It may seem like you have all the time in the world. But oh how quickly time goes. Time doesn't last, and time isn't forever.

In August I moved here to Mississippi State, and at first, there seemed to be so much time. There was time to meet new people at New Maroon Camp, adjust to being away from home, and truly get settled into my dorm room.

From there, classes began and came more adjusting such as learning how to fit time in for school work when classes seem so short sometimes and there are endless opportunities for what to do with spare time.

Classes then begin to pick up their pace and at that point, the workload may become overwhelming. Suddenly you're wishing for fall break to hurry up because you need a break from all the test weeks.

But after fall break, time seems to fly. I know it sure did for me. I met more people after the break. I met people who now I feel like I have known forever. Oh, how time does fly.

A month later comes Thanksgiving Break and as soon as that ends there are two weeks until winter break. In the brief two weeks, much of it is spent studying, whether that be for the last test prior to the final or the final itself.

It is easy to then wish the time would hurry up in order for you to go back home. You take your finals and are grateful they are over, and then you head home. For the first time in a while, you no longer see the people you saw constantly. You realize that now you have two homes, the one you grew up in as well as your new-found home at college.

Being back in your hometown is always great. After being away from it while at college, you return to your hometown with a newfound appreciation for where you were raised and what you experienced along the way.

You also come to miss your new home and the people you surround yourself with while there, and when you come back for the second semester, you are so happy to be with them again. As they say, time does fly when you're having fun because before you know it spring break approaches.

With the end of the school year coming before we know it, let's be appreciative of the times we have had here both good and bad and the lessons and experiences we have been blessed to have.

Because, at the end of the day, time doesn't last and time isn't forever. But the memories are.