Just incase you don't feel like reading the whole thing, this will be a tl;dr (too long; didn't read): 2013 was amazing.
This year has definitely been one to remember. As throughout the year I experienced some firsts of the last, for example: my last time wearing a school uniform, my last inter-house carnival, the last time playing with my band, my last chemistry, maths, English, graphics and physics assignments and tests, just to name a few. With that said, a lot more has happened throughout the year and it's those events that I quickly want to talk about.
Below is a collage of the main events that have happened in my life throughout the last year.
Please excuse the odd numbering I couldn't change the order in which they appeared but, I had to number them in the ways in which I could talk about multiple pics.
2. BRITTANY SNOW RETWEETED ME. This was honestly the best moment of my social media life ever. She is a massive inspiration and I just love her.
3. I've slowly learnt throughout the year that I love to draw. I'm obviously not the best at it but, I've learnt that I really enjoy it and it really helps my creative outlet. The photo in the middle of the top row is of a tattoo that I would really like to get but, I probably won't. The photo in the bottom right corner you've probably seen before as it has been floating around the internet for all eternity.
4. Some people will probably dismiss and think that I'm really stupid, ect.; however, I reached the end of the year with a passing grade in senior chemistry. I ended up with a grade that placed me in the centre of my cohort, which came as a major surprise to me. All through grade 11 and 12 I really struggled with Chemistry but, after working my ass off with my homework and study with my tutor and multiple friends, I somehow managed to grasp some understanding. It got to a point where whilst my teacher was passing out final grades, my teacher congratulated me and gave me a massive hug (which came as a massive shock to all).
5. The picture that is placed in the middle was taken by a friend of the drive up to the mountain and the photo on the left I took from our dining hall. I was privileged enough to join 108 girls from my cohort and the year below for a week on our schools Ski Trip. The week that we spent away in New Zealand was one of the best weeks of my life, there wasn't any drama and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Even though the trip was called a 'ski' trip I spent the week snowboarding which was a big mistake on my part. Nonetheless I enjoyed ever moment of it even though I had not even seen snow before - needless to say it was more than difficult.
6. So, I kind of stuffed up with these two pictures. The picture on the left that has all the people in it was taken at my formal, with all my friends. Although it wasn't as good as it's pent up to be, it was a pretty amazing night. Getting dolled up, spending it with friends, seeing everyone all pretty and being in the Hilton was enough to make anyones night memorable.
The picture on the right is the count down wall that my school does. Each year the seniors use it to count down the days of school that they have until graduation, they begin at 100 and they end at 0. This simple, daily task somehow managed to bring the cohort together (even though we were already pretty tight); being at school so early every day, I saw nearly every number that was put up on the wall and the team work and creativity that went into them. For some weird reason, this is one of my favourite memories of my grade.
7. I'm not completely sure if this picture is legible at all but, the asterixs says 'snake pit bellow chapel'. This was taken in January during my first ASDC (Australian Space Design Comp)National competition. The national competition is held over a weekend at a local university, meaning that the night that you do stay you don't really sleep - as you're too busy working your ass off getting your teams proposal ready. It was an amazing experience that I can't wait to do again this Jan.
8. This is a pretty general picture as I had to chose one for my grade. This was taken on one our lasts Friday's during our last religion lesson and yes, we had permission to do so. The next few sentences are going to be some of the cheesiest I've ever written but, they are going to be 100% true. I can honestly say that the last 5 years have been the best of my life thus far and it's all because of these girls (plus the few who didn't jump in). I feel so proud to have graduated with them and spent every day in that awful uniform with them. We've experienced things together that no one should ever have to, we've had our ups and downs but we ended it all as one big family.
9. The two bottom pictures indicate the first of the lasts, the left being my last assignment and the right being inter-house carnivals. They are pretty self explanatory but, for me they made me realise that I am actually beginning to enter the big wide world and that I'm no longer a high school student; that I'm actually going to have to get my act together.
So, how was your 2013? Did you enjoy it or are you hoping for 2014 to be your year??
xx
