The Smorgasbord of Douglas Bell

Well, it’s finally here. The big G-word. The day that I, and everyone else in my class, has been thinking about and preparing for since last August. Graduation.

After four years of high school–nearly 150 weeks of it–this next week will be my last of high school, and boy am I in the thick of this graduation thing. The graduation gown is in a bag in my room (yes, it will get ironed this week), I got the yearbook last Monday, the final school newspaper with the big map showing where all the seniors are going last Thursday, tickets are ordered and plans for who gets to come and who doesn’t all made, etc. Finals started Friday afternoon, and continue this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Graduation is Friday at 1 PM, with 1 PM rehearsals (only 45 minutes after school ends) on Tuesday and Wednesday. Goodbyes are being exchanged already, autographs are being exchanged, mixed feelings of dread and excitement are swelling. All of this backed up by general nervous feelings that delve into the subconscious of all of us in the family, not being clearly noticeable, yet affecting us in various ways.

Yep, it’s a graduating senior’s life.

In reality, I haven’t quite gotten into the full realization of graduation yet. Maybe it’s because I still haven’t quite gotten away from the continuous feeling of busyness that lingers around me during every school year. But with less than five days to go until that big graduation ceremony, that likely could change as this week progresses. Until then…