It is 7:00 pm on May 2, 2013. I am
at work anxiously waiting for my replacement to come in. As soon as he walks in
the door, I grab my pizza and walk out the door. I go home and grab a sleeping
bag, a pillow, a camping chair, and some snacks in preparation for the long
night I had in front of me. We get up there about 8:00 and I am the first one
to set my chair up. After sitting down I realize how long of I night I was
going to have. Now in case you haven’t guessed I am talking about how I camped
out for the grand opening of the Carl’s Jr. in Holbrook. I know that is seems
kind of silly that I would wait all night for Carl’s Jr. however; this
symbolizes one of the greatest lessons I have learned in high school. The lesson
I learned is that you have to be out going and most importantly have fun. I
have learned that you need to go and make as many memories as you can.
This
reminds me of what my basketball coach, Delmar, would always tell us. He would
say, “You could walk out the gym right now, trip going down the stairs, tear
your ACL, and never be able to play basketball again.” He would tell us this to
remind us that we need to play our hearts out now while we can. He would remind
us that we can’t be scared on the court. We just need to play our hearts out. It is absolutely true that we have no clue
what tomorrow will hold and not knowing this makes me what to go and have fun
today.
Since it is my senior year I am
trying to make as many memories and have as much fun as I can. One of the most
memorable things I have done this year is the Mr. Roadrunner Pageant. What many
people don’t know is all of the hard work that goes into that pageant. It is
crazy how many rehearsals and how much fundraising was put into it. Looking past the drama and hard work, I honestly
wouldn’t trade that memory for anything.
Even though I was tired to the
point of sleeping in class after staying up all night at Carl’s Jr., and that I
was scared to death to walk on that stage to perform my talent act, I can
honestly say that I had a blast doing those two things. Those are two memories
that I will remember forever and that I can tell my children. I will forever be
able to come to Holbrook and say that I was the first customer of Carl’s Jr. When
the opportunity rises for you to do something fun do it. Don’t worry about what
other people will think, just do it for the memories and like I have said all
year make the most of every day and dominNate.
