1. I had hopes and dreams of maintaining my GPA where it is this summer. I was able to work it so that I could be taking 15 hours this summer and be able to return home for summer B, as there were a few things I needed to take care of. Last night, I asked my girlfriend to marry me and I was lucky enough for her to say yes! It was the culmination of a lot of hard work this past month, as a lot of planning and sneaking around had to take place. Unfortunately, I have not dedicated enough time to my studies during this same time and my grades are sure to reflect that. So, overall, I would say that summer semester has been a failure from an academic standpoint.
2. I learned that I am ready to never plan another engagement while full-time at school. I really do not like the structure of having A and B classes and my unfamiliarity with it, combined with the work that goes into asking someone to spend the rest of their life with you, was too much. I apologize if I sound bitter about it, but I feel like this semester has been an L for me.
3. I spent six very hard years in the nuclear navy. Long hours that simply do not end begin to wear on you and it caused me to become somewhat negative. I have made it a conscious effort to improve upon that, as life is just too short to be pissed off all the time. Because of this, I normally take failure in stride. After being in environment like that, you start to take everyday failures post-military pretty well. However, this failure is a little more personal. Now I am responsible for two other people, as my fiancee has a sweetheart of a little girl. Our plan is for me to attend law school at UF after I graduate in the spring. This semester's GPA is going to hurt those chances and that is tougher to swallow. I have no one but myself to blame and that makes it a lot worse. My risk tasking, as far as academia goes, have come to an end. It is difficult to assess whether or not this class will alter my risk taking in the future.
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