Senior year

This past week, and especially today at the senior meeting, everything has become a lot more real to me in terms of the year ending. Now that prom is over, the halls are buzzing with talk of senior ball. Who will ask who? Where's the best place to eat? What are the groups? And so much more. Also, today we got the first details of graduation, jubilation, senior breakfast and all the other "senior" events. Until now, it honestly hasn't felt like high school is ending. Yea, I know I am going to UW in the fall, and I have made a lot of plans for next year. However, college has always seemed so far off in the distance. Now, it is just right around the corner. Not only are the number of school days left getting smaller and smaller, other things are ending too. Next Thursday is our last softball game if we don't move on to districts. This season has gone by so fast, it truly feels like tryouts were just a couple weeks ago, not a couple months ago. I always wondered why the seniors were always sad at the end of the season, and now I understand. I have been playing on this team for four years now, and it means a lot to me. It seems strange to think that next year I won't be out playing again. I believe i am ready for high school to end, I am ready to escape at least some of the drama, and to be in an environment where people are there because they want to learn. However, I am not ready to give up on the relationships that I have formed over the years. I hope I can stay close with people, especially those who mean the most to me.