Saturday, May 1, 2010

The Summer of a Lifetime

Okay. So at this very moment, I have twenty-eight days until I am officially done with high school. This is sort of mind-boggling to me. I'm about to finish four very long, very trying years of my life and open a whole new chapter with the summer of a lifetime. Some big, big things are right around the bend, guys. And every day, the anticipation just builds. I guess I just wanted to take an opportunity to map out my summer and really look at what lies ahead.

JUNE 10th: RACHEL ARRIVES
Rach is one of my very best friends. But here's the catch: she lives in Texas. So this summer, she's flying up to spend a week with me here. And, as you may have guessed, she gets here on June 10th. I'm gonna pick her up sometime in the evening, and it's gonna be the most INCREDIBLE thing in the entire world. Augh. We have so many plans.

JUNE 11th: THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Jeez, June eleventh. I don't think it's possible for me to fully comprehend just how soon that really is. I have my last three finals, and then I'm tossing a shit ton of papers all over the place, hugging my friends in those depressingly plain halls, walking through those black doors one more time, and not turning back.

JUNE 11th: THE WROCK SHOW
Okay, this has to be one of the most EXCITING things that could ever happen to me. For those of you who haven't heard yet, The Moaning Myrtles, Justin Finch-Fletchley, The Whomping Willows, and The Nifflers are all coming to my place to play a show. It's open to the public, as long as you pay $8 to get in! But really now, they're gonna be in my BACKYARD. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna pee myself when this day actually comes. If you wanna show up and you can get to Minneapolis, here's a link to the Facebook event. Be sure to RSVP!

JUNE 14th: GRADUATION DAY
Ugh. Graduation. I can't believe this is even happening. I mean, I'm well aware that this isn't the last time that I'll have to go back to my high school, but the idea of graduating. The idea of throwing my cap in the air and screaming. It's all so freeing. I can't wait to cut those ties that have been holding me back for the past four years and just let loose. I don't feel like this is where it all ends. I think this is where it all begins.

JUNE 19th: GRADUATION PARTY
Okay, I know this really isn't that big of a deal, but I'm really excited for my grad party. I really can't explain why or anything, because honestly, I'm not entirely sure. It just seems really nice to enjoy the company of all of your favorite people from over the past eighteen years and bask in your accomplishments. At that moment, there isn't anything expected of you. You've accomplished everything you need to accomplish. All you need to do is celebrate, you know? And I love that.

JUNE 22nd-23rd: CLASS REGISTRATION
Yaaaayy! I'm gonna be busing down to Winona on my own to spend the weekend there and sign up for all of my courses for the fall. I really have very little idea how this works, so I can't say much, but I DO know that I get my laptop while I'm there, which I'm very much looking forward to. Plus, the idea of picking my COLLEGE classes?! Call me nerdy, but I'm super pumped.

AUGUST 5th: LUISA ARRIVES!
Ahhh! Okay, so Luisa is ANOTHER one of my very best friends. She was an exchange student all of last year, and she and I bonded a whole lot before she had to go back to Germany in the spring. I've missed her like CRAZY over the past year, and I can't wait to squeeze her and run around like a bunch of idiots. I won't get to see her for too long, but I'm soooo glad she can make it this summer!

AUGUST 17th: MOVE IN DAAAY~
I get into my dorm then! I can't even imagine packing up all my stuff and moving away from everything. Honestly, this is gonna be really hard. I'm really looking forward to it too though. I mean, there's a train station right there. And I have a phone. And I can teach my family how to use Skype. Still, it's all sorta scary. Orientation week will be super, super fun though.

AUGUST 23rd: CLASSES BEGIN
And then I ACTUALLY start college, and summer is over! Sheesh.

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