Everyone says that high school will be the best years of your life. Some students agree while others disagree. Ultimately yes, I believe that I will cherish some of my high school memories forever, but it's not all happiness and rainbows.

Being a girl in a small high school with a small graduating class was a huge blessing. Of course, there were the groups just like any other high school. You had the "populars", the athletes, the choir kids, the dancers, the nerds, etc. I was fortunate enough to have a good group of friends. I didn't necessarily fit into a clique, and I only had a few true friends, but life was good.

It is pretty easy to get caught up into the everyday routines of going to school and hanging out with the same small group of people. Until major changes occur. I've lost multiple friends throughout high school, some were for the best but some were expected. Friendships hit rough patches and they can be hard to deal with.

I was also the girl who struggled to choose a college at first. It can be very difficult, but you'll eventually be led to the right choice.

The greatest realizations don't happen until after you graduate from high school though. After receiving a diploma you'll shortly realize that you won't be going back to those old creaky floors in the fall, instead you'll be running across a huge college campus. Instead of attending Friday night football games, you'll be cramming for a major test you have the next day. Instead of recognizing all the faces in the hallways, you'll be trying to make a few new friends.

And let's not forget about the summer before your freshman year. After graduating high school you're bound to realize that all your friendships will not last. Your future roommates will become some of your best friends and dorm room shopping is very fun, but not very cheap.

College is going to be different than high school and YES for the thousandth time, I am ready. I'm more ready then I'll ever be.

Through all the struggles, and trials I will face I know I'm ready to get out there on my own and tackle this crazy thing called life. My high school yeas were memorable, but I can promise you my college years will be some of the best years of my life.

And through it all I know I will always have our wonderful magnificent God on my side. Isaiah 43:2 states, "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you." and if that's not reassuring enough, I don't know what is.