Life is weird, like spend all night laying side by side in the grass with someone who whispers to you every secret and insecurity while he’s dressed as a cowboy and you’re dressed as a Native American who you never end up talking to again even though you have a class or two a semester together weird.

As of 7:58 the longest summer of my life is over.
I’m two hours away from school and living life on my own.
Goo, i never thought that this time would actually come.
It seems like forever ago that I woke up Nedia and Ameya with my excited talking (okay more like squealing) that occured when i recieved my Middlebury acceptance letter in the mail.
I feel like so much has changed in the three months since graduation.

Remember when we realized that “Don’t Stop Believing” is the ultimate Kareoke song?

Remember when Mina Island was ours for a night?

Remember when we got pulled over but only recieved a warning?

Remember when we talked in code?

Remember when we would play soccer every day after we went “swimming”?

Remember when we were the awkward wet couple at the love motel?

Remember when we all played the question game in the van at the sea wall for two hours while we were waiting?

Remember when we snuck out at drove all over the island?

Remember when you all had to sneak into the house I was house sitting so the neighbors wouldn’t see?

Remember when you let my sick self sleep at your house all day?

Remember when we went swimming after Curfew?

Remember when we chased those drifters around Yomitan?

Remember when went to your house and your mom gave us so much food?

Remember when we frequented the thrift store almost every day?

Remember when we found you the sweetest Pikachu Nintendo 64 ever?

Remember when we played manhunt really late at night?

Remember when we would sit in my car and fog up the windows when there was nothing to do?

Remember when Cougar and Chameleon came to be?

Remember when we were going to go to Cocos and 3 in the morning but we watched Zoolander instead?

Remember when we swam at the sea wall and pretended to be dolphins?

Remember when we all went to starbucks and you wore the Pikachu glasses inside?

Remember wandering up and down gate 2 street laughing at everything?

Remember getting lost and ending up at whitebeach?

Remember my tub full of sand after you showered?

Remember when we danced and sang to Gwen Stefani at project Graduation?

Remember when we took stop shots and almost missed the light rail?

Remember when we fell down the stairs?

Remember when we saw each other for the first time in almost a year?

Remember when you told me that you were a tiger mormon fox?

Remember when we all scoured the house house looking for you guys when really you went for a walk?

Remember when you told me you could toothbrush hickeys away?

Remember when we made the most bomb brownies ever?

Remember when you played with my hair for 2 hours?

Remember when we realized that fake eyelashes are way more work than they are worth?

Remember when we went to the church and we learned what a “creeper is like?

Remember when anytime we would ever go anywhere together we would get lost?

Remember when we all went to tracks?

Remember when you hosted an amazing dinner party and made the best artichoke dip ever?

Remember when we went to pretty much the biggest safeway ever and they asked for our loyalty cards?

Remember when we met Dumbledore?

Remember when we weren’t sure whether or not it was raining?

Remember when we played Guitar Hero at 2 in the morning?

Remember when we all woke up and just talked and it felt like we were an amazing family?

Remember when you introduced me to those incredible 7-11 ice cream sandwhiches?

Remember when we all squeezed onto your bed?

Remember when we camping and stayed up all night playing getting to know you games?

Remember when we went to that really awkward party?

Remember when we all danced like crazies during the Slightly show?

Remember when we took a forever adventure to the bathroom?

Remember when I first realized that I completley messed everything up?

Remember when you made the best feast of vegitarian ramen and wheat waffles ever?

Remember when we all went to king soopers and discovered how good tropical popsicles taste at 3.45 am?

Remember when we all saw each other for the first time since 5th grade?

Remember when one game of Kings Cup took all night to finish?

Remember when I lost your shoes?

Remember when you introduced me to the beauty that is Whole Foods?

Remember when we sank into Red Rocks?

Remember when we learned what the LSC is?

Remember when we went to the FIZZ and you made the best mixed slurpee ever?

Remember when you invented the Fruit Salad Italian Soda?

Remember when we fought and I totally won?

Remember when we searched under your table for that blue lighter for 45 minutes?

Remember when you all helped to make this the best summer yet?


(this is old…but I believe in the staying power of Tumblr more than  of Facebook right now, and this will be good for nostalgia purposes)

It just hit me. I’m a staffer. I’m not a student nor an intern, but a staffer for the 2012 Barack Obama campaign. Cool.