a TRiP dOwN mEMorY LAnE

I have days where I would absolutely love to go back in time to my days at SVU. It seems weird that I am even old enough to say that I would love to go back to my college days but my heart just yearns to be back in VA with my roommates, going to school, and playing softball. Some days I would give anything to have Coach Dryden hit grounders to me all day long or to smack a ball to the fence. Sometimes I even daydream about just going to school and using my brain. SVU has become my "happy place" I daydream about those days when I am having "one of those days". My experiences there were just unreal. Thinking back to everything that happened in those 3 short years I was there I wish I would have slowed down. I had awesome roommates, beyond amazing softball coaches, incredible teammates, and unforgettable memories. I think about all the places I saw with friends and teammates. I went all the way up to Niagara Falls and all the way down to Florida and everywhere in between. I went to Palmyra, DC, NYC, WV, NC, SC, TN, GA, etc. I went to the ocean for the first time, I had real sea food for the first time and LOVED it. (Thanks Harmon for making us UTAH girls experience real sea food). I took a trip to the Savannah Georgia ER (:-) Woody!) I ate at the Beacon, I threw apples at road signs, I would sit and watch fireflies for hours, I played softball all over VA and the East Coast, I saw things I will never forget, and I met people who I will always love. It is hard for me to describe all that I feel about my time at SVU. All I can say was it was one of the highlights in my life. Other things I remember are: shield, dying my hair at Woody's, my very first college softball game, sitting on the field and just taking it all in and then starting at 2nd! which was a complete shock, throwing up oreos after running up the hill below Main Hall...10 times...ya right!, early morning runs, sprints, and stairs. I remember the dreaded sprints after our games and doing the Indian Run FOREVER for practice one day. I remember the insanely hot MAIN HALL and having fans at the head and foot of my bed. I Remember how hard we would play against Lynchburg and Bridgewater. R SIDE! Brooke's fall and Swap nailing Jodi in the head. Kat tripping over 1st base after her grand slam @ Mt. St. (that was SO funny). I remember how much I hated Spanish and how much I loved Art History (weird, I know, but the professor was amazing!) I remember our many trips to Applebees to eat fiesta lime chicken and blondies! I loved walking around Washington and Lee University and VMI's campuses. I loved walking around Lexington through all the little stores. I loved going to Natural Bridge to work with the boys at the correctional center there. I remember getting the call from Coach Dryden offering me a scholarship to play softball...And so much more I couldn't possibly write them all! Sometimes I regret going through college in 3 years and think I jipped myself out of one more year. But, all in all, I am grateful for my time at SVU and I am grateful for my life now. It is just fun to daydream about and I am so grateful I was lead to SVU.