Wow, it’s been a while now since I last posted.
I’ve just been really busy. I really hate what my teachers are doing right now. Every one of them is thinking: “Yay, AP tests are over, now we can do creative projects…” and I’m just like: NO. I don’t want to. I don’t want to do anything. I want school to be done and overwith already, I want to be free and off into college. Senioritis has hit an ultimate high in my life.
Well, lets see, what has been going on lately…
Me holding Brea Carl.
We had prom, that was really fun. It was at Angel’s Stadium in Anaheim. We had dinner at Benihana before and it was amazing. I had only been there once before when I was a wee tike, but this time was just amazing. I posted pictures on Facebook, you can get to the album by clicking on the picture to the right. It was a really fun night, especially after the dance. We went to our friend’s house and swam until like 2:30 am in her heated pool. It was heated to like 90 degrees and it felt awesome after a night of dancing, haha. Then we went inside and played cards and watched a movie. I think I ended up falling asleep around 5:00 am there. (I spent the night, along with like 4 other guys and 6 girls, don’t worry parental figures, we were in separate rooms, haha) I eventually left the next morning around 10:30am I think, and drove home and proceeded to plop onto my couch and sleep until like 2:00 pm. That night (Sunday), I think I went to bed at like 2:00 am because my sleeping schedule was so thrown off. The next night (Monday, Memorial Day), I went to sleep at like 3:00 am as well, because of a lack of sleepiness, haha, just like right now (it’s 12:04 am).
Well, that was prom. It was a night I’ll never forget, and I loved every minute of it. :)
My Senior picture. Gotta love jazz...
Moving on to… college. Well, if you don’t know by now, I’m officially going to UCSD in the fall. (woo!) I’m really excited, as you can probably tell. :) I can’t wait to follow in my brother Chris’ footsteps. Haha, nobody in my family knows this, but I did my “Hero” presentation for AP Gov on him, cuz he’s been a really cool brother to me throughout everything, and I’m gonna be following in his footsteps the next four years or so at UCSD in the Thurgood Marshall college.
Oh, speaking of Chris… He just recently proposed to his girlfriend, Katie, on the beach and (thankfully :P ) she said yes! This will be the second wedding in our family, and I’m excited for it! I really love Katie, she’s really cool and a fun person and she has just enough weirdness to fit into the Carl family. After all, Chris’ nickname is “Crazy Carl.” Plans haven’t been set for sure yet, I don’t think, but who knows, nobody ever tells me anything anyway, haha, I always find out about things a couple days later in my family.
Like, for example, my other brother, Jason, and his new bride, April, are going to be moving to Colorado pretty soon. This came as a big surprise to me just recently, because, again, I had no idea it was gonna happen, haha. Jason’s going to be attend the University of Northern Colorado to get his teaching credential. Right now he’s been working as a full-time sub in the Corona-Norco school district, but he will be starting class in a few weeks I believe. April is going to stay here in Brea until the end of June I think, and then she will join him in Colorado as well. I have to say, I have mixed emotions about this. I mean, on one hand I’m really excited for them and what they’re gonna be diving into, and I’m really excited for Jason to get his teaching credential so he can become a full-time teacher, which I think is something he will be great at doing. But, on the other hand, I think I’m going to miss all three of them quite a bit (puppy Brea included). I mean, sure I’ll be headed off to San Diego next fall, but I never thought my brother would be in another state. I’m gonna miss coming home from school and seeing Jason scavenging through our fridge in order to find food. :) I’m gonna miss playing with their puppy, little Brea Carl. I’m gonna miss eating April’s bread that she makes. I dunno, it’s just gonna be a bit of a change, because since they’ve both graduated from college, I’ve gotten used to them being around, and changing something you’re used to is always a difficult thing to do.
I found this when I was looking for baby pictures for my Senior slideshow. :)
Speaking of change, there is going to be a lot of change in my life coming up. In the next two weeks, I’m going to start seeing a lot of “lasts” go by, and it’s gonna be a difficult thing to see. Sure, I really want to get out of high school and break free and enjoy life, but, like I said, change is always difficult, no matter what it is that’s changing. One thing my dad told me recently, though, after I was talking about all the “lasts” that I’m gonna be experiencing, was kind of uplifting. He told me, “you may be experiencing a lot of lasts in your life coming up, but there will also be a whole lot of firsts too.” And, I don’t know, it really got me thinking, and what he said is absolutely true. Even though things may be coming to end in high school, and a chapter of my life may be closing, and new chapter is just beginning. A new plot in the story of my life is just beginning, and it’s kind of comforting knowing that things are going to start afresh and anew, and the world will be my canvas, to paint however I deem appropriate.
Well, I should probably wrap things up for now, but I just wanted to say a couple things. Even though everything may feel like it’s ending with the end of high school, I know I need to look forward to the beginnings of the rest of my life, and I can’t wait to figure out where I go from here. :)
-B
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