Long Road

It's Saturday! And it's almost over :( Had one crazy day! Woke up at noon to Molly jumping on my bed (thanks to Mom letting her in the house, of course) and I luckily avoided a trip to Wally World...thank the Lord! It's a great store and all, but you just have to be in the mood to go. So I stayed home and chilled and ate some Kix at around 1. Then Mom and Wendy came back from the Mart and decided that we needed to go try on shoes for my cousin's wedding at the mall, because they didn't have our sizes at Payless on the Boulevard - bunch of crap if I ever saw it! Mom ends up taking us to Grandma's to drop off clothes for the garage sale, and she ends up planting flowers...go figure. After that, she took us on a detour to the cemetary to fix up my grandpa's grave for Memorial Day, while Wendy looked for golf balls on the golf course right next to the cemetary - she's stupid. Then we went to the mall and I was all T.O.'d because I looked like crap and didn't want to be there...I wanted to be outside, duh! Found the shoes, Hallelujah! Then got Wendy's and went back to g-ma's to eat it. I love my Grandma soooooo much!!! She took her glasses out of the case and put them on and she said she started to get a headache...she finally realized that one eye was missing a lens! This happened a while back, but I still laugh about it...(my grandma is a Catholic, and she didn't mean anything offensive by it, but it is hilarious!) she said, "I was watching the pope's burial ceremony on TV and saw all these security people around, and I was thinking, 'What are they all doing there? He's already dead'"!!! Then she went on to explain that there were all these high-profile people there and all, but she makes me laugh! I love her! Wendy and her and I got into this big discussion about how we had always made fun of her big glasses, but now they're back in style. She went on and on about how she didn't know which ones to wear and Wendy says, "Wear those, they make you look sexy!" :D My fam is the best!

Our continuation ceremony at Simonsen was Friday, and all of our classes were shorter, which was awesome, because I know I couldn't have lasted through all 4 full blocks. Cody and Sam got a referral from Obermiller, and everyone was really mad at him because they didn't even do anything. I'm not gonna say anything about him, other than the fact that he really gets on my nerves. In drama, Aaron came in for his last day as a senior and gave a big, long speech about being in high school and his experiences and advice...made me want to cry! After that we went to the ceremony...fun to get out of class, anyway. The slideshow was really cute, and I even got in some pictures! My mom, Wendy, and I took Sam to Central Dairy and then to his dad's work. "I found a dollar!" Fun times! Played volleyball with Wen and Mom when we got home, and we decided to go to the mall. First we went to Payless on the Boulevard and they didn't have the shoes we needed. >:O So we picked up Wendy's friend Hannah and went and got Lauren. Wendy and Hannah ran wild in the mall, and Lauren persuaded Mom and me to go to Garfields...little did we know what she had up her sleeve. She told them it was her birthday, and of course, it wasn't! "It's in 15 days...that's close enough!" And coloring on table was the best!!! Me: "I LOVE JOSH GROS!!! Ha! You can't cover up black with any other color!" ^Lauren grabs another black crayon and starts scribbling^ FYI: I am going to marry Josh Gros...he is a Major League Soccer player, and the HOTTEST guy that ever lived. He is mine!!! Anyway, had a great night!

And after we got back from G-ma's today, I ran for a bit and then Wendy at I invented a new game. It's called "trash the junkpile" - it's driveway soccer with a twist - it's played with an old, crappy, beat-up volleyball :) and you get more points if you hit Fajah's piece of junk car. Wendy ended up getting 5 points two different times for nailing it. Didn't quite make a dent, but it sounded like it did! We played to 50, and it was pitch dark when we finally got finished. One of the best things in the world? Being outside on a beautiful day and not going in until you can't see anymore!!! One of the best things ever!

And now, it's looking to be editorial time! Oh gosh, I'm gonna hate this. I swore up and down that I would be so glad when school was over. And it's not that I'm not glad that it's almost over, but I'm going to miss being a freshman! Think about it, we had a whole school to ourselves, only had four classes (that's not going to change), got to see people we knew in the hallways, had classes with everyone we knew (pretty much...for me it was a little different, but I will miss it all the same), and we just got to be freshman! Maybe, even if you really dislike something, you become accustomed to it, and when it is gone, there's this emptiness...knowing that you can never go back. And another thing that I've heard, is that when you lose something (someone, in particular, this is really dealing with death, but it can be the same with anything) you will remember the good times more than the bad. Think about something or someone you've lost - you remember the good parts, don't you? They are the first things that come to mind. And I think that this is the same situation I'm in right now...there were so many things that happened that I didn't care for, but all I remember are the good parts (maybe this has to do with my lack of memory, too ;)) So, to me, being a freshman wasn't near as bad as everyone said it would be, and I will miss it.

And I wished for so long
Cannot stay
All the precious moments
Cannot stay
It's not like wings have fallen
Cannot stay
But still something's missing
I cannot say

Holding hands are daughters and sons
And their faiths are falling down
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today

Will I walk the long road?
Cannot stay
There's no need to say goodbye

All the friends and family
All the memories going round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today

And the wind keeps roaring
And the sky keeps turning grey
And the sun is set
The sun will rise another day

I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today

Will I walk the long road?