the best days.

I just remembered what it was that I wanted to write about.

Im a senior in high school this year. And I cannot lie, I am terrified of this fact. Im not sure how Im going to get use to a new routine, after following this same one for the past thirteen years. Ill be starting a new life, practically. New place, new people, new strategies to surviving. All my friends ar getting accepted to colleges. The people Ive spent the past four years getting to know and love are going to be gone soon. We will each just be a memory to each other, though some of us may stay close. Its scary to think that some of the people I talk to every day, I wont even have contact with in a year or so. Ive gone through several schools, numerous best friends, tons of cliques, plenty of boy friends and girl friend, a fair share of drama and anything else a teenager can go through. Ive learned from teachers not only about education, but also about life. Ive experienced good and bad times. Ive dealt with nasty rumors, derogatory slang, complete assholes, and stuck up preps. Ive been bullied, and I have bullied. Ive passed on rumors that Ive heard. Ive been a complete asshole, and Ive been stuck up. Ive done things illeegally, and Ive done things legally. Ive been deprssed, and Ive been the happiest gril in the world. Ive been heart broken, and Ive broken hearts. Ive fallen in love, and been loved in return. Ive written essay upon essay of the American Revolution, and Mao Zedong, and Incan Empires, and more history topics. Ive disected pigs, frogs, owl pellets, deer hearts, worms and even a shark. Ive read To Kill A Mockingbird, and learned not to judge someone until I walked in their shoes. Ive read allegories like Animal Farm. Ive read memoirs like Angela's Ashes. Ive read journals, Like Ann Franks Diary, and learned about the hardship so many people go through, and how they manage to still somehow stay strong. Ive learned about quadratics, parabolas, sin, cos, and tan, and the Pythagorean Theorem. Ive taken state tests, Ive taken local tests, Ive taken the SATs. Ive learned how to cook and sew, Ive watched "The Movie" and Ive watched a birthing video. Ive played baskteball, softball, dodgeball, badminton, ultimate frisbee, and millions of other sports and games. Ive been in detention (once), Ive skipped classes, and Ive been late to classes. Ive written my name on the bathroom stall, Ive been "booked" and Ive been "pantsed". Ive played softball, Ive tried out for voleyball. Ive ran track for six years. Ive lost so epically, and cried with disapointment, and Ive won ribbons at sectionals, and gotten first place at dual meets. Ive spent friday nights with my friends, Ive spent friday nights alone. Ive lost friends because Ive changed, Ive gained some because Ive changed. I attempted to learn how to read music, and Ive played a cornet. Ive been in plays, and Ive been in talent shows. Ive gone on field trips, and Ive been to dances. Ive helped bottle drives, and Ive helped fundraisers. I smiled and laughed, fronwed and cried. Ive enjoyed life, and Ive hated it. Ive said I cant wait to grow up, and Ive heard the line "these are the best days of your life." Ive ignored that line, and Ive believed it to the very fullest.