Thinking About My Past

I have been thinking a lot about my high school days. I had a conversation with my 16 year old niece a few days ago and I have been thinking about my high school experience ever since. I hated high school. HATED it. The only good part of it was I was with Brandon but even that was very difficult at times.
I remember for my 16th Birthday my 'friends' threw me a 'surprise' birthday party. We ended up going to some kids house that I didn't even know and just hanging out. Gradually, everyone started to disappear into another room. I was the last one to go in there and when I opened up the door, they were all smoking marijuana! I was never into drugs. Ever. They never interested me in the least. I remember I was so scared and asked at the time my 'best' friend to leave with me but she wanted to stay cause we were with a lot of 'popular' people. She was one of those people who would dump you in a heart beat for the next coolest person. Yeah, I choose good friends. Ugh. Anyway, I didn't want to stay in that kind of environment so I borrowed a girls keys and drove to my neighbors. He followed me back so I could return the car. I knocked on the window to get their attention to give back the keys and the mom or dad can't remember now, opened the window and yelled at me. I told them I was just returning some keys so I gave it to them and ran to my neighbors car and took off. I was so worried that the parent would go downstairs and catch everyone doing drugs so I was panicking all night. I didn't want to get anyone in to trouble I was just trying to get out of there.
The next Monday at school, the group that was there that night cornered me and started screaming at me. Telling me they were going to kick my butt and calling me a whore and all sorts of hateful things. Even my 'best friend' was in with them. I was scared for my life cause I knew the girl who did the most screaming had a rep for getting into fights. If it was her and I, I could have taken her but her and about 10 others?? My chances weren't as good. I kept apologizing to them but they wouldn't listen. After that my life became hell at Davis High. They spread such horrible nasty rumors about me so soon I was a loner. No one wanted to be my friend. They only person I had was Brandon. I was so confused how everything got that way. I got called a bunch of nasty names because I chose not to do drugs. That is something I have never understood to this day. **Sigh** I started ditching school so I wouldn't have to be threatened on a daily basis or be called horrible names.
When grades came out I was failing every single class. No surprise there. My mom talked to me and told me I was going to have to go to an alternative school because if I stayed at Davis I wouldn't graduate. The school I went to was Canyon Heights. It use to be for the young teens that got pregnant but the year I started turned it into an alternative school. I loved it! People there were not nearly as judgemental nor were they all about what car you drove, what clothes you wear, etc. For the first time I actually liked school. I did extra credit to make up for my 2 years at Davis that I failed and turned my grades completely around. I ended up getting a 3.95 GPA! I even talked at the graduation! I am grateful for the opportunity I had to go there. I loved the people I met and the things I learned. It helped me get through those challenging high school situations. I see my niece going through a lot of the things I did and I don't envy her. I would never go back to high school. That is something I am glad to be done with.
Its funny though, with facebook and the blogging world I have come to find a lot of the people I knew in high school. It makes me wonder why I never hung out with them. Maybe my high school days wouldn't have been so awful. It was my bad choice in friends though. Life can be funny at times. Like I said, I am glad those days are done.

Brandon started his last semester of school yesterday. Ye-haw! I am so proud of him! He got a 4.0 GPA last semester! Woot woot! He had a huge project due and got an A+ so I put it on the fridge! lol He was the only one who did that well on that project! I'm such a proud Wifey!
This semester is going to be one of the most trying 3 months of our lives I'm thinkin. He is going to be gone a ton for school then he will be at work until late trying to make up time. Its going to be hard to not see him often but he is doing it for Sawyer and I. In the long run it will be so worth it. I am just going to have to keep reminding myself that it is only for 3 months. We can do it for 3 months.....! My friend Tia and I decided that since both of our men are going to be working and going to school we are just going to have to keep each other occupied! Least I won't be completely alone all the time! Its going to be tough but I'm proud of Brandon for going to school. He's an awesome husband and dadda!

On to some sad news, my poor baby is sick.... again. He's got a temperature, coughing, sneezing, and runny nose. We think he might have got it from one of his little friends but who knows how kids really get things right? His friend had croop so I am praying he doesn't get it. I made him some homemade chicken noodle soup {I swear this stuff is the best when you are sick} and have been trying to give him some juice to get some Vitamin C in him. Hopefully he starts to feel better the poor baby.
His birthday is in 15 more days and I can't wait! I am so excited! I've got most of the decorations and food organized so now I just need to get him his bday present(s). Its hard to just buy ONE gift! I want to get him everything! lol I'm so excited tho! Can't wait.