And How Nice It Was.

Today is my final day before school starts again tomorrow, which means trying to power through a little summer reading and a lot of nerves.

Despite the nerves/dread, there is a little excitement thrown in there. It's hard to believe that I'll be a senior. On one hand I feel so ready to be done with high school and ready to start the future, but on the other hand, it's really just hard for me to believe I'm not just starting high school. It feels like brother just graduated high school (and we're 4 years apart.) I think part of it comes from all my beloved teen drama television shows and high school chick flicks. I saw Mean Girls in the movie theaters with my mom when I was in 6th grade. The characters in Mean Girls were juniors, and of course they seemed so very old at the time.

That doesn't mean I'm one of those people who never wants high school to end though. I definitely am not. I'm excited for the college process to start (although I could do without those essays and deadlines) and I can't wait to start making my college visits. (I'm planning a few for October and November.)

With all the pressure and excitement of this being senior year, I know people who went two different routes for choosing their classes. The first type chose their hardest classes yet and packed their schedules full of every AP class they could fit. (They're the friends who will be calling me every night to complain about work loads.) The other type chose the easiest classes they could find. Their schedules are most likely full of different gym classes. I didn't want to do either. I tried my best to choose classes that would actually help me in life at some point and were actually geared towards what I want to do with my life. My first semester is as follows:
Mod 1-3: Fashion Careers and Textiles
Mod 4A: AP Literature
Mod 4B: Fashion Independent Study

The majority of my day is taken up by being part of a separate fashion program. I took the first half of the program last year, and now I'm taking the second half. The independent study was not my first choice (Psychology was) but after a last minute schedule change it was really all the would fit in that part of my schedule. We haven't exactly chosen what I'll be doing in there, but I should know by Wednesday, and I'll be sure to detail it further.

In other news, I'm coping with my nerves by planning everything out. I think I have my first day of school dress picked out, now I'm just trying to decide on a cardigan color and jewelry choices. Maybe I'll have an outfit post for tomorrow!

PS, I have this strong urge to dye my hair. Maybe next weekend?