Forty days

"Try to keep smiling. Get a little rock and roll on the radio, and go toward all the life there is with all the belief you can find and all the truth you can muster. Be true. Be brave. Stand. All the rest is darkness."

Stephen King's IT

There are forty days left of my high school career. I can't decide if I'm excited, scared, or upset. It's probably safe to say that its a mixture of all three. For myself, high school is stability. Having my parents around to provide anything I need. Once I go to college, sure I will not be living on my own, but it's one step closer to complete responsibility. That scares me.

Friends are a big part of general happiness. I love all of my friends and come fall, we will all be off to start on our new journeys, alone. There will be no more hanging out everyday after school. No more trips to Hershey Park during school and getting caught by all the teachers. I will miss all of my friends so much. I know that college will bring on a new group of friends, but its hard to just leave the old ones behind.

Singing is another part of high school that was really shaped my personality. It has helped me to become confident, and to be accountable for what is expected. Choir, ensemble, festival choirs, and singing at basketball games are just a few groups I participated in. It will be strange to not be singing music with the same group of people I have been singing with since sixth grade. I know that music will always be a strong area of interest in my life, but I also know that it will never be quite the same as it has been in high school.

My job for myself: Enjoy all of the last parts of high school and prepare myself for the next journey I am about to take.