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Oh to be young again
Oh to be young again! OK, so I can’t complain too much. I am two months shy of 25, but still… as I write this, horns are blaring outside my window and the sound of cheers and laughter are drowning out the clicking of my keyboard and the static of my police scanner.
The Lakota East seniors are on parade. They greeted me as I drove into the office. The Kroger Marketplace was filled with cars that had more students than seats. There was silly string and car paint, duct tape and sumo costumes. Mario Cart passed by (my favorite float) and I saw a few pirates and beach dwellers.
It may be raining on their parade, but there are no complaints. It’s the last day of school…freedom is looming on the horizon. For the next two months they will bask in the sunshine, purchase their new mini-refrigerators, pack of the flip flops and bath towels and beef up their Facebook friend lists. They will enter the world of late night study sessions and weekend chick flick marathons with roomies. They will gorge themselves on cafeteria food and learn the art of living in a closet. They will try out career choices and fudge their way through essays on saving the world.
And then, like me, they will discover what it is like to have two weeks of vacation time. They will understand what it is like to spend your income tax refund on a dehumidifier for the flooded basement and on cutting down the overgrown trees in the back yard. They will know what it is like to fork over seemingly way too much money to Uncle Sam, and will find themselves talking about clipping coupons instead of saving meal card points.
But I can’t complain. I wouldn’t trade my mortgage for their cramped quarters. I wouldn’t want to cram for finals and worry about my future career. I would probably be bored with a summer in the sun.
No, I wouldn’t trade spaces with those seniors out there today. I am too busy dreaming about becoming a mom someday. I am having too much fun power washing my deck and designing my future kitchen, filled with Ikea cabinets. I am happily planning my fifth-year anniversary to my absolutely amazing husband.
Life is good. So, I will enjoy the festivities outside my window, but I won’t pretend the grass is greener. I will enjoy my “old” mature age of nearly 25. And when my deck is finally washed and stained, I will take a hard-earned vacation day and bask in the sun while I read a good book.
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By Jan
May 23, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this
You made me feel as if I were there with you, and putting into words things that would unconsiously go through my mind.It was really fun to read….I wanted to hear more. Lindsey, you have a wonderful way of looking at life.By Mike
May 23, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
I’d trade it. I miss college! Coincidentally, I’m also two months shy of 25. Weird!By Sue
May 28, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this
I’m way past 25 but life is still good. You have a great way with words, Lindsey. Hope we can meet one of these days. Love your style of writing.By Lee
June 1, 2008 1:20 PM | Link to this
If I had known what I know now, I would like to go back and change a few things, such as taking out all the dramas and have more fun in life.