So I started a photo class at UT through their informal classes ... and it has been just great. I'm not sure which aspect has been better....to be around people who love what I love and are inspiring me to be better at it, or just to walk across campus nearly 30 weeks pregnant with a backpack on and take it all in. Seriously, both aspects have been amazing for me. Last night, as I was walking from my car across campus I actually started singing in my head..."Ain't nothing gonna break my stride...Nobody's gonna slow me down...Oh no, I've got to keep on moving". Yes, I do know how lame that is... I don't even know how that song would come to my mind... but I felt so empowered to be taking a class and proclaiming to the world (and mostly myself) that becoming a mother is not the end of me, but just the beginning of a new era. I don't want to be naive to the fact that so much will change... so much... but I do want to hold on to what I know makes my heart beat fast and makes me feel real.
The looks on the faces of the other students are also priceless. None of the looks have been offensive... but more like, "Dang, still not quitting college, huh?"
The best part of the night was when I went to sit down in the desk and realized that I had grown a bit since the previous week... My friend Kristen who is also pregnant and also in the class quickly whipped out her phone and captured the moment... she affectionately titled the photo 'belly vs. desk'. I think belly won.
I can only hope that next week I will be parading across campus with a lawn chair strapped to my backpack.
