What does the Future Hold?

This week has been really amazing. Of course my Valentine’s Day turned out like I thought it would. It was just a regular day. All I got was a text message, “Happy Valentine’s Day”. The boyfriend and I finally called it quits because it will never work and by now it’s blatantly obvious. Plus, I feel like I’m beating a dead horse. I don’t feel sad though, I almost feel like I’m finally going to be moving forward with my life instead of standing still waiting for something to happen. Nothing is holding me back!

I went to Atlanta this weekend for the Cheersport Nationals. The competition was incredible. My team competed in the middle of the day so we got to watch teams before and after us. The convention center the competition was held in is HUGE! I can’t even imagine what they would use such a big place for. It was the location of the Olympics, and I can see why. It made me sad though because I really miss cheerleading. Dance is okay, but it is an alternative for cheerleading and I don’t even feel nervous before I compete. There’s nothing scary about it. I don’t get butterflies or feel like I’m going to throw-up before we take the floor and that’s what I miss. Knowing that if you drop one stunt you won’t win, and actually fighting to make everything perfect. Dance doesn’t do that for me. It’s boring. I like the routine, but when you have a group of cheerleaders turned dancers competing against people that have been taught technique in dance their entire lives you don’t really expect to gold.

This weekend I think I found a solution. The Gator’s all-girl team was there. I got to watch UF compete. The Gators didn’t exactly nail their routine, but I was so jealous because that is what I want to do. Florida is my team, I have a picture wearing a Gator’s cheer uniform from when I was three, I think that speaks for itself. I’ve been at UNF all four years of my college life. Believe me, I’ve had a lot of fun, but never a real college experience. The Ospreys don’t exactly have people fighting over tickets to the basketball games. I have school spirit for the Gators and I bounce up and down when the football team gets a touchdown, but to be at the game and cheer them on from the sidelines, while being held up 8ft in the air sounds so much better. Plus, competition. I thrive on competition.

My mind was racing this weekend, and I was thinking I could pursue a Master’s Degree at Florida and cheer at the same time. Man I’m smart. Plus, Atlanta was so awesome, I could move there after I get my Master’s land an anchor job at CNN, make lots of money and live happily ever after. You gotta have a dream, I prefer to make mine extremely large!