winslow's graduation
being as though the class of 2006 graduated last night, i've been thinking a lot about high school and our graduation in particular.
i can honestly say that our graduation (2004) will be the third most memorable events in my life after only my wedding day and my childrens' births. here are some of the things i remember most:
-sobbing uncontrollably.
-during grad practice in the gym when mr. jackson told me i couldn't walk with tom because he wasnt in student government or nhs, so i decided to sit in the back if it meant i could walk with himm, buut then some people were kind enough to make room for us up front anyway, and it meant more than the world to me.
-continually asking emily (elling) for tissues, before it started raining of course.
-sitting next to liz maxfield (who i saw at the movies tonight) and laughing at how bad i was crying.
-getting my diploma, and walking the wrong way off the stage, and then when i finally made my way off the stage, christina smith hugged me like i've never been hugged before. and we cried, of course. i still love her and i will until i die, we've gone through so much together between indoor track, outdoor track and volleyball. and we can see each other randomly now and it can be like no time has passed at all.
-weirdly enough, i remember throwing our caps at the end, but then being the sentimental freak that i am, i was running around uncontrollably trying to find my cap so i could keep it forever, and of all people, Mike itri was like "shan here's your cap, i think you're looking for it" and i was such an emotional wreck that i just felt like hugging him. haa.
-walking around the track for the "athletes final walk around the track" deal. tom and i followed liz and nicole and behind us were vern and lauren and at that moment my life was almost perfect.
-when administration finally realized it was pouring rain and starting shouting names out so quickly.
-when half our class just got up and left because then didn't wanna get wet.
-after it started raining we all started looking around and seeing weird bluish/green streaks on the right cheek of everyone. after a while we realized it was because our tassles (green and white) were smearing and leaving marks on all our faces. i didn't even care about turning my tassle, i took it off and tom put ours in his pocket so we could keep them.
-as corny as it sounds, i remember walking down the little isle thing, holding tom's hand, and random teachers just smiling and looking at us all weird and happy. like mrs. smith and mr. shaw and teacher we've had through the years.
-i remember my mom saying after graduation that "maybe that won't be the only isle tom and i will walk down"
-when my mom literally ran to me and hugged me and sobbed.
-adrian and ashley and both my grandmothers sitting through the terrential downpour.
-after most had run off the football field and into the cafeteria, tom and i were walking towards the track, listening to the graduation song (green day) and out of nowhere liz and nicole jumped on tom and i's backs. to this day i can't hear that song without thinking of that exact moment.
besides the graduation ceremony itself, i just love the people we graduated with. i can see random people at random places now and feel so comfortable talking to them and everyone is always so nice to me. for instance, at promenade, it was literally like a class reunion. i knew a lot of people through track and student government and volleyball and stuff but the football team was all tom, obviously. at promenade, i counted TEN of the football guys that came up to me and yelled "MRS GROSSMAN!!!" (which is what a lot of them called me in hs for the most part) mr. big shonn greene even said that, i saw a few football players at the mall yesterday and they asked how school was going and how toms football team has been and how we're doing togheter. and it's things like that that make me smile.
and i'll never forget that emily let me submit a different picture for tom and i for cutest couple. i really didnt like the one they took for it, so she let me give in another picture, and honestly, that meant so much to me. if things turn out how i'd love for them to turn out, and tom and i someday have kids, it'll mean so much to show them a picture of tom and i as cutest couple and us actually looking cute (instead of the disgusting other picture) haa. so thanks emily. a lot.
i dont think i'll ever forget a certain day in junior year. it was the first day back from christmas break, i was at my locker and fawn, you were walking towards my locker kind of. i yelled, "FAWN OMG I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU" and you were like "you KISSED him didnt you?!?!!" i was just like "how did you know?????" and that was that. as they say, "and the rest is history"
i think i was looking forward to graduation more than most people, counting down from like 200. but then when it got there i was so unbelievably sad. but it's so reassuring to see people now and see that they still actually talk to you, don't just pretend like they don't know who you are. i respect that so much.
honestly, i could go on forever. some people look back on high school and get depressed about how much they hated it. i love college and everything about it but when i think about high school and the four years we spent there, i can do nothing but smile.
i can honestly say that our graduation (2004) will be the third most memorable events in my life after only my wedding day and my childrens' births. here are some of the things i remember most:
-sobbing uncontrollably.
-during grad practice in the gym when mr. jackson told me i couldn't walk with tom because he wasnt in student government or nhs, so i decided to sit in the back if it meant i could walk with himm, buut then some people were kind enough to make room for us up front anyway, and it meant more than the world to me.
-continually asking emily (elling) for tissues, before it started raining of course.
-sitting next to liz maxfield (who i saw at the movies tonight) and laughing at how bad i was crying.
-getting my diploma, and walking the wrong way off the stage, and then when i finally made my way off the stage, christina smith hugged me like i've never been hugged before. and we cried, of course. i still love her and i will until i die, we've gone through so much together between indoor track, outdoor track and volleyball. and we can see each other randomly now and it can be like no time has passed at all.
-weirdly enough, i remember throwing our caps at the end, but then being the sentimental freak that i am, i was running around uncontrollably trying to find my cap so i could keep it forever, and of all people, Mike itri was like "shan here's your cap, i think you're looking for it" and i was such an emotional wreck that i just felt like hugging him. haa.
-walking around the track for the "athletes final walk around the track" deal. tom and i followed liz and nicole and behind us were vern and lauren and at that moment my life was almost perfect.
-when administration finally realized it was pouring rain and starting shouting names out so quickly.
-when half our class just got up and left because then didn't wanna get wet.
-after it started raining we all started looking around and seeing weird bluish/green streaks on the right cheek of everyone. after a while we realized it was because our tassles (green and white) were smearing and leaving marks on all our faces. i didn't even care about turning my tassle, i took it off and tom put ours in his pocket so we could keep them.
-as corny as it sounds, i remember walking down the little isle thing, holding tom's hand, and random teachers just smiling and looking at us all weird and happy. like mrs. smith and mr. shaw and teacher we've had through the years.
-i remember my mom saying after graduation that "maybe that won't be the only isle tom and i will walk down"
-when my mom literally ran to me and hugged me and sobbed.
-adrian and ashley and both my grandmothers sitting through the terrential downpour.
-after most had run off the football field and into the cafeteria, tom and i were walking towards the track, listening to the graduation song (green day) and out of nowhere liz and nicole jumped on tom and i's backs. to this day i can't hear that song without thinking of that exact moment.
besides the graduation ceremony itself, i just love the people we graduated with. i can see random people at random places now and feel so comfortable talking to them and everyone is always so nice to me. for instance, at promenade, it was literally like a class reunion. i knew a lot of people through track and student government and volleyball and stuff but the football team was all tom, obviously. at promenade, i counted TEN of the football guys that came up to me and yelled "MRS GROSSMAN!!!" (which is what a lot of them called me in hs for the most part) mr. big shonn greene even said that, i saw a few football players at the mall yesterday and they asked how school was going and how toms football team has been and how we're doing togheter. and it's things like that that make me smile.
and i'll never forget that emily let me submit a different picture for tom and i for cutest couple. i really didnt like the one they took for it, so she let me give in another picture, and honestly, that meant so much to me. if things turn out how i'd love for them to turn out, and tom and i someday have kids, it'll mean so much to show them a picture of tom and i as cutest couple and us actually looking cute (instead of the disgusting other picture) haa. so thanks emily. a lot.
i dont think i'll ever forget a certain day in junior year. it was the first day back from christmas break, i was at my locker and fawn, you were walking towards my locker kind of. i yelled, "FAWN OMG I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU" and you were like "you KISSED him didnt you?!?!!" i was just like "how did you know?????" and that was that. as they say, "and the rest is history"
i think i was looking forward to graduation more than most people, counting down from like 200. but then when it got there i was so unbelievably sad. but it's so reassuring to see people now and see that they still actually talk to you, don't just pretend like they don't know who you are. i respect that so much.
honestly, i could go on forever. some people look back on high school and get depressed about how much they hated it. i love college and everything about it but when i think about high school and the four years we spent there, i can do nothing but smile.