Today was the first day of my last week of high school! It went quite well, although it really doesn't seem like I'm about to graduate. It all seems so surreal. it just seems like we're about to leave for summer, but this time, it isn't summer, it's the rest of our lives. It's crazy.
Today was very successful for me, for a couple of reasons. I knew it would be a good day when I entered school and a guy in my class informed me that he had been trying to find me for the past week, because he had his pictures for the senior video! I was pretty pumped about that, because that is one less person I have to hound! Also, Mrs. Fuxa was so gracious as to hook up the scanner on a working computer, as hers won't be fixed until this summer. From the moment I got to the computer lab (about 1:40-ish) until 3:00, I was busy scanning in pictures that I have been collecting during testing, and I am caught up! Go me!!!!! I feel much, much better about everything now!
My other main success for today was that I finished my speech. It is done! I am thoroughly pleased with it, and I cannot wait for next Saturday! It is my prayer that I can make it through my speech without shedding any tears. (I doubt that will happen..)
One last note for the moment, my mom found a few things of mine from my younger days. One of which was my program from my preschool graduation. Lo and behold, it was on May 14, 1998, thirteen years before I graduate from high school! How awesome is that?! :)
Another interesting memento my mom came upon was an "essay" I wrote in October of 2002, which was in the midst of my 4th grade year. Because it amused me, I thought I'd share it with everyone, absolutely unedited.
I love Halloween costumes. My three favorites are a hippie, an angel, and a witch.
A hippie is my first favorite costume. I like it because you could have all the objects for your costume at home.
My next favorite costume is an angel costume because it reminds me of my older sister, Michelle because she died at the age of two.
My last favorite is a witch costume. Even though a witch costume is unoriginal, I think being a witch is fun.
Finally I am at the end. Also maybe you are like me and like a hippie, an angel, and a witch costume.
My, what an insightful 4th-grader I was. I had cost-effectiveness on my mind at a young age, as well as the apparent overuse of witch costumes. I love reading things that I have written in the past. For one, it greatly amuses me, just by the way I worded things. Also, it helps me to see how I have grown as a writer. Love it! :)
Isn't it amazing how, at the very end of something, all the loose ends get tucked into the braid surprisingly quickly? Everything has been done except that last little tweak. Enjoy the week, savor all the moments and then rest for a moment afterward to set them in your memory. You won't cry. You will be shining with joy and pride in yourself and your school and you will sail right through the speech. It is another of the gifts of Grace, that bubble of peace that surrounds you at times of great emotion. God Bless you dear. I'll be in the stands smiling and listening.
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