Summer Nights

The days of summer capture every student as they walk outside of class on that final day of school. The heat washes over us and the sun shines upon our smiling faces; the school year is finally over. Now we can enjoy the times with friends on all days of the week, staying out till the latest hours, and not worrying about homework. Summer is the time of every student’s life. It all reminds me of the song, Summer Nights, which premiered in the original Grease Movie back in 1978. It represents how high school students live for the summer and then dread the days when they must come back to classes. If only summer could last forever.

Now that I am just 10 school days from my very own summer, I am beginning to become quite anxious. I can’t wait to bear the 100 degree weather and the endless days of nothing worthwhile to do. Summer opens up so many days to plan events and I am expecting to use every single one with a valuable importance. I have learned in the past to not take advantage of the present and to not wait for the future. I must live every day this summer to its fullest, every single second. All of this extra hanging out with friends causes us all to forget about half of the stuff that we had learned in school. The entire process is pretty funny actually.

As summer approaches, this entry marks the end of my blogging for right now. This kind of sums up my entire junior year and all of the memories that I am going to take from my experiences. The summer will create thousands of more memories that I will take with me into my senior year. It is time for school to take a break so that students can relax and prepare for more education in the fall. Summer only comes once a year and you need to make sure that you take huge advantage of the entire season.

The problem with summer is that students often forget about the consequences of their actions throughout the summer and you see some of your close classmates getting in a lot of trouble. Just remember to stay safe and avoid trouble so that you don’t regret it in the future. Live for the day and as if you were going to die tomorrow. Those are my mottos. Summer nights are about living life and enjoying every second that you have free. And when it again begins to turn colder, that is when you know that summer is about to end.

Junioritis

If I only I was a senior, then I would have just one more day left of high school. I can only wish. Tomorrow is the final day of classes for the seniors attending Kennedy High School and then they officially graduate in just three days after that. They get to have quite the exciting week. This is the same week that makes me sad each year, only because I wish that I could be the one graduating. I have realized the past few days how much I really dislike certain parts of high school, and how I have accumulated a large amount of Junioritis. There is a huge desire to be the one who gets to walk across the stage on Saturday just so I don’t have to deal with another high school year of drama.

In less than three weeks it will finally be summertime and I will begin to enjoy the sunny days swimming in the super hot weather. Until then I will have to work harder than ever, dealing with finals, and the transition to becoming a senior in high school. It doesn’t help that we have an entire week added onto school because of the dumb snow days this past winter. Watching some friends graduate is going to be hard and knowing that I might not ever get to see them again will be even harder. Now it is time for the Class of 2009 to take over the senior bench and the privileges that arise from being the oldest in the school. I am going to enjoy it, but I have to make it there first.

Senior year is going to be better than any of the past three years and the events that are going to happen will be memories to last a lifetime. That is why all juniors wish that they were seniors. It feels like just a year ago when I started high school and I have to admit that it does go much faster than you expect. I can only hope for one year from now, when it is me who gets to leave school early and graduate from high school. Until then I will go from having Junioritis to some serious Senioritis.

True Love...or Not?

True love is seen as the underline of all living things. Although many lovers find themselves once engaged in the scenes of the love birds, they will eventually experience the complete opposite. After being in a relationship for years, people often find it challenging to remain themselves. This causes problems among people of all ages; being even worse in the teenage years. We begin to set limitations on the people that we love because we don't want to loose them in the future. True love represents the need and desire to be together forever, and if only this was true for everyone, the world could be considered perfect. After being in a relationship where you see this love, it is often very hard to glide away from it. True love captures your mind, body, and soul and refuses to ever let go; even after many years.

I find myself in a situation where i am considering if true love is real or not. Does being involved in a true love mean that everything is always okay, and that there are never any problems? I wonder. Although many people say that you can't know what love is at such a young age, there is just no real evidence to support it. Love is a serious emotion, and any emotion can be experienced at any time in life, by anyone. I really think that i am in love. And even though i tend to fight with my boyfriend, i feel like there is still always love prevelant. I think that there always will be, no matter what comes out of our relationship today. The first love is always the hardest to get over because of the strain that it puts on your emotions.

Through all of the arguements and disagreements, there is still a major connection that i have with Brent each and every day. That is the reason that i know i will never be able to get over him. He has been there for me through the hardest times and i have learned to use him for a shoulder to cry on. He is the heart in me, and i feel like many other couples feel this same connection. Through the thick and the thin we have dedicated ourselves to one person and i feel like it is definitely this dedication that holds all relationships together. Trust is also an important aspect to any relationship. You can not love someone who you can not trust in tricky situations. Once you can trust thier every move, then you know that you love them and that they love you back.

All in all, true love is needed in all human lives. We strive to have it and once it is captured we work hard to never let it get away. This is a necessity to the people of the world and it will always be very important. Although, no one is perfect and no relationship dares to get near perfect, love is still acheivable and happens each and every day. I say yes to true love!