The First Day :(

I walked through those double doors expecting the worst.  I didn't quite get the worst, but I didn't necessarily get the best either.  I can remember all the way back to my first day at Kindergarten and for every grade since then, the first day of school was the best thing in the world to me!  For the first time in 12 years, this day felt no different.  No enthusiasm, no anticipation...nothing.

It's official though! May 21: Baccalaureate @11 AM; Consecration/Parent Tribute @ 7 PM; COMMENCEMENT @ 8:30 PM.  And what better way to motivate my self than to wear my 8th grade graduation cap all day!  The school year kicked off with chapel, getting AAA students spiritually ready for the upcoming school year.  It was followed by 1st and 2nd period- English IV being one of my favorites, Spanish II..not quite.  Lastly it was time for the SA Ice Breaker.

One thing I bet your school doesn't do is have a swimming party on the first day..  go figure.  As odd as it may sound, Ice Breaker seemed to really be a success forcing students to mingle with the new and meet one another.  

I can 100% guarantee you I know exactly why my excitement was at a zero.  Our class was always known for hanging with the big guys.  Of course were the annoying freshman, but we didn't let that stop us from kicking it with the older kids.  Ever since then, that's the way its been.  The grades below us.....errrr NOT SO MUCH.  With that said, the mere fact that our closest confidants are now graduated leaves us lost... bored.  Of course we have each other, but the older kids we looked up to (and often looked down upon lol) are now gone, and we now have to learn to play their role.  

Being a big brother in school is also strange.  I've had plenty of females at school call me their "big brother", but now I literally hold that job title, and it really is a "job title".  Looking after your sister is no joke.  Keeping behind her, watching the knuckle head boys, making sure she's happy, and making sure she hasn't lost her belongings SMH really isn't easy peezy lemon squeezy.  

Today wasn't the bomb, but come on it's AAA, that's more than definitely gonna change! :)  But on a good note, I did realize something.  Best friends are definitely what's up and I appreciate them 100%!  They are my backbone. The care that best friends have for each other is sooo surreal, both male and female.  I mean there's nothing like looking your homeboy in the eye and saying, "I love you man"..on occasion.  You don't even need the, "No homo" followup.  Just that genuine man to man friendship makes things so much easier.  And the female best friend:   There's nothing like the opposite sex setting you strait.  There's just some things the homeboys don't get like the homegirls do.  Then that beauty and finesse.... yup, the dudes can't bring that to the table.

For now, I'm definitely viewing school with a whole nother attitude, so I can actually appreciate my Senior year. And I'm gonna hold those backbones close to get through it together!

Peace!