reminiscing

So, I went to go pick up my brother from EHS today... As soon as I walked into that foyer, a whole flood of memories came back to me. So, as soon as I came home, I went upstairs to my room, and cracked open the Addidas box that I saved all my notes from high school in. I couldn't be more happy that I saved those little tiny folds of paper. They have so much meaning. It didn't take long before I felt like I was back in high school, walking from 4th period to 5th period exchanging notes with my friend Megan in the halls... Megan is still around... she goes to Clemson... but I NEVER see her. By reading the notes, I felt as if I was getting to know her again... doing the whole high school thing all over.

The sad part is... there is SO much about life that we all take for granted. I can't remember how many times I wished that May 31, 2001 would come so I could say that I was a graduate of Eastside High School... May 31, 2001 has come and gone... I am coming to my 3rd year of being out of high school... my 3rd year of being in college... meaning there is one year left. My childhood is gone... my adolescence is gone. I guess this realization is just part of me getting to "know myself." But, it's kind of scary... with each new day, who knows what will come...

One of the notes in my Addidas box was from my friend Bethany... she was in my 4th period Algebra I class in 9th grade. Bethany died on October 18, 2001. Nothing is promised but the present... not even the next second is promised...

...in getting to know myself, I have learned that I must truly appreciate the present, and live every MOMENT as if it is my last. In knowing myself, I also have to know those who play a huge part in my life... my friends... even Megan, who I don't talk to frequently, is still special to me... because if I am the "star" of my life, she was definitely a "supporting actor."