One Last Week

Admission decisions are going to be released in about a week! I must tell the truth: I am really anxious/nervous! I know I already have some really good schools that I can go to, but there's still those other ones that I hope to be able to get in. Maybe I'll have some good news for my next post. Ahh!

I have promised myself to be productive AND happy (yes, at the same time!) for the last 2 weeks of school before spring break. Life is going to be hectic, especially next week with a test in every class, college decisions coming out, and Science Olympiad next Saturday. But... I know we can all pull through this! We just have to set our priorities and be diligent in doing whatever it is that we care about. We've been able to go through the hard times for 3 and a half years. We can not let go right now. Not at the crucial moment. Not when we are so close to making it to SO nationals or when we are so close to graduation. We must do our best and fight the senioritis. Just 2 weeks. I know we can do this.

Now, I am off to do laundry and read Frankenstein.

Special :)

Today is a special day. =)

I will never forget it.

<3

Ahh! So Strange

I just realized something!..

The people that my best friends are taking those best friends pictures with (you know, those ones where girls hug each other and someone takes the picture) next year will not be me but other people! People we don't even know right now!

Ahhh.

That feels really weird.

Economics and the Complexity of Life

This is going to sound really dumb, but life is really complicated! I never realized that everything comes with a cost. Many of you are probably thinking, "Well, duh, Emily. We've been in AP Econ for almost a full year. How can you not know that?" Yes, we learn this in a classroom, but in reality I never actually thought about all of the different bills my parents have to pay just to get the garbage taken out or to have electricity. Obviously, I take too many things for granted...

... Which is something I am trying to do less of. So, I plan on doing things that will increase my awareness of what is going on around me and increase my appreciate for life. For example, washing the dishes after dinner. My mom usually does this dirge of a task because I am always able to abscond into my study room with the excuse "oh save me! I have too much homework!". Well, those days are over. I am going to help out around the house until I graduate!

A toast to not taking life and family for granted! :)

I Think I Have Senioritis

I have finally figured out the reason why I took AP Physics C this year. I took it for the thrill of having the challenge of doing something really hard, working my butt off in agony trying to understand it (and going crazy in the process), and finally understanding the stuff near the last minute to do well enough on the tests. Not to say I did well on today's test (yikes!), but I love the adrenaline rush of struggling through a problem and getting it in a mad scramble in the last few minutes. So, I guess I am not a masochist--just some sort of weird, nerdy adventure seeker. Anyway, today's test was fun in that sense, but I don't know how well I did.. Ahh!!!

It's really hard, on the other hand, to find motivation and happiness in Calculus. I feel pretty bad that our whole class has pretty much given up on doing homework during class to sit around and talk about drama or college applications. I think Dr. Wagner is extremely annoyed at us, but he's probably used to this kind of atmosphere around March for second-semester seniors. And, I am completely behind on my homework since I've missed so much school in the past few days... (though All State and 1's at Festival are totally worth it, yeah Sumi?? :D). So, I'll try to work harder and hope that I don't crash in Calc!

I had a whole lot to say earlier this week, but I think after the stress and anxiety that has just passed, I have forgotten everything I wanted to write (oopsie). So.. hang tight. Hopefully, I can find something more interesting and insightful in life to write about soon.

Snow Storm!

Amazingly enough... the weather predictions were true: Georgia (and all of the Southeast for that matter!) got ~2-3 inches of snow yesterday! We all doubted it, but... it happened!

The Proof:

It snowed for 8 hours straight!

Today, I went to Hope/Courtney's house and built my first official snowman ever!

(Yes Murat, I do look like a little Asian boy.. from Northview that you whose butt you would like to kick.. =P)

It was a load of fun sledding and building!

What a great surprise. =)