Look at this kid!

That's an 18-year-old A-Dawg. He's just barely moved in to his new home in Deseret Towers...which, as previously mentioned, no longer exist. I should also note that the young fellow in the photo no longer exists either. He's looong gone.

I was the first person in my family to attend college as a full-time student. I knew nothing about what being a college student would be like. I had no idea what BYU would be like, having never even seen photos of campus (in hindsight, I probably should have at least downloaded a map.) That was five years ago.

The BYU experience was without a doubt the greatest time in my life up to that point. I was on my own, experiencing complete independence for the first time, I was in a great environment surrounded by amazing people and there was never a shortage of fun stuff to do. On top of all that, I knew I would be gone on my mission before the next school year started, and that made life even more carefree.

Like I said, that kid pictured above is long gone. My carefree lifestyle is gone. It's all serious now. 16.5 months from now I'm done and outta here. I hate to say this, but I really look forward to graduating and shipping off. It's like the novelty of BYU has worn...and I somehow feel that I'm too old to enjoy it.

But I'll try to make the best of what time I've left.