Here's To You

Friends, Readers, Classmates...lend me your eyes. I come to praise the end of school, not to lament it. The legacy of this year will live on forever...for me it will anyway, and it will never be forgotten.

Here's to you, junior class. Most of us have made it, and will be seniors next year. Man how time flies when you're in school. I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday I couldn't bear to be away from my parents for 3 hours of daycare everyday. Now it seems like tomorrow that I'll be going away to college, finally but not without some nostalgia for the days when I couldn't bear to leave my parents.

Here's to you, friends. You've stood behind me through thick and thin this year. I've forged stronger relationships with some people and others have weakened. It's been a strange year, but you guys were always there for me. Supportive, comedic, and sometimes hurtful...you guys always could pick me up. Thanks to all...you know who you are.

Here's to you, Senior year. This is a nod to the future and what next year will bring for us all...increased pressure to go to college. Increased pressure to go to technical school. Increased everything. But at the same time there's that sweet release. Graduation is in the future. If you're lucky you won't have to take any finals at all in the spring. You get out a week before everyone else to attend a week's worth of boring activities that you must attend. Graduation practice. AP tests if you go that route...the future is bright.

Here's to you , teachers. Thanks for pushing me this year. I needed it more than y'all will probably ever know. Thanks for treating me more like an adult and less like a little child (I mean the belittling some teachers deal out is just humiliating). Junior year has been fun and one of the first years where I've truly enjoyed every one of my classes.

Here's to you, readers...all seven of you. Thanks for reading this collection of things that spew from my brain and happened to be captured by my hands and typed into the computer. I hope you've enjoyed this collection...I know it's been fun putting this out there for you all to read.

And here's to me, Graham Duncan. You know that you have to believe in yourself and believe in God. That's all you have to do to succeed in life Graham. Your decisions are (for the most part) good, and so are your instincts for making those decisions. Trust yourself to make the right decision, in everything coming up in the future. Never be afraid to confide in a friend, or (heaven forbid) your parents. But at the same time, don't be afraid to take time for yourself. Because you need that too. You're a good guy Graham...believe in yourself and you will go far.

This is probably my last post of the year because with this one I will more than likely have my 100% for April and May blogs in English class. Thanks to those who read. It's been a good year.

And so we go...to infinity and beyond.