As of today I have officially been graduated for a little over three weeks. The time has gone by so much faster than I predicted it would. That could be because I have spent most of that time on vacation. But since I returned from a vacation on Maui yesterday, I've been thinking a lot about school. The first thing that comes to mind when the word school is brought up isn't my new community college campus, but the halls of my high school. I think of the theatre classroom that walked to the outskirts of campus for all four years. I think about the two dance teachers that made me realize that I have a hobby with dancing. Then I think of all the math teachers who did some serious rounding up for me to pass their classes. The cafeteria where I refused to scarf down anything that wasn't either tater tots or prepackaged. The football games, the dance concerts, the plays, the tests, and of course all of the friends. Maybe i'm one of the very few graduates who is a little sad with the fact that after this summer we wont go back to our high school. Graduation night wasn't particularly a good night for me. Not because I was overwhelmed by the amount of family in town, or because my car got backed into by my friend, or even because my chunky heels were creating several blisters on my poor feet. It was because all I could think about was all the classrooms, hallways, teachers, and people i'll probably never see again. I might have been one of the only graduates that honestly is more scared than excited for this new beginning, but that is okay. I know that at the beginning of August when i'm forced to pack all my things into boxes to be moved down to southern California, i'll be shedding tears the whole time. I'll be dreading the drive there and especially the first day of school. I'll be thinking the whole way of my friends, my family, pets, and my boyfriend. Decorating my new room and finding my classes will be in the very back of my mind while the life I've lived for the past four years will be in the front. With all the sad and maybe a little melodramatic, emotional stuff said, I do look forward to being a resident of the Golden State at least a little bit. I look forward to the days I plan to spend doing homework near the ocean. I look forward to the new friends I hope i'll make. And I even look forward to hunting for a part time job believe it or not. Will I miss going to The Coffee Shop all the time, seeing all of my friends every day, and living at home with my family? Of course I will! I know i'll be missing high school for a while, but I think there's a pretty high chance that i'll get just as much happiness from my brand new adult life.
