It's now been only three days since I graduated from high school. To me it doesn't quite seem like much has changed but when I truly stop and think about it so much has. I am no longer a member of the school system that I have been in for the past thirteen years. I will no longer sit in class with the friends that have been here for me through so many milestones. The people who I now call my best friends will be in different states come fall. But with all of these things changing I also know that there is so much that I cannot wait to experience.
Just a few days ago I learned who my roommates will be next year and all of them seem so nice. I can't wait to actually be in charge of every aspect of my life. I know that there is so much to look forward to and each of these make me count down the days until I am at my new school. Whenever I bring up the University of Delaware all I hear are the great experiences everyone has had with the school.
Yet with all of this excitement there are times when I'm sad. I know I am not quite ready to say goodbye to the people I have called my best friends and at times even the sisters I never had. They have stood by me through the toughest times of my life making sure that I made it through to see the other side. I always knew that if I called them someone would be at my house in under twenty minutes if I needed them there. When I lost my grandparents they constantly checked on me to make sure that I was going to make it through the night. I worry that I won't make these kinds of friends next year.
With these worries in my head I try to think of all of the good things that will happen for me. I am finally getting the chance to go off on my own and prove myself. I will meet people who truly know nothing about me and for the first time be given the chance to make my own first impressions. Growing up in the town I have and having been through the things I have many knew of me before actually knowing me.
Graduating from high school was a very big deal for me and is for most people. It is the first time that you actually earn a diploma. For some it may be the only diploma they get and the only true graduation they will experience. I am grateful that I have had the friends that encouraged me to do what was best for me and got me to this point in my life. They gave me a reason to go to school everyday and to keep trying. I will forever be thankful for my parents for giving me the chance to go to the school of my dreams as well as to chase my dreams. The teachers who continued to push me to the best of my ability. Most importantly I am thankful to everyone who told me I couldn't because they pushed me to prove I could.
