Hidden Meaning
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Unbreakable Bond
Summer 2019, the best summer I have ever had. My days consisted of waking up just to go spend another day with Julia either at the lake or doing whatever we could find to do. I have never had such a strong bond with someone before I met her; she truly changed my life for the better. Without her, I would honestly probably be a loser who does nothing on the weekends or in the summer. Julia brings life and adventure into my days.
Christmas of 2019, she got me the blanket shown in the picture. It is filled with all of our amazing memories from the summer. The blanket captures the essence of our friendship—silly, fun, and unforgettable. She never seizes to make my days fun filled, and this blanket is a reminder to me of all of the amazing times we have had together. Words cannot explain how happy I am to have her in my life. Being an only child means you have no sibling to turn to when times get hard, but ever since Julia came into my life, that space has been filled—she is my sister. There is no one in this world that knows me better than I know myself, except her. I know I can always turn to Julia when I am in need of help or advice—she is always there for me. I know it is cliche to say this, but I really do not know what I would do without her. Her presence in my life is the best gift God has ever given to me, other than my amazing family. This blanket will always be special to me, and as we part our separate ways to college, I know I will always be able to turn to the blanket as a reminder that our memories are never lost and she is just one phone call away. Going to college is honestly such a bittersweet moment for the both of us. We know the transition from being with each other everyday to only seeing each other when we can will be hard, but we also know that our friendship has too strong of a bond to break it. Times will not always be easy, but when you find your person, you both learn how to get through it. Julia is my person and I firmly believe she will be for the rest of my life. No matter how old we get, I will always have the blanket she gave me as a token of our friendship. |
Productive Free Time
Being in quarantine has really pushed me to conquer and start new things. Typically, in the past, it was hard to find time to do things that I genuinely enjoyed because of being at school for 7 hours a day, working, doing homework, and golfing. While I still do school work, it is very different and not the same. I am also not currently working because the stay-at-home order has shut my job down. Golf, I can still do, but it has not been nice out in a week to allow me to do so. So, with all of the circumstances, I have rediscovered new hobbies.
One thing that I began to do was keep a journal. I always found it hard in the past to keep a journal just because I was always writing for other classes; this led me to never write for fun. The journal that I have started during quarantine has been a super good way for me to release all of my emotions about the situation. I’ve found it really relaxing to just write to relieve myself of all the stress happening right now. During this time, I have also found a lot of free time to read a book. I typically read it every night before going to bed. This makes me really proud because I have never really read for fun, and this situation has allowed me too. I have discovered that I actually love to read and there have been times where I just don’t want to put the book down because it gets so good! My favorite thing that I have done by far though, would have to be painting my wall. I LOVE art and I was able to use my love for it to create such a cool wall (picture attached right next to this post). I would have never had the time to do this if it wasn’t for quarantine. While this situation sucks and is in no way how I wanted to end my senior year, I am able to do new things which I am very grateful for. |