Back 2 School

I am enjoying all of the back to school pictures on facebook this week.  Man, I can't believe it starts so early!  It makes me feel like summer is over, even though I don't have any reason for it to be. 

I always liked going back to school.  It was nice to get back into a routine, see faces you didn't see all summer, and of course go shopping for new clothes.  In high school I was a football cheerleader, so I usually had to start going to practice before school actually started since the first game was the first or second Friday of the school year.  I have great memories of our home games.  We would meet at the school and walk down to the field with the team, behind a car blaring the song "We Will Rock You".  Fun times!! 

A few weeks into the year people started finding dates for the Homecoming dance and the girls started shopping for dresses.  I was on the Homecoming court my senior year, so I had even more events to participate in.  I wasn't even planning to go to the dance that year as I didn't have a date, but since I was nominated to be on the court, I ended up attending the dance with a group of girls and had just as much fun. 

My senior year of high school was a lot of fun; by far my favorite year!  There were so many things to look forward to.  From senior parties, to not having to make up snow days (we had A LOT of them my senior year), to visiting and applying for colleges, to planning graduation....it was a fun and busy year!

I even enjoyed going back to school in college.  That is, until the first week was over and I was drowning in reading assignments!  Meeting new people in the dorms, apartment building and classes was always exciting.  My junior year I moved into an apartment with someone I didn't even know -- she became, and still is, my best friend.  Going into my senior year of college I was lucky enough to already have a job lined up after graduation, so I didn't take that year near as seriously as I should have! 

Back to school, no matter which year of school it is, always brings lots of different emotions...excitement, nervousness, etc.  I remember always thinking that I couldn't wait to be done with school and have a real job - Ha!  We have so many years to have "real" jobs; school should be enjoyed while you are there! 

Good Luck to all of the students this year, and parents of students too!!  And to all of my teacher friends --- Thank you for having the enthusiasm and patience to do what you do each day!!  I'm so glad you get summers off to rest!!