My younger brother just recently had his junior prom.

As you can imagine, I am very upset for being unable to go home to see him and his beautiful date off before their big night. Through this, it's dawned on me that in a few short months, he will be a senior in high school. There is so much I want to tell him and anyone in this position.

Dear Little Brother,

Senioritis is probably setting in now even at the end of your junior year, but you still have so much to look forward to so don't try to rush to walk across that stage. Senior year is going to begin and end pretty quickly. That's something that I know from personal experience.

There's so much to do and I highly suggest that you look at this article of all of the ways to make the most of your final year. Senior year is where I made a lot of my best memories and I hope that you can do the same.

There's a great quote from Ferris Bueller that goes,

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around every once in a while, you just might miss it.

This is a quote that I suggest you take with you not only into your senior year but also into the rest of your life because, in my honest opinion, it seems like only yesterday I watched you walk across the stage for your eighth-grade graduation.

I have seen you grow into an adult over these past few years and it baffles me. There is so much I look forward to in your senior year. I cannot wait to see you at your senior prom. I cannot wait for you to get accepted into your dream college. There is so much in store for your future and I'm not sure if you know it yet.

The one major thing to keep in mind during your senior year, though, is to have fun. That's all I want for you. There are so many opportunities for you to experience throughout your senior year and definitely make sure you make the most of them, but more importantly, make sure you're having fun.

Make the most of your time left in high school and look forward to your time in college, but don't rush. I'll always be here to answer your questions about school and the future, for now just enjoy what you have left of college.

Sincerely,

Your Over The Moon Older Sister

P.S. Please stop getting taller, I know you're taller than me now and it's not funny anymore.