Feeling Inspired

Yesterday, I watched the entire graduating class of 2013 walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. It felt odd, seeing my friends in long black gowns and graduation caps (and all of them taller than me, some girls wearing five-inch heels). I secretly envied them with a smile on my face, thinking of all the exciting new opportunities they will be faced with once high school is officially over. But I was also glad that I had one more year to make more friends and more memories, and to continue picking up the slack from all the past years, so that I can make my parents proud when I receive more awards than they could hope for. It was a great feeling, to see my friends become adults almost overnight, and to know I can still improve.