25 THINGS I LOVED ABOUT HIGHSCHOOL. Or 25 things I can now look back on as really great things about highschool.

My friend recently did a list of things she loved about her husband. While that was the list I was GOING to make- and still will- I decided to do this first.

As I was having my most profound thoughts in my meditation room, also known as my shower, I realized that my negative thoughts about highschool were completely wrong and still caused me anxiety each time I came into contact with old highschool acquaintances, which has been happening a lot lately thanks to facebook.

So here goes:

1. Band
2. Band performances
3. Football games
4. The alternative PE class I was able to take, though I cannot now remember the name of it.
5. Being manager for Cross Country. Now I wish I had just joined Cross Country my freshman year.
6. My "kindred Spirit" Dianna Remmick.
7. Barb Scharosch. I think I appreciate the friendship more now than I did then.
8. The Pits.
9. Spanish class. Actually it was Mrs. Everson that I loved. What a ray of sunshine.
10. Being forced to read books I would have never picked up on my own.
11. Economics class. The reason I have never gone into debt.
12. Government Class. Nothing like understanding the way your country works. Having to rewrite the Constitution in your own words really gives you an appreciation for it.
13. All the boys I had crushes on. The list would be too long and too embarrassing to put down here.
14. Learning the Debate Pen Flip, even though I was not in Debate.
15. Mr. Terris, even though he would NOT have been on the list then.
16. My youth group friends. Too bad I was too much of a loser after graduation to keep in touch.
17. My jobs at Silverwood.
18. Working at Ponderosa Steak House. Valuable lessons learned there on SO many levels.
19. Moving to California for the last 3 months of my Freshman year.
20. Moving back to Idaho after those 3 crazy months.
22. My first car.
23. My One-and-only-wonder-rubber-ducky-cousin, Carrie. Goofy, I know. Just one reason why it was awesome.
24. My first love.
25. Graduating and getting it all over with.

Junior High was the hardest time of my life. Highschool was a close second. I wouldn't want to repeat either again without the insight that only comes with maturity and age. I am so glad to be where I am.