So I am sitting in a kitchen listening
to my ma, Aunt Rosa, and Aunt Olivia brainstorm ideas for the Grad
night party. OH MY GOODNESS, Grad night! Twenty-Eight more days till
graduation, my friends! As I sit here listening to the ideas and
planning of my family members I cannot set my mind to believe that
the special day is just about here. AHHHH!
SO I have just been informed that Grad Night will be themed based on homecoming, making the party this year 80's. My aunts and mom continue asking me for ideas on activities and prizes for the night. For some reason I am clueless and I believe that maybe it is because Graduation night feels unreal to me. All this talk about celebrating is exciting but I also feel a little sad about it. Never in my life would I have thought that sadness would come in contact with celebration. By the sounds of the brain power sitting around me it sounds like the Grad Night party will be a blast and I have no doubt that it won't be. There is a constant reminder that the Grad Night party will be probably the last time several of us will be together all at once.
Over the past three years I have attended the Grad Night parties and they have been some of the longest nights of my life! Luckily this year it will only be going until three in the morning. The grad night party will be different for me this year though. The past three years my mom has kind of made me go to the parties but this year there won't be no force to go. I will be attending the party in the eyes of a senior (or a newly-high school graduate). I will want to be there simply because it will be one of the last times I will be able to enjoy the people I have grown up with. This thought keeps getting weirder and weirder, ee!
It was only a couple weeks ago that all I was doing was wishing for the year to be over. This feeling has gone, thank goodness! Our days together are limited. I appreciate these last weeks more than ever. It's funny how it took reality for me to appreciate what I have left in high school. I encourage the rest of you to finish the year strong and cherish our last days together. We cannot stop the days from passing us by but at least we have control over how we spend the days. I invite you all to spend the grad night party with me and celebrate the remainder of our “senior year”. Encourage your friends to attend the party too. Lets make the best of Friday, May 25th.
P.S
It is said as often as it should be but thank you all for playing a huge role in my high school experience and the last couple of weeks. I owe it to you all. I love you, my friends!
I feel the same way! A few weeks ago, I could not wait for the end to come. But as it approaches I am feeling like I would like it to slow down just a tini winsi little bit. You better make sure that grad night will be great girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteIt is a bit scary and sad that it's almost here, but we are just off to bigger and better things :) everyone will have regrets on what they did or didn't do in high school, but graduation really is a time of joy! A time to look back and remember all of the great times together :)
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