It's December 16th, 2011. I cannot tell you how fast this year passed. It seems like just yesterday us eighth graders were readying for Yosemite. It seems like just yesterday that we had that great awkward family in our hiking group. I still remember getting in the eye with a snowball and ended up tending to it for a few days. Prepping for that CAPE application. I vividly remember waking up that one Wednesday morning, groggy and moody. Checking my email through my phone... "Congratulations: ..." and I didn't even have to see anymore. I remember jumping up with glee, screaming. It made my whole day. I remember practically running to school to check who else got in... I didn't find anyone else from Miller until I actually went there.
I remember the rush of graduation. The indefinite search for a grad dress. The far too long grad practices. The minimal about of time allowed for yearbook signing. The end of the school year came so quickly. My family and I vacationed in London for a week, which was the most relaxing thing I have ever done. Then, it was off to CAPE, the most amazing program that I've ever been in. The experience on whole was brilliant: the food, the activities, the people. I don't know any other group that connected as quickly as our group at CAPE.
The summer quickly came to a close. Band camp started... At first, I didn't want to march at all. But looking back at it now, it's all worth it. The sleepover was just plain crazy. Singing, walking around, playing nerf, swing dancing, playing soccer, playing volleyball, getting huge blisters, eating food, watching people play kirby, failing at kirby... Fun stuff. I somewhat recall passing out at 7am. I remember our first show. I remember our rainy show. I remember our last show. I remember Fresno. The bus trip home... Through all the arguing and noise, I've got to admit it was very fun.
I remember the first day of high school. It was pretty. . . meh, bland, boring. Things got better though. I stayed with my old friends and still managed to make new ones. I remember watching a pretty "awesome movie".
Then there was sacrificing soccer for robotics, debate, etc, which now brings us to our current day. Going through finals for the first time... it was intimidating. But I know what to do next time!
Je me souviens. I remember...
Since it's about 2am right now, I no longer have a fully competent mind but what the point of this post is to basically say that 2011 has been amazing. I love it. It was just wonderful, enriching, and fun. I've learned so much this year-- so much. I really want to touch up on a couple of events though, just for the sake of remembering. You see, I kind of have this thing with a loss of culture, memories, knowledge, etc. I refuse to let it happen to myself. So I shall start recording all my memories from 2011 starting Tuesday!
Notes to myself:
- CAPE
- Marching band
- Soccer
- Jazz band
- Winter concert
- Debate tournament (Saratoga HS)
- Chinese school
- Piggie commercial
- Finals
- Mexico
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