such a long drive

Oh Sarah!! Thank you for writing that. I've often wondered if I was the only one who sometimes literally ached from missing those days so badly. I have a particularly deep and personal nostalgia for those goods times...and I'm glad that you feel at least a bit of what I feel. I know that nothing will ever be like those days. Late nights of making videos at 106 (getting very little "work" accomplished, I must say), laughing in third period at wonderfully inappropriate things, and those glorious battles over my scraps at lunch. Foo-o-o-o-ood. Remember the song? Ah, sweet memory.

Sometimes, I long to be the girl I was then. I often can't believe how DIFFERENT I feel now...like a completely different person. In many ways, I know I AM - that we ALL are. I've learned so much since then, and become a better, stronger person for it. But a part of me will always long for those days before my heart was broken and before my eyes were jaded. I was so naive, and I miss that kind of innocence. It feels like a century ago, and it's barely been a year. That vibe, that magic - seems to have faded, and I know also that things will never be like that again...

But we'll always have our memories.

aww, Sarah. I loved the lunch table. And I know what you mean. I was so wrapped up in my problems and AP that I didn't take the time to revel in the time we had. We'll look back on it fondly, always.

I walked five miles with a wandering friend
Niether knew the way, but together found an end

It came too quick, I'm sad to say,
I wish the way were barred
For a magic floated like that wich lived
Before the world was marred

We walk through brave new paths today
And find outselves again
And as we think back fondly to those days
We long for where we began

Y'know, that was a special group and I'm gonna miss you guys. One of the hardest things about being a teacher is growing close to some people and then watching them grow and leave. Still, I'll always treasure your class in my memory.

And Sarah, when you're rich and famous and recording songs here, there and everywhere - you can stop in and buy me a corndog.

Awe, I remember those days. All of the good and the bad. Being inlove, being naive, crushing so hard on someone who doesn't feel the same way about you until it's too late, having someone follow you while taking your tray, and having that special best friend that you know will always be there through out your high school days and so on.

I miss that lunch period so much. I think that I lived half of my life there, although it was only for one semester, if that makes any sense. Now, everyone has just gone there seperate ways. It kind of reminds me of "Stand by Me", which, by the way, is an incredible movie. But, I think we all grew up and found out who we really are at that lunch table. Out of 10 people that I use to share almost all of my thoughts with, I can definetly say, that there are only 2 left. Maybe that's because of the way I am or just that those 2 people are incredible friends who havee stuck with me.
Ok, I'm stopping now. I feel like I just wrote my own journal. Well, this was a great journal entry Sarah.

Those were definitely the days. If I had to pick what lunch table I liked more throughout my high school career, it would definitely be the table I sat at my sophmore year. I don't know what made it so wonderful, maybe it was the fact that I was surrounded by so many diverse and caring friends that never fail to entertain me. "Foo-o-o-o-ood" oh and of course "Watch out for the KETCHUP!!!- awkward pause." Its really sad when you look down at your greasy piece of pizza and begin to feel nostalgic about sophmore lunch, its strange the effect cafeteria food can have on you. I really do miss those days, when all 10 of us were close. What ever happened? I have no idea, I guess you can say people just fell out of touch, which is hard to do when each one of those people are in the same building as you 5 out of 7 days of the week. Well, those days have past and all we can look forward to is to this years lit. class, maybe just maybe it would be as great as Perry's. Who knows?

Those were the days. Imagine the memories that we would all come up with if we were to all get back together. Everything from the Foo-o-o-o-ood song to when I sent that wonderfull stream of ketchup across the table and up the wall...i wonder if its still there, u never know with our school. We have grown up so much since then. Yet are still the same immature teenagers we were then. Old loves have been broken, new loves have been formed, and some of us are still not getting any. But we will always have those days. Those memories. And who knows, one day, we might just have a little "family" reunion. Lord knows all of u were like family to me in those days. We often acted like family for that manner, the loves, the fights, the making up, it was easy and hard at the same time, but it was ALL worth it. I will remember and cherish those days for the rest of my life. And I will cherish each and every friendship that i made. I wish you enough!