Summer and Three Years

Yes, it's here, summer's here, no more school, no more MIDDLE school, oh my goodness, it's summer...

WOW.

I can't believe three whole years have gone by since I received that letter in the mail offering me the scholarship to Miami Valley School. I can't believe that almost three years ago, I met three girls whom I still share an (almost) undying friendship with (because there are those inevitable ups and downs). I can't believe that I am now, officially as of about 7:00 last night, a high schooler. I can't believe that I'll never again get up and go to school to walk into the blue-carpeted middle school commons. And I can't believe I'm leaving for China next week.

And those three years have been an invaluable, unforgettable, and enlightening experience. There were some extremely hard times, but I learned from every single one of them. And I tried, I always tried, to do my best. I put a bit of me into everything that I created. And that's hard - it took some of out of me. Frankly, I'm pretty exhausted now! Pretty ready for a break. Pretty ready for a pretty busy break...