Here we are halfway through the first month of the New Year and I’m pretty sure that most of my New Year’s Resolutions have gone down the drain. So many things have happened in my life over the last year, everything from mini-mental breakdowns, school plays, and graduating high school to starting college and making wonderful new friends.
To start off my year of 2010, we have to start August of 2009:
All that summer was spent with my best friend. When I wasn’t working at a day camp for Cub Scouts I was at his side and when he wasn’t at Wendy’s he was at mine. So of course, being a crazy high school girl with hormones, I started to fall for my best friend. Looking back it probably wasn’t the best thing to do, but what can I say? I only tell you this (again) because it was a lot if my senior year was affected because he came back from Camp with a girlfriend.
But enough about my heart ache! Senior year started out great (other than the crazy stuff)! I got the part of “Mama Paroo” in “The Music Man” staring alongside one of my other best friends as “Harold Hill”! Due to this part I got to fulfill my lifelong dream of dying my hair red! It was an amazing experience that I will never forget!
Not only did I get a lead part in the Musical but I finally got into the Show Choir at my high school: “Vocal Spectrum”! This was another amazing opportunity to build my character and my voice. It also made me learn patience.
As 2010 finally came in, I had had my wisdom teeth out and was ready for my face to get over it! The winner months weren’t really exciting, I mean I got to stage manage a student produced play but that was about as exciting as it got! Nothing really changed over those months.
Come March I went to my first dance with a date. It was girl’s choice and I took one of my close friends that is two years younger than myself! It was amazingly fun!
I helped with the spring play and my children did amazing!!
As graduation drew nearer and nearer so did prom. I had never been asked to a dance my whole high school career and I never planned on being asked, I never was going to make the cut. One random day my best friend (the one that I fell for the summer before) walked up to me. He said:
“So once upon a time, I was going to ask this girl to the dance in a really cute way but I couldn’t think of anything so…“
At this point I was thinking up ways for him to ask this girl when he continued:
“Do you want to go to the dance with me?”
My mind went blank. I had no idea that was coming in my direction. I sat there for a couple seconds and then: “Awe cute!! Yes I would love to!”
The night of the dance came and we (or at least I) had an amazing time!! It was one of the best days of my life up to this day. I think I’ll always have a place in my heart for him but I’m pretty sure I’ll get over him and he and I will have a friendship that last until the end of time!
The day of graduation from high school came and went. The only thing about that day was that I closed the door on high school, hoping never to look back, and opened the door to the future.
Summer 2010 consisted of working at a Scout Camp as the Trading Post Director.
August 2010 came and I moved to Logan Utah to start college at Utah State University. Here I have met so many wonderful friends that I think will be in my life for a very long while!
December 2010: Christmas break- one of the last times to hang out with two of my best friends before they leave on their missions. I spent Christmas with my family and had an awesome time,
but the real fun came New Years Eve. My friends and I had an amazing time with activities such as fondue, pee-my-pants-funny games, making fun of “Twilight”, and finally kicking in the New Year with an act of feminism: burning bras!
Now as I am sitting here in January 2011 I look back at everything that has happened both good and bad, and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
I look forward at the years to come: continuing college
Crying because Steven will be in the Philippines
And because Jeff will be in the Dominican Republic
Dating
And friends
And I can’t wait to get out there!
~Jerrica~
