Graduation!!
Bittersweet, I know. I come from a small town in the Missouri Ozarks, which is actually the largest town in any direction for about 90 miles. We had just under 10,000 people there at the time I graduated, and were considered the place to go for shopping and entertainment in the area. Entertainment consisted of a movie theater, a bowling alley, a community theater, and a skating rink (named skateland, but we mostly called it skankland...let's say it didn't draw a quality crowd). We also have a decent community college there, which draws large crowds for their sporting events. That's IT.
I loved high school. I was in Stagecraft (we produced, stage managed, made the sets, etc...for all school productions) and I was editor of the school paper. Senior year I lost homecoming queen by 3 stupid votes. And the girl who won was one of the three people I just didn't like (she hit me in the face on purpose with a volleyball in gym in 7th grade. I still don't think I'm over it. I am not a volleyball kinda girl).
but I could not WAIT to get out of that stupid town. Even now, 15 years later, I go back as infrequently as possible. I drive into town and I feel like I want to jump out of my skin.
College is exciting but intimidating, I get it!
I did not have a typical college experience, and I regret it sometimes. I moved from rinkidinkville and into my dad/stepmom's house. I didn't live on campus and that was a mistake. But they told me they'd pay for school if I lived with them. So I had a very long commute to and from. Because of this, I wasn't able to join in on campus activities or make a ton of friends. I missed my friends from home. They all stayed in my hometown and did two years of community college before moving on. I went home every weekend, so I missed out on even MORE campus life. By the time they left to go to school where I was going, I'd come back home and got married.
the reason i say I only regret it sometimes, is because obviously I wouldn't have my kids, or be where I am in life right now. I'd screw up a million times over again if it meant I'd end up right where I am now.
All of that long-windedness was to say, my advice to you is to totally throw yourself into your college life, and have as many experiences as possible while you're young. You have such an exciting life ahead of you, I know it
Ok, ok, enough mushy stuff.
Let's get down to Disney.
-hooray on FPs!! I feel like high fiving you for the times on your meet Cindy/Punzie and meet Anna/Elsa. You can slide right from one to the other. Nice.
-My heart sunk for you when you realized the ticket situation, but again, hooray for adding a ticket day. AK should be cake to get your FPs for.
-I love your pins!! I like buying them, but I don't like trading them away. I get attached to mine. Sometimes I will buy mystery packs to use as traders. I only have one that I'm willing to trade so far for July, LOL. I just can't let them go! I'm also tempted by buying some from ebay or wherever, but I don't like the idea of fakes either
Trip's coming up quick!! Woohoo!!