You'd think that within less than twehty-four hours of going to college, that it would have hit me. But it didn't. My friends and I had a farewell dinner and it was just like any other one of our dinners. Nothing could phase me ( Read more... )

School used to be enjoyable. Last year I actually enjoyed going to school every now and then. This year I think of any excuse just to stay home. I finally started to realize just how much bullshit work teachers give us ( Read more... )

Senior year was really over before it even began for me. Same football games, same dances, same basketball games, same weekends, and just a little more freedom. Softball is my utopia, but some energy was against that from the start. First I routinely messed up my catching thumb like I do every year, which was okay. I'm used to living with that ( Read more... )

"Moving away from something is exciting, but it all looks different in the rearview mirror ( Read more... )

So last week I went on a two day silent retreat... Yeah. All 30 girls get separate, extremely sparse, extremely small rooms. We were left in there for periods of like an hour to an hour and a half at a time and were supposed to contemplate these "meditations" they gave us. Let's just say I caught up on a ton of sleep just to keep my sanity. The ( Read more... )

It's a strange feeling to step outside my world, take a look at each individual relationship with my friends, and almost positively be able to hand pick which ones I will and will not keep in touch with after high school. It's not that I would rather keep in touch with some more than others. But I think everyone gets an instinctive feeling about ( Read more... )

The sky contained swirls of oranges and purples. The combination of the temperature and the breeze could not have been more desirable. Girls walk around in outfits not meeting the requirements of the dress code just because they can. Guys find it necessary to take their shirts off, rub a little paint on their chests, and scream until they can't ( Read more... )

As the sun sets and reality sets in, there comes a flood of regret and silver clouds of pure bliss ( Read more... )

There's never been a summer when I've learned so much ( Read more... )

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