Graduation.. wow!

Wow, I'm a high school graduate! That's totally insane! I haven't really grasped the concept yet. I suppose it won't really hit me until I go away to college... I feel like I'm just going back to Hazelwood West in the fall. Graduation went smoothly, and I went out to lunch with my mom, stepdad, dad, stepmom, and my sister. That went WAY better than expected, and I'm glad.
That essay scholarship that I applied for, I didn't get it. Bummer, but I'm actually not as disappointed as I thought I'd be. I've been prepping myself for days in case I didn't get it, and I'm glad! I get to babysit an extra week (which is an extra $100!!), and I can go to my Freshman Orientation. Oh! The AP tests went well, at least, I hope they did... I find out the results in the middle of July.

Through everything, all the end-of-the-year/end-of-high-school/starting-college stuff, I kind of lost focus on God and everything that He means to me. As the stresses started to ebb away, I realized how much He was there for me through it all, and how blessed I am for everything in my life. There's a lot of change right now, and I wasn't sure at first if I was going to be okay through all of it - but I know now that I am prepared to handle anything, because God is on my side. I got my hair cut, and I'm getting braces - which I'm a little nervous about, because I don't really want to go into COLLEGE with braces for the first time, but I'm slowly getting over that, because, well, I have to, haha - and moving out... it's going to be an interesting, and a pretty difficult summer. I'm stepping way out of a comfort zone in moving two and a half hours away... away from my church, my friends, and most importantly, my family. However, I know that I'll be okay. I've developed a sense of independence, and I've learned to appreciate things in my life, and I've learned how to work for what I want. Going away is 110% the right option for me, because I feel like it'll help me grow up a little bit and get a grasp on the real world. I know that college still isn't the "real world" but it's closer than high school, and it'll be closer to the real world when I'm two and a half hours away, versus living at home and going to school. I think I need to experience that.

I have a summer job! I'm babysitting my niece and nephews that came up from Georgia for the next six weeks. $100 a week :) Today was day two, and where it can get a bit tiring, it's still extremely fufilling, and I'm glad to spend some quality time with them.

OH! And I've joined my friends' church's softball team! We had our second game ( but my first game ) on Monday, and we got CREAMED. But, hey, it was fun and that's all that matters!! Haha.

I'm having my graduation party on Sunday, and I can't wait! I'm so excited! Things are really busy here at the house trying to squeeze in as many projects we can before the party, and getting things done for the party.

Church camp on monday! It's going to be a blast! It's my last camp for three years, when I'm 21, and can come back to be a counselor. I didn't get to go to camp last year, and as a result, I'm even MORE pumped!! I get to see my friends Cameron and Anderson whom I haven't seen in over a year!! OMG I cant wait, lol.

Alas, I need to go to bed, it's not really that late, but I have to go to my sister's house at 9 AM tomorrow, sooo yeah. Goodnight and God Bless everyone!!