An Insight Into My Exciting Life

When snowmen were still cool (no pun intended)

When chocolate milk was only served on Fridays

When math assignments were one page with drawings and fill-in-the-blanks

Where Show-and-Tell was the highlight of the week

When essays consisted of a paragraph or two

When sarcasm was a word few of us used.....and even then, those who did probably didn't know what it meant

When the PTO Carnival was all the rage

When everyone knew your name

what you liked

what you wanted to be

Where popularity was not an issue

When you were friends with everyone

When there was no gossip,

No cheating

No heartbreak,

No biased opinions

When life was simple and we forgot yesterday, enjoyed today, and lived for tomorrow

When we swore we'd be friends forever

When the time until our senior year seemed like an eternity

When you could tell a friend you loved them and mean it whole heartedly

When all was well and we didn't have a care in the world---oh, how I miss the good old days

Not much has happened this summer, so y'all haven't missed out on much in my life. Haha! I've been working A LOT, but, at $7 an hour to stand behind a counter, smile, and say "Welcome To Troyer's Saddlery, How May I Help You?" for 6 hours a day, I'm not going to complain :-)

I went to a wedding Yesterday.....caught the bouquet......spent the majority of the evening talking with the best man....well, one of them...there were two.....funness.....came home with a terrible headache.......not so fun.....

Today I went to see "The Devil Wears Prada" with Mr. Anthony Smith. It was fun. The movie was really good, but I'm not so sure it was as entertaining as the waitress at Hacienda........observe this recreation.......

Waitress: *back turned towards the RachL* Hi *bats eyelashes at Anthony* Here's your coke.......here's another one.......

Rachel: *Finishes first coke*

Waitress: *10 minutes after Rachel finishes drink* Oh, do you want another one?

Rachel: *sarcastically* No, I'm just GREAT!

So, yeah...that was annoying. Hilarious, but still unbelieveably annoying.....

Tomorrow I have to work, again....fun fun.....I get Tuesday and Wednesday off, though, so yay....but then again, I DO have to work all of next week. So...yeah....there's an update on my life......

I was thinking today (yes, there's a first time for everything) and it finally hit me that I only have one year left of High School. It's so weird.....I only have 1 more year left at the place I have gone for the last 11 (12 counting Kindergarten) years and then I'm off to College......hopefully IU :P..... but it really made me think back over my entire school career so far.....call it an epiphany.....call it boredom......call it sheer insanity....but whatever it is, well.....I'm totally writing it down.....HA!

Kindergarten: I met my lifelong best friend, Miss Tabitha Parson, and realized that Ren Cripe really wasn't worth fighting over every day.....for he'd soon realize my crayons were better than Lauri's.....

1st Grade: Came to the realization that my grandmother's cooking kicked the heck out of school food.....even though I got my own personal carton of Chocolate Milk every Friday. I also found that even when a boy gives you a valentine with a "Kiss Me" heart on the front, it doesn't mean he likes you......and will most likely punch you when you try to kiss him on the playground......it happened, folks....

2nd Grade: I was introduced to the Wonderful World of "CHARGE" and the ever persistent nagging of Mrs. Grothaus. I LOATHED that woman....sincerely LOATHED her with every inch of my being. Tabby moved away......I've tried to block that from my memory....seriously one of the worst days of my life.

3rd Grade: My third grade year can basically be summed up with 3 objects: Furby's, Giga Pets, & Beanie Babies

4th Grade: I got my first detention in fourth grade.....for racing Charlotte up the stairs to get a drink....how awesome is that? I also got married....to Reid Frick on the school bus in front of Jenna Rothhaar's house with Rev. Corey Kern presiding

5th Grade: Into the Middle School I go! I got yet ANOTHER detention....for forgetting my freaking gym shoes.....and we WENT OUTSIDE!! I hated Middle School...really...I did....

6th Grade: Sixth grade was probably the best year.....for I found my true calling in life......the violin......and I also found that distance in track was not one of my strongpoints...at all.....

7th Grade: Sept. 11--Crush on Daniel Martin--Running from Eric--Carnation in my violin case from Jason--

8th Grade: Dolly was put down--Grandpa had a heart attack & quadruple bypass surgery--Gold at ISSMA for my solo--Spanish at HS--Beth's b-day party with rat-in-a-drain--

Freshman: Tornado on my birthday--Saw WOZ twice just to see Joel--started "dating" Joel--Casey Humped Helen Keller--Semi-Formal--"You're Fired"--Knee Surgery

Sophomore: First year of golf--Bra shopping FOR Eric--First date with Eric--found out 4 days after I was officially dating Eric that I was--Got AIDS (not really....in the play)--Tap Dancing Hooker in M*A*S*H--Semi-Formal--Me & Eric's first kiss....amazing, btw...--Played Eric's mother in "You Can't Take It With You"--Prom--Christine in "POTO"

Junior: More Golf--Bus broke down--Murdered in "The Mousetrap"--Inducted into NHS--Eric & I break up--Cry for forever and a year--Got Letterman's Jacket--Wrecked my car--Took SATs--Pit for "Animal Farm"--Gold at ISSMA District--Semi-Formal--Silver at ISSMA State--SM for Cinderella--Tabby's Hot Tub (haha....yeah)--Honors Theatre Inductee--Prom--Hope in "Alibis"--Parts in "Grease"--Phillia in "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"

Wow.....see how I got a little less philisophical as the post went on? Yeah....just shows how short my attention span really is.....Well, G'night.

Chao Loves
Rach

1/2 day left of being a junior.......it's crazy. It doesn't seem that long ago that I was a hyper 8th grader anxiously anticipating entering High School. Now, I'm a (less) hyper Junior who is anxiously anticipating entering the grand finale.....My Senior Year.

I'm helping with graduation this year.....Jacki and I basically get to make 3 large circles and show everyone where to sit.....because obviously, after 13 years of a public education, they can't figure it out for themselves :P We're trying to coordinate clothing....this should be interesting....

Dang.....I've lost my train of thought already......I had this entire entry planned out and now BOOM! It's gone.....*sigh*