Day One

Today is one of my first days of my last summer! As I lay lazily in bed, fiddling with my new laptop (thanks Misty!), I can't help but think how my life is changing. Graduation was three days ago, and I am no longer a high school student. The morning after graduation, my friend, Mary Kate, and I drove out to watch the sunrise. After promptly being kicked off the Natchez Trace bridge by the bored Franklin police, we found a deserted side road where we pulled out our blankets and waited for the sunrise. And we waited. And waited. And the sky lightened slowly, getting brighter and brighter over an hour. But where was the sun? And after an hour of waiting, the sun seemed to burst from the trees, rising fast, and within a minute, the entire sun had shown herself. And I couldn't help but think how the sunrise is like my life right now. I had been waiting for the end of high school and the beginning of the rest of my life for so long, the light was a long time coming, but suddenly, it showed itself and the glory of it all would've been missed in the blink of an eye. So, as I embark on my trip to England and France tomorrow, I have promised myself one thing: that I will not miss the sunrise. Metaphorically of course. I will embrace all the little beautiful moments as well as the glorious, monumental ones. I will not waste days and hours waiting for the short-lived, memorable moments, but I will make every moment as incredible as the next.
So, this time tomorrow, I will be well on my way to making these memories, and it seems so surreal. I cannot wait for it!

Bon voyage!