I've been going to an abundance of grad parties. They are all delightful and full of the faces I miss seeing everyday.
Grad parties make me feel so much nostalgia. I remember the exact feeling of being a graduated senior. The feeling of having accomplished a lot and also feeling like i knew nothing and feeling the excitement and terror that lay before me.
Adulthood was a magical world of no rules and endless possibilities that I could not wait to get my hands on.
That summer, the summer of my senior year, was magic. I can remember exactly how everything felt. How I held on to every moment with my friends and how i quietly panicked at night that i wasnt quite ready to be thrust out into the world. I was afraid of what would change, and if i could hack it out there in the world.
And if i could tell these 18 years anything, I would tell them to savor everything. These days are fleeting and adulting is cool, but you have the rest of your life to be an adult. Slow down, babies, enjoy this because you can't get this back.
Love your friends well. Spend time with them. Making as many memories as you can. Stay up late. Get up early, get a tan, listen to music loud, and work hard.
Love your family. They have made sure to keep you alive and they've loved you as best they could. Return the favor. Spend time with them because as much as it doesn't feel like it now, you'll miss them. You'll miss the familiarity and the comfort of home and being known and the quiet safety it brings.
I don't take it lightly that i get to know these kids and i get to walk with them through these years. I love my job. I'm so lucky.
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