Loose Ends and New Beginnings…
Here we are. I can’t even comprehend the fact that this is my final blog post. I am just so so so sad because not only does it mean this blog is over but…my entire Freshman year is now gone.
I guess I should do as my title says and discuss all of the loose ends that need to be tied and discuss some new beginnings. Think of this post as an epilogue. The last one was the season finale with some cliffhangers, and this is tying them all up.
To start I will discuss something sad but great… graduation. I had a surprising number of friends graduate yesterday, and while it is going to be awesome to see all of the great things they are going out into the world to do, whether it be getting a job or going on to graduate school or any number of things, OC will certainly miss them because they have all contributed sooo much.
This year there were TWO graduation ceremonies because we had a very special guest speaker at one of them…the PRESIDENT OF RWANDA, His Excellecy Paul Kagame. I went to the early graduation, not the Rwandan President one because you had to have a special ticket for that one. ANYWAY the speaker at ours, Jack White (not of the White Stripes) was great as well!
I sat by Kayleigh aaaaaaand…
Cayla and Katy!
The chorale sang the school Alma Mater, then did an awesome rendition of the National Anthem with the band!
The graduates of the 10 am ceremony!
Dr. O’Neil speaking some words of wisdom!
Rebekah and me, right before the graduation started!
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John didn’t graduate until the 2 pm ceremony, but we went ahead and took a picture since I wouldn’t be there. I am gonna miss him so much.
Carlyyyyyyyyy! I can’t believe we only got to be friends for this one year and I’ll never talk to her again. Kidding, I will CERTAINLY remain friends with Carly, but I will miss being in classes with her so much.
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Here’s the story of this picture: I was hunting Abigail down for about 20 minutes before I finally found her! I was so happy to finally see her and get a picture! She is just a ray of sunshine, but luckily will most likely be only in Norman, which isn’t tooooo far away!
This doesn’t even BEGIN to count all of the seniors I will miss who impacted my freshman experience. I CERTAINLY did not get to take pictures with all of them because many people were busy with family or just bustling around from person to person.
After graduation Kayleigh, Cayla, and I went to Pei Wei for lunch and it was FANTASTIC as always! Also, it is right by my haircut place so I decided to go on in there and get a summer-ready haircut before heading back to OC.
When I got back to OC I got wind of some protesters across the street against the Rwandan President, so I hiked over to take some pictures. I certainly did not get very close in case it would make them irate that I was taking pictures and did not want the security people on campus (we had beefed up security for the national figure) to think I was conspiring with them in any way. Luckily, my camera has a pretty good zoom.
Now, not knowing much about world politics, I don’t know WHAT these people were protesting against or why they feel so strongly against the Rwandan president, but they were certainly there.
Security was ready in case anything crazy happened.
I ran into Ashley, another friend-graduate, on my walk to snap photos!
Once everything was done I hung out with Kayleigh and Carly and Ben and two of Kayleigh’s siblings on and off for the rest of the day. Then, Kayleigh, Carly, and I topped off the night at Steak and Shake for a little graduation celebration for Carly!
Yum Yum!
Mah Girlzzzz
Me with my love, my milkshake.
Then it was over. The last night before everyone moved out. Well mostly everyone. Lots moved out today and some of us are still here and we are moving to the apartments Monday.
I just can’t believe this year has come to a close. David and I are still in our room; Shane checked out waaay back on Wednesday. Remember this room:
It now looks like this:
Such a wreck. Me and David still need to organize and pack. Check out is Monday at 8! Lordy!
I feel that much has happened on this blog and in my life this school year…I haaave gone through several looks:
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The first day I moved in.
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Dyed my hair darker.
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Grew out my beard for a whole month!
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Let my hair get really long.
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Then cut it off!
I was in two GREAT but completely different plays!
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Frog and Toad!
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Two Rooms!
I made a million LIFE CHANGING friends that God blessed me with and I can’t even begin to put pictures of them up because I would never be able to stop!
Most importanly, I grew closer to God, our Father and Savior and Best Friend in the Universe!
What’s next? LOTS. Luckily, I have started a NEW blog that you can keep up with if you so desire. I would love for you dedicated blog readers to check it out, and if you like it, start following it. The link is:
http://adventuresofjosh.wordpress.com/
The title is self-explanatory! It will be detailing the new adventures of my life! Here’s a little preview:
In May (this month), some friends and I are beginning the recording and filming process to a movie-musical we are making! We have done a few pre-production things so far, and you can keep up with updates on that film by visiting:
http://www.indiegogo.com/IfAnythingShouldHappen
If Anything Should Happen is the name of the film. Here’s a teaser trailer to get you interested!
Starting in June and going through July I will be a recruiter for OC! I’ll be going to various camps to get you prospective students interested! If you are at Burnt Cabin, Happy Hollow, San Antonio Work Camp, or Camp Pettijohn this summer I could very well get to know you!
FURTHERMORE, I will be one of the male freshmen links next semester! For anyone who will be a freshman, you will learn more about links at Earn Your Wings in August! Get excited, because I’ll also be a HUB LEADER at Earn Your Wings. My Hub Partner Katy and I are assigned to Hub 9, so you very well could be with us!
Also, snippets of my life are out there on Twitter, if you so desire to follow me there. If you don’t have Twitter, you should get it, especially if you are coming to OC. It makes life MUCH more fun and even easier in some cases! My twitter name is @joshuamac22 if you care to follow me.
Well, this is the end. I HOPE you have all enjoyed the blog as much as I did! It is a completely real view of what I went through at OC this year. I have loved every day of being at this school thus far, and I look forward to loving many more days to come! Remember, follow me to my new blog and enjoy happy times there as well!
God bless each and every one of you!


