Just tilt the sun
Senior trip was incredible... Absolutely incredible. I've never had so much fun with my class in all of 4 years together. Some of the most beautiful people have walked into my life freshman year, graced me with their presence, and I've never been more sad to see such a group of people go their separate ways as I am now. Disneyland & Medieval Times adventures were so, so needed. I am so depressed in terms of knowing that things will never be high school again. College will be amazing... I know I will have fun... I know I will accomplish things... But God, I will miss these faces. I will miss being a kid beside so many ridiculously amazing people.
And Friday evening, I put on a white dress (go private schooling), did my hair, and I received a high school diploma. I said a final goodbye to that campus... The rules... The bells... The teachers turned from authoritative figures to friends. The friends turned from peers to fellow alumni. And laughter and memories became nostalgia. Oh, and props to whoever started that beach ball.
The rest of graduation evening I spent partying it up with the people who got me through high school. I would be nowhere without each and every one of those faces. A mother who has sacrificed her world for me. Two grandparents who have been pillars in my life, keeping me standing. A best friend and family who have been my own sister and family for 10 years now. A family friend, youth pastor, and basically a brother who I admire more than anyone. An older sister (who at times acts like a younger one), a mentor, a likewise caffeine-addicted, animal-obsessed, insanely beautiful and inspirational best friend (Yes, she is the where Crocodile Hunter meets a pot of coffee and an explosion of glitter and feathers). An aunt who has supported and believed in me. 3 girls who have been there for me when life threw it's worst curve balls at me, who have listened, who have cried, who have prayed, who have called, who have never judged me even when I revealed my worst attributes and past. And lastly, the best friend I've ever had, once called a boyfriend, but will always be called a true love of mine; the love of my life, the one I've shared the most precious memories I have with. I would not be alive, I would not be anywhere if it weren't for them.
High school ended in an evening. A celebration. Life changed direction. The last familiar thing left fell away. And so it was... and so it is.
The Class of '08. We are truly, and positively, great.
The rest of graduation evening I spent partying it up with the people who got me through high school. I would be nowhere without each and every one of those faces. A mother who has sacrificed her world for me. Two grandparents who have been pillars in my life, keeping me standing. A best friend and family who have been my own sister and family for 10 years now. A family friend, youth pastor, and basically a brother who I admire more than anyone. An older sister (who at times acts like a younger one), a mentor, a likewise caffeine-addicted, animal-obsessed, insanely beautiful and inspirational best friend (Yes, she is the where Crocodile Hunter meets a pot of coffee and an explosion of glitter and feathers). An aunt who has supported and believed in me. 3 girls who have been there for me when life threw it's worst curve balls at me, who have listened, who have cried, who have prayed, who have called, who have never judged me even when I revealed my worst attributes and past. And lastly, the best friend I've ever had, once called a boyfriend, but will always be called a true love of mine; the love of my life, the one I've shared the most precious memories I have with. I would not be alive, I would not be anywhere if it weren't for them.
High school ended in an evening. A celebration. Life changed direction. The last familiar thing left fell away. And so it was... and so it is.
