lights will guide you home.
may 20, 2006.
the date we've known for so long...
the emotions we thought we knew...
but little did we know.
i began the day with my boyfriend in my house when i walked out of the room.
i picked up my best friend and we rode to the dunn center together.
&we put on our gowns, got eachother looking good.
figured out those hats and started the trek inside.
we met parker on the way in and 3 wonderful friends experienced it all together.
the tunnel was packed &i made it to the floor.
it was neat standing there with josh and krista as everyone made their way in.
mrs. huggins was frantic.
the 3 of us exchanged nervous excitement and last minute panics.
when we got into the tunnel i got to dustin and gave him a hug &a big smile.
ryan albert yelled out the number of minutes till 11.
&we fixed krista's gown so it would zip up.
as it got closer and closer i got more and more excited and my stomach knotted up even more.
when it came, we walked out and i had this grin on my face -
but, i couldn't stop smiling, but i wasn't really smiling either.
the only faces i remember seeing as we walked through the teachers were mrs. beach [she blew me a kiss :) ] and mrs. warren [you can't forget that face &her sparkly, teary eyes].
the rest, went off well.
[except for mr. myers knocking off my hat; heh. it was funny &made it memorable.]
i gave my speech in front of several thousand people.
&afterwards, mrs. beach said, "i was so proud of you, you did so well." and i said, "you taught me what i know."
&she smiled and hugged.
&mrs. warren gave me a big hug and looked really sad - told me i had to come back to see her.
i told her i would.
&as i walked away, i had had my back turned for about 30 seconds and she yells "molly!"
i turned around and she had unzipped the top of her gown to reveal her shirt -
this year's convention t-shirt.
she said, "i thought you'd like this."
it was a mess trying to find my family.
but, i did.
&we took lots of pictures.
in the meantime, nora's crazy family lei-d me with candy leis.
party was good.
food.
family.
friends.
it's all i need.
i got some money &some neat gifts.
some indescribable ones.
mrs. joanna's.
some beautiful ones.
the evans'.
&some that just show how well you know me.
jonathan's.
he's pretty much what i need.
so, it's over.
done with.
finito.
extinguished.
what do i do now?
i enjoy
i relax
i love
because
this summer is
everything.
thank you,
to everyone.
the date we've known for so long...
the emotions we thought we knew...
but little did we know.
i began the day with my boyfriend in my house when i walked out of the room.
i picked up my best friend and we rode to the dunn center together.
&we put on our gowns, got eachother looking good.
figured out those hats and started the trek inside.
we met parker on the way in and 3 wonderful friends experienced it all together.
the tunnel was packed &i made it to the floor.
it was neat standing there with josh and krista as everyone made their way in.
mrs. huggins was frantic.
the 3 of us exchanged nervous excitement and last minute panics.
when we got into the tunnel i got to dustin and gave him a hug &a big smile.
ryan albert yelled out the number of minutes till 11.
&we fixed krista's gown so it would zip up.
as it got closer and closer i got more and more excited and my stomach knotted up even more.
when it came, we walked out and i had this grin on my face -
but, i couldn't stop smiling, but i wasn't really smiling either.
the only faces i remember seeing as we walked through the teachers were mrs. beach [she blew me a kiss :) ] and mrs. warren [you can't forget that face &her sparkly, teary eyes].
the rest, went off well.
[except for mr. myers knocking off my hat; heh. it was funny &made it memorable.]
i gave my speech in front of several thousand people.
&afterwards, mrs. beach said, "i was so proud of you, you did so well." and i said, "you taught me what i know."
&she smiled and hugged.
&mrs. warren gave me a big hug and looked really sad - told me i had to come back to see her.
i told her i would.
&as i walked away, i had had my back turned for about 30 seconds and she yells "molly!"
i turned around and she had unzipped the top of her gown to reveal her shirt -
this year's convention t-shirt.
she said, "i thought you'd like this."
it was a mess trying to find my family.
but, i did.
&we took lots of pictures.
in the meantime, nora's crazy family lei-d me with candy leis.
party was good.
food.
family.
friends.
it's all i need.
i got some money &some neat gifts.
some indescribable ones.
mrs. joanna's.
some beautiful ones.
the evans'.
&some that just show how well you know me.
jonathan's.
he's pretty much what i need.
so, it's over.
done with.
finito.
extinguished.
what do i do now?
i enjoy
i relax
i love
because
this summer is
everything.
thank you,
to everyone.