Next week...

It is hard to believe that in a week from tomorrow Brittany will graduate from high school. I am so proud of her! She did it!  There were times when I thought for sure she was not going to make it, but she has! And I think she is a better person for it.
She had to write a paper for English and needed help getting the printer to work so I helped, but I also read her speech. I wanted to write it down to keep with me.
I remember when my kids graduated from Franklin and they gave us a binder with important things they had accomplished during grade school and I think this is something I would add to hers.

For the past 13 years, we have all worked extremely hard to get where we are today and all I can say is... I'm glad that's over. We are now moving on to bigger and better things. Except whether we like it or not, high school, these past 4 years, will ways be apart of us. It's the place we found friends, interests, and most importantly.. who you are. It's where we found ourselves. It's where we made a billion mistakes- things we regret. We all make mistakes, we can just blame it on being a stupid high school kid. JK Rowling said, "it is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you love so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all- in which case, you fail by default." I hope that you lived these past 4 years and made plenty mistakes. These lessons that we have learned will help us in the years to come; they've helped us grow.

The person I was freshman year wouldn't even recognize the person I am today. I've changed so much and that's because I tried so many different classes from child education to drama to marching band to wrestling to dance and so many more things. I was able to look around a little bit to where my interests lie. I've made friends who have increasingly improved my life, and some who I've learned from. My freshman year I learned that high school is more stereotypical than I had imagined... Everyone had a place and social status and the attitude that came with it. But for me, I moved around too much to actually have a place to belong. And I think that's the best thing I could have done for myself. Even though it was hard, I experienced so much and the things I learned will always stick with me. It's important to have an education and I'm excited to continue it. As we carry on, carry Mesa high along with you. Thank you for all of the good memories, experiences, and traditions.