Graduation @ MindSay

We've all come a long way. It's hard to think of what to say to all of you, because there's so much I want to say but it's difficult to get it all out.


I can't believe it's the end already, can you? It seems the beginning was just yesterday- day one as doe-eyed freshmen starting a whole new experience, walking the same halls. We probably all shared the same desire to get the hell out of that place. We all "knew" that it would "pass by fast", but I don't think we all understood how fast it would actually go. I think a lot of us kind of felt like it would last forever. You know, it's weird to think about it. When I was going through the years, it didn't seem that fast, but now that I'm here, it seems like it went by in the blink of an eye.


Some memories are gone, and some will always stay, but I think I'll look back fondly over my highschool years. I started HS as a scared social-anxiety-disordered freshman, and now I'm coming out as a more confident young adult (boy referring to myself as an adult will be weird). That has to say something, huh? There was no drama for me, which really helped make these 4 years good, and I never really got picked on. My teachers were good, too, and some were really amazing. Only one or two weren't very good.



Well, now the time is coming where we'll have to say goodbye to each other- it's just a week away. I bet a lot of us are going to promise to stay in touch, and maybe we will, but maybe we won't. Maybe 20 years from now, we'll find our yearbooks and say, "I wonder what happened to Collene", or, "Man, I wish I could talk to Rae and see what the military was like for her."

One thing I'd like to say, while I have contact with all of you, is that I'm grateful to have met all of you. Everyone has helped shape my life in some way, and I'm thankful. I couldn't have known this is the path I would take, and I couldn't have known the people I'd meet along the way. What I do know is that I'm lucky to have taken this path and meet the people I did.



So, whether we're still talking a number of years down the road, thank you. It's been great! See you at the picnic & graduation!

Hannah, I already sent it, so don't even bother lecturing me on my attitude problem. I am completely aware of it.

 

 

 

 

 

I totally skipped the month of May. A lot has been going on in my neck of the woods. I have been able to pop on a few times here and there to check out what my peoples have been up to, but really have not had the time to do an actual entry. Here is my usual little bulleted summary of stuff in no particular order of happenings.

• Ben and I broke up. We are still great friends and see each other everyday. He is probably moving to Arizona because he can make nearly almost triple what he does here.
• helendaysauce had her baby!
• My cell phone is on the verge of dying. Evidently a lot of moisture got into it and fucked it up hardcore. I didn't know what to do, so Ben and I went to the Alltel in Merrill seeing as there are no Alltels in Wausau. The dick working asked me "Are you sure this is an Alltel phone?". Uh, yeah...I wouldn't be bringing it to you if it wasn't. It is now working, but hit and miss. Of course, I don't have insurance on it and I have over a year left in my contract.
• It is Woodchuck season again!
• I finally went to the doctor for my anxiety and depression. The doctor put me on Fluoxetine and I am to call him in two weeks to let him know how it is going. So far I am not feeling any different except I am now sleeping through the night.
• Going on two months of overtime at work and people are really getting sick of it; not the pay, but working the long hours and not getting a thank you. Four ten hour days for sure; an occassional fifth ten hour day or a half day is thrown in there.
• My brother graduated from college.
• I have been looking for different fulltime employment since about Thanksgiving and haven't had much luck. Not really expecting much out there now with the current state of the economy.
• I was off of work at the video store for medical reasons and went back in the begining of May to let the manager know I was able to come back to work. He told me that because he didn't know when I was going to be coming back, he hired a bunch of people and now he didn't even have the hours to give them. Is it that hard to give me a call and be like, "Hey Sara, this is Shaun. I was wondering if you had a possible timeline for when you would be coming back. I am looking to be hiring more people and wanted to make sure you were coming back before I started interviewing."
• My brother's band Flash Back has been playing at a bar in Rapids on a regular basis and now is going to be playing there every third Saturday of the month.
• Will be seeing Seether and REO Speedwagon this summer at the fair.
• Had pink-eye. I was really hoping it was just allergies, but of course it couldn't be. Plus, I have never had goopy eyes with allergies, so I knew it was a long shot. The whole week prior to my pink-eye, five out of the seven kids in my classroom had the whole pink-eye like symptoms; none of their doctors would confirm it, but they were treating it with drops just to be on the safe side. Yeah, try to tell me none of them had pink-eye and I ended up with it -- in BOTH eyes.
• I really want to see NKOTB when they tour this summer.
• Brought my bike up from my parents' place. I haven't ridden it much yet. I really need to ride from the apartment to work to see how long it is going to take me to ride to work.
• Might be heading back to the Twin Cities this summer and head back to IKEA and go to the Hard Rock Cafe. I will call ahead and make sure that they have the Lillberg couch before I go.

 

So I haven't been posting stuff lately.  There's a few reasons why....

First off, I had AP Exams (Government & Politics, AB Calculus, and AP Chemistry).  Aaaaand they were a pain to study for.  I think I did decently, but you never know...I guess I'll have to wait till July.

After the hellish AP stuff, I graduated from high school last Sunday.  We were at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor (LOTS of people were there).   The school made us wear white tuxes instead of gowns for some strange reason (can someone tell me the use of a cumberbun????). It was nice.

The ceremony was a mess though.  Some girls in the audience started cheering for a few people. One guy's cumberbun fell off when he was accepting his diploma (we weren't surprised because of who it was, but it was soooooo funny).  Another tried doing this slow walk across the stage.  After the ceremony was over, we went outside, and the first thing we do? Cheer a senior to do a backflip into the street.  As one of my friends put it: "Our class is made of tools."

The Senior All-nighter was that evening.  They had lots of food, pool tables, ping pong, a Poker tables, and a few laser tag fields.  One of the seniors brought his band and played a few songs.  They were pretty good.

It was fun...for the first hour....then I dislocated my knee-cap...again...playing laser tag....(Yeah, I think I'm just gonna stick to video games.)

The parents that were supervising the party got ice on it fairly quickly. And I was able to get a brace and some crutches from my mom so I could hang around a bit more. Unfortunately, I had to leave early (my mom said I had to get rest, etc.). 

BUT I did learn how to play Texas Hold 'em(for raffle tickets, not money).  I won a few hands, but everyone else had more chips (been playing much longer that night), so they out bet me and I only won 2 tickets...meh.

So for the last few days I've been trying to ice my knee and to keep still.  It's not as bad as the first time, but I'm still a bit pissed that it happened on THAT night.

Congratulations to my cousin who will be doing the Pomp and Circumstance walk today when he graduates from Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Florida! Way to go FatJean!