Dear Junior Year,
We are done. We have survived two semesters together, and have reached the end of our ride. I now find myself both happy and sad to see you go. We have had some fun weekends that we will (or may not) remember. We have met some great people and shared countless memories with them. On the other hand, we have also had our fair share of cries from everything from boys to homework and life. But all of these have shaped the year we have had together and the person I have become, and for that I want to say thank you.
Thank you for challenging me. Everyone says junior year is the most difficult, and man, they were not kidding. From three-hour classes to pulling (almost) all-nighters, we clearly had our ups and downs. And although I dreaded it often, hard work does pay off. You don’t get anything you don’t work for.
Thank you for all the friends I have made. For those friends around me at school and those who are always just a phone call away (I owe you all). From classes to grabbing lunch, workouts, and swim practice, weekend adventures, and life chats, these are the ones you can always count on. Through the fun times and tears, thanks for sticking by my side... To the ones a phone call away (you know who you are), thanks for dealing with my pointless stories and calls for help. Junior year would not have been the year it was without you all.
Thank you for allowing me to see we are not in this alone. Shout out to all the education majors who have proven this over and over again. From endless nights in our second home working on assignments, and the occasional dance parties and cookout runs, I’m not sure we would have made it through this year without each other. Thank you for reminding me that when times get tough look around you; more often than not there are people around you going through the same thing. (Shout out to 2-0-Heaven.)
Thank you for showing me that sometimes things don’t go as planned and that’s OK. Sometimes the unexpected happens, things change, and we must learn to change with them. Some things are just simply out of our control, and we must let them be that way.
Lastly, thank you for teaching me not to waste time on things that don’t make you happy. A lesson learned that could apply to almost any situation. Life is short and moves so fast (seems like yesterday I was a nervous freshman moving into campus) there is no time to sit around with those things that make you unhappy. Find what you love and do it.
And with that we end our chapter, Junior Year. Thank you for all you have taught me and helping me to grow. It is time for me to go now… Senior year is calling.
Sincerely.
Your now senior friend
