Saturday, April 23, 2011

Lost in the Woods: Closing in

I know I haven't posted in a while. Right after Christmas, we had an especially large workload in all my classes, and it hasn't slowed down until now.

This isn't a normal post, like any would expect...the next few will be reflecting on my life up to this point, and what I've missed in all these years.

Last night, I had four of my closest friends over, and we had what TJ, the largest, called a "Man Night," but in all reality, it was just a game night. It was really great that I finally got to have him over--I have known him for four years, and this is the first time he's stayed over at my house. And he's one of those guys that you just can't help but laugh almost any time he opens his mouth. The rest are kinda normal, so there is nothing different there.

But, what's really sad is that this is one of the last times I'm going to see any of them. You see, I'm leaving Tennessee on May 20, the day after my graduation, to go to Minnesota. I have an orientation for the University of Minnesota in early June, and I can't miss it. So, I'm leaving all my friends for that. I can't really complain too much, though. It's necessary for my future, and at least they understand that.

And, now that the school year is (almost) officially over because we just finished Senior Projects, everyone's getting ready to say their goodbyes. A few of my best female friends from this year have been telling me how they had wished I had asked them out--for instance, Merry just sent me a text saying that if I had just waited until this year, we would be dating right now. She wasn't ready for anything like that until this year. I was two months off.

Not to mention the fact that everyone seems to notice me once I say I'm leaving. Auggh. If only I could have known I had that many friends/acquaintances. Maybe I wouldn't have been in the same situation I was for most of this year.

And with that, *POOF* I'm gone.