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2017-11-20T12:13:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T17:13:46","slug":"christy-a-time-for-lasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/11\/21\/christy-a-time-for-lasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Christy: A Time for Lasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since coming to Boston University in September 2014, I have experienced so many \u201cfirsts.\u201d I went to my first college class, I survived my first Boston winter (it was the storm Juno\u2026) and lived in my first apartment, just to name a few.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I just celebrated my birthday with all the wonderful friends I\u2019ve made over the last three and a half years at BU, and it hit me: this is the last time I will be able to celebrate with all my closest friends in one place.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, I realized, I have experienced so many firsts that it might be time for some of my lasts (such as my last COM Ambassador blog post).<\/span><\/p>\n

I know it sounds sad and dramatic, but with only a month left at BU before I graduate, I think I am allowed to be. Graduating early comes with its advantages and excitement, but it also means I have a semester less of time in Boston, at BU and with my friends. But, what\u2019s the point of being sad? I don\u2019t have only a month left \u2014 I have a whole month left! In this month, I am going to do as much as I can to see my friends, make memories and make the most of this month. To do this, I promised myself I would:<\/span><\/p>\n

Make it to all the plans, events and activities I am invited to.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I am a homebody and really value my alone time. But, I am just doing myself a disservice by losing out on time with my friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Make plans to go places I have yet to visit.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I already started this by planning trips to both Salem and Martha\u2019s Vineyard last month, but there\u2019s still so much more to do. I have never been to the Lawn on D, and I have SO many restaurants still to try.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do now, sleep later.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Not later into the morning, but sleep when I am actually tired instead of retiring for the night in bed at 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span> with Netflix and mac and cheese.<\/span><\/p>\n

Say \u201cyes\u201d more.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I am a very indecisive person \u2026 but if I don\u2019t say yes now, when will I?<\/span><\/p>\n

The friendships I have made while in this incredible city have helped me grow, and are invaluable to me. Hellos may become goodbyes and firsts may become lasts, but at least I know when I leave Boston in December that I have made the most of my time left.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since coming to Boston University in September 2014, I have experienced so many \u201cfirsts.\u201d I went to my first college class, I survived my first Boston winter (it was the storm Juno\u2026) and lived in my first apartment, just to name a few.\u00a0 I just celebrated my birthday with all the wonderful friends I\u2019ve made … Continue reading Christy: A Time for Lasts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44411],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3575"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3576,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions\/3576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}