April 2010: amazing

This past month has been insane. To think that three weeks ago today I was turning 18 in Rome. And a week later my senior prom. And then a week later Rites of Spring. And a week later (today) I just had my last real day of school. Commence brief synopsis of each:

How I can briefly explain Europe I have no idea. Each moment was worthy of description, and I'm frustrated knowing that I can never do it justice (why I've continued to stall explaining it). Gondola rides in Venice, 7000 feet in the air at Mt. Pilatus, sitting on the edge of a lake at night watching the swans and drinking a beer in Lucerne, looking out from Juliet's balcony in Verona, looking out at all of Florence from the top of the bell tower, seeing Michelangelo's David, starting a dance party in a random square of Florence by a street performer (not quite sasquatch music festival quality, but still epic), pretending to speak Italian, NOT being able to speak Italian, going to a disco in Florence, delicious pasta everywhere we went, roaming the colosseum in Rome, chocolate chocolate chocolate, the Spanish Steps and Trevy Fountain in Rome, Nikhita smushing tiramisu in my face after being sung Happy Birthday in Italian, gelato gelato gelato, seniors going out to a bar with Dr. Thompson on our last night and having an amazing conversation.

Prom was really enjoyable. Andrew was a really fun person to go with because neither of us could dance to save our life, but both of us have the types of personalities that we do anyways. After we went back to Cara's house where we just sat by the fire outside for a long time and ate marshmallows.

Rites of Spring! Day One was wonderful. Cold War Kids and Phoenix yay! Though when Drake was setting up, a zillion people stormed from nowhere. It got to the point where I think I could've taken my feet off the ground and still stayed in the air because I was crammed so close to the people next to me. Day 2, didn't happen. Not only were there extreme thunderstorms that delayed them opening the gates until around six, Passion Pit decided to cancel at around 4 in the afternoon due to "illness." Everyone was so upset, and we decided that it was no longer worth battling the thunderstorms if Passion Pit wasn't going to be there. Oh well.

Last real day of school today. Tomorrow is Spring Day (although I have tons of work to get done since I have to take stuff early due to missing next week for AP exams). Monday-Thursday next week I have an AP exam everyday and Friday leave for Georgia! The next week I'll have an exam on Tuesday and Thursday. Meaning, that Monday Wednesday Friday are the only even possible days of school. But I have enough absences built up that I can skip them. The only thing is coordinating finishing some assignments because Econ is still giving us homework (lame). So I might just drop by part of Monday if I need to get anything done. Asides from that though, I'm done. Weird.

I love you family. See you soon! (I love saying that and knowing its true)