Allie Gregory Post #24

          Junior year... It's been interesting. To use the phrase "never a dull moment" would be lying, though I suppose it's been rather eventful. To be cliche, let's say it's been a year of firsts. (I think it'd be hard to go a whole year without doing new things, but I guess this year is no exception? Yay me.) cross country was technically my first high school sport. I got an Instagram so first social media. First party, first date, first caving expedition, first college visits... So that's been fun. Ish. There have been ups a downs to be certain.

          Successes? Yes, here and there. I'm rather proud of the breeze that calculus has been for me. Even though I never got good at cross country and my tendinitis made the season even more of a struggle than it would have been normally, I'm happy with what I did. It's far from something I regret. I think my time management has made some serious improvement, which is something I desperately needed. Not that it's great now but baby steps. Generally I would say class and my grades have been a success, but we'll see about that after finals.

          Failures? Yeah, I guess there have been those too. I don't really know why I'm admitting this (probably because I don't really think anyone cares), but I wish I'd gotten out more. And I'm not saying I hide inside all the time because no that's not me. But the adventures I go on are with my family. And when I hang out with people it's just sometimes a couple friends. I think that's just the kind of person I am and the kind of friend group I have, but I sometimes wish I got a little bit more of what I imagined high school to be like. I wouldn't mind trying to be a real teenager every once in a while... But yeah, that's my biggest regret/failure of this school year. 

          To be perfectly honest, all I want to do this summer is boat, fix up the farm, finish up the last bit of my room redesign, and finish my book. I'd also like to see Hamilton on Broadway, but since that's a virtual impossibility, I'll put it on some kind of maybe list. I have a bunch of real plans (camping, trip to New York, two mission trips, numerous college visits), but I'm determined to work in as much as I can of my own goals. (And they asked me why I rejected GSP. Maybe my priorities are screwy but I have them.) I'm excited about this summer and what I can get done. I'm excited to unwind and not be stressed all the time. Oh, and I'm excited about my mentorship. I'm working with the Lexington Opera Theater as an assistant stage manager and I'm super pumped about that. So, yep, lots of plans this summer.

          Senior year will hold its own challenges I'm sure, but I'll handle them as they come. I plan to get As if I can. Pass my APs if I can. Publish my book. And maybe get out more, but, you know, we'll see.