Change

Well this past weekend was Prom. It was fun and all but it really got me to thinking, especially the senior video. It was focused on saying goodbye to the seniors and even though I am only a sophomore almost all of my friends are older than me, so it made me sad to think that next year so many people would be gone. In fact one of my best friends Katrina is a senior. I realized that just in the next three weeks a whole lot of stuff is going to change. There will be a lot of people that even though I am close to I might never see again. Like the international students that have become my friends..will I really never speak to them in person again after the year is over? It is kind of a crazy thought and it just serves to remind me that change is always around us...good and bad...happy and sad. It has also made me ask myself if I am happy with the decisions I have made this year. For the most part I would say yes, but there are some things that I wish I would have done differently. I don't regret those decisions because those are the ones that I learned from the most, but it still stinks to think that I could be so much happier if I had done something differently. I guess we are supposed to think about these things when it comes to this time of year but it gives me a heavy feeling inside. All I can do is think about all the good times that are still ahead and even though I will miss these people so much and have done so much with them, I can't forget about the future that I still have without them. I am grateful for all the things I have learned this year and there are some times that I know I will never forget.
-Shalom