Senior year of high school. I remember the feeling of almost being done with high school. I remember wanting to break free from my family and spread my own wings. I wanted to grow out on my own and plant my roots in a new town. I wanted to make a life for myself. And while I have done these things, and I don't regret these decisions I have made, because they have made me into the woman I am today, the one regret I do have is that I wish I would have cherished my last little bit of high school while I could.

Growing up isn't always the happiest of times. I've had some struggles since I became an adult and moved out on my own. I have had to learn how to function as an adult without my parents being by my side all the time. I've had to deal with things I never imagined I would be subject to, like mental health issues and losing loved ones I never thought I would lose. Looking back on all of the hardships I have overcome, I wish I had cherished more those last few months before I graduated high school.

High school is not the best time of your life, there's no doubt about that. However, there are things you can do and things that only happen during high school. Never again will you walk the hall's side by side with all of the same people. The friends who have become your closest confidants these past 4 years will come and go. Enjoying the Friday Night Lights, cheering on your football team through the wins and losses.

Dancing and singing at prom with your friends will become something you look back on fondly. High school is a time for you to be carefree and young. It's a time to enjoy your teens before you are thrust out into the real world. So to those that are in your last leg of high school, cherish these moments. In a few months, your entire world will begin to change. Enjoy life like it is right now because you want to be able to look back on these times when life gets rough.