I Heart New York!

So sorry I haven't posted in so long! Been sooo busy! The class trip to New York was AMAZING! The city is so diverse and bustling! My THREE graduation ceremonies were kind of heart breaking and uber-exciting all at once! When I finally marched to Pomp and Circumstance I felt like my whole life was open to anything! So now begins the nerve wracking business of getting ready for college. Wow. How crazy is that? I'M GOING TO COLLEGE! But for now I need to worry about finishing my application for the Honors Program. "Write a 300-500 word essay on your experience learning to ride a bike." Seriously? I barely remember that! O well. I'm actually quite good at describing events, writing stories, ect. So it should be fine. However, I am incredibly nervous about attempting to pack my whole life into a tiny dorm room! Luckily my mother is a master organizer, so I will be depending on her for most of that! About to head to work. Oh, the joys of cleaning.

"the future is wide open"

Had a WONDERFUL Friday! School went by surprisingly fast! I also went shopping with one of my friends. So much fun! Then went to Starbucks for a Extra Coffee Caramel Frappaccino! Yum :) I bought two dresses for Graduation! I am so excited, I only have one week left of school! Then class trip to NYC! I have never truly experience New York. Only once have I been, and we spent the entire time shopping in China Town for knockoffs! Which are quite good, actually. But we'll be doing the typical tourist things, of course, like visiting the Statue of Liberty and Top of the Rock. We're also going to see Stomp and the Broadway play the Fantasiks. I cannot wait to spend 5 days just chillin with all of my friends. It's really exactly what I need before going off to college. Even though we'll all be attending colleges within 45 minutes of each other, I know it will be difficult for us to stay as close as we are now. Although my friend Bekah will be going to the same college as me, I will still have to endure the experience of a new place and new people, while dealing with the pressure of college courses, as will all of the class of 2010. However, I know that changes are good for me. It's just a little scary. I suppose the fact that the future is wide open terrifies me the most. I mean, in four years I will be either getting a real job or going to grad school. So much depends on what's happening within the next year! I mean, college is all about finding yourself, right? What if I don't like what I find? Or others don't like it? Somehow, I have come through a tumultuous four years of drama, drama, drama! And I feel like this year has been a year of personal changes regarding my world view, ideology, and theology. I'm not sure I can handle much more change. I suppose many almost high school graduates are feeling this way right now. There is so much rushing at me right now. And despite my complete joy and excitement about getting out of high school and my hometown, I am completely terrified.

"the sum of my entire existence"

PRECAL= DEATH. That is basically the sum of my entire existence right now. But less than 2 weeks till class trip to New York! I'm so excited! But yea, boring day. Went to work at the Cafeteria. Only 31 students came through! During the school year we have an average of 650! So yay for laziness and summer! It can't come quick enough!

"I forgot my umbrella"

So, my school had the junior/senior banquet yesterday! It was... wet. I went to my friend Bekah's house to get ready, and we had an amazing time. Yet, after hours spent getting pretty, we got soaked!! (Yes, those curlers are incredibly uncomfortable.) So the banquet was at the Zoo, and was mostly outdoors. No fun. I forgot my umbrella. And then Bekah's broke. But after we left I gave up on trying to stay dry and just walked through the rain. A group of us went to the cutest little ice cream shop! That was a lot of fun. Probably more fun than the banquet itself. But at least I now have a really good story to tell about banquet! I have to say, I love my friends. They can make even the lamest evening (aka murder mystery banquet at the zoo in the rain) into a great memory!