I spent a lot of time today thinking about the stuff I still miss about high school (volleyball, speech, and AP Psych second semester with all my best friends). I don't miss high school at all. I would never want to go back. I just find myself occasionally thinking about things that defined my life back then that aren't even a part of my life now. I don't get sad about it anymore. I love things so much better the way they are now. It's just weird to me that the things I focussed on the most just disappeared after graduation (well, way before that even).
I love the things I'm finding out about myself now, and I love how much more confident I am. I love being able to try so many new things and being in so many different activities.
Most of all, I love my group of friends. I love that I've managed to find a group as crazy and random as I am. I'm glad I get to do all kinds of different things with them... we don't always just sit around watching tv or listening to music. We have dance parties, go to Perkins, hang out by the river, eat dessert in the back of a pickup truck, hike up to the rock, lay outside looking at the stars, and play in the snow. I love that I don't really have to feel stupid if I say something a little off. I love how much we laugh. I love how open I can be with them.
I had a great group of friends in high school too, but it felt a little more divided and had a little more drama. Plus, I couldn't help but be a little cautious with some of the things I said or wanted to do. I still love those girls a ton, but my college friends feel more like a family. We see each other ALL the time and eat lunch and dinner together. We're there for every little thing. It's just a little different.
I don't know. Somehow I managed to pick the absolute perfect college and am having exactly the experience I wanted, if not better. :)
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