June 3, 2007 7:30 PM
Toll House's Chocolate Morsels
No, I did not make cookies today, but I nearly connected the bittersweet nature of graduation with my love of chocolate to attempt to smear a cheery outlook my current predicament.
I honestly don't know what to do with myself. I'm sitting at home (currently laying in my bed), with all my things strewn about in boxes, and something is amiss. This spring term, I finally realize that it is my time to leave Mercersburg; the challenge has subsided and the spark is missing, but now I begin to wonder, how can I leave when the school has become my entire world, after only four years? I call this--The Bubble Problem.
I don't like to cry, especially in front of other people, so after Baccaulaureate on Friday and Commencement yesterday, I was in a bit of a pickle. After Commencement, I just ran into the dining hall to say goodbye to my dearest friends, and then darted out to avoid being caught amidst too many emotions. I then went to Mikies (a little ice cream and lunch shop in Greencastle that I went to whenever my parents came to visit), and indulged in the classic "Small Twist Waffle Cone with Rainbow Sprinkles."
Today, my first full day home while being a Mercersburg Alumna, I thought about the Bubble Problem. I didn't attempt to unpack (i'm far too exhausted), instead, I tried to organize all the photos that i'd gathered throughout the year. I suppose I wanted to find some sort of conclusion, I needed to officially shut the door.
I suppose I've found my conclusion. Within all the goofy spunk of the past four years, i've grown out of my high school boots. I'll look back fondly, but I'm ready to step it up.
Posted by at June 3, 2007 7:30 PM