as we go on, we remember, all the times we had together

Wow. It's been a while. I guess I kinda got wrapped up in the drama that was the end of my senior year and forgot to update this thing. I feel like a lot has happened in my life in the past couple months.

Lets start with the first drama filled experience since the last time I posted. That friend that I posted about decided she wanted to stay in the crazy instead of taking the help I was trying to give her. Long story short, my so-called best friend is no longer in my life.

This leads me up to prom. Which was also filled with enough drama to last me a life time. You see, I tend to stay away from drama, and unfortunately the last few months of my life have been full of it. Prom was, well, interesting. It happened the day after my big blowup with my friend. We had to ride in the same car together. This was awkward, but I tried to make the best of the situation. I ended up dancing my ass off like it was my job and the rent was due the next day. I had a blast after the drama of picture taking/going out to eat.

The next month went by pretty smoothly. I took a train ride to Chicago to see Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station, and Hey Monday. It was an amazing girls weekend with my mom. After this, the last days of my high school career were nearing, and I was finding myself not being very sad about it. In fact, I was quite excited. The end of high school for me meant the end of four years of torture. While everyone was freaking out, I was holding it together. I only slipped up once when I previewed the senior slideshow and realized that i'd probably loose one of my best friends after graduation.

This brings us to May 22, 2009. Also known as Hardin County High School Graduation. That's right, folks. After four years of what I can only describe as hell, I was finally about to graduate and leave HCHS behind. I spent the day with my mom: eating mexican, getting groceries, and getting supplies for an after party. Graduation went extremely well. Hardly any of us shed a tear, even when the ultimate tearjerker known as the senior slideshow was played. As a class we all knew it was time, and we couldn't wait to get out of there. 

Getting my diploma was probably one of the happiest moments of my life so far. I took several pictures with family while I was holding the case open and proudly displaying my diploma. Of course, after the party is always the after party, and I did after party Kayla style. Huge graduation cake, lots of cheesy food, and my friends and family by my side.

I feel like i'm ready for the next chapter of my life. SIU Edwardsville awaits me in the fall, and although it will be scary to leave home, i'm ready to take that plunge and see what's waiting out there for me.

That's pretty much the last two months of my life summed up. I think I just wrote a small novel, but it feels good to get it out on (theoretical) pen and paper. Hopefully many adventures await me in what can only be described in one work: college.

Lyric of the Day - "this is my reaction, to everything i fear, cause i've been going crazy, i don't wanna waste another minute here" - Weightless by All Time Low