I have really only been using an Instagram for the past year, but I have found that it is such a useful tool! I would probably use it a lot more, but, alas, I only have an iPod Touch instead of an iPhone. My senior year was certainly a crazy one and laced through with extreme sleep-deprivation and stress, but on the other hand, it was definitely my best year of high school as far as friends and memories were concerned. So I would like to show you some pictures from this past year, because everyone likes looking at pictures right? :)
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| First day of Senior Year |
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| East Coast trip with my Dad - We drove from Washington DC to Boston and back in three days! We stopped in Philadelphia, saw Independence Hall and I had my first Philly Cheese Steak :). The other pictures are from the gorgeous Princeton University. We also stopped and saw Yale and Harvard - equally stunning. |
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| I attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security in DC - aka the reason for the East Coast trip. I meant many friends there that I still keep in touch with and I learned so much about international relations! All in all, it was something that I will definitely remember for the rest of my life :) |
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| Yet another beautiful, sunny Christmas Eve on the beach near San Diego with my family :). |
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| I just like this picture because I'm wearing one of my Dad's old sweaters! Since then, I have "borrowed" two more - with permission of course :). Big sweaters are definitely going to become a staple for me at Berkeley. |
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| Oh boy. These two. The three of us have certainly been through a lot together! The picture on top is from senior year, and the picture on bottom is from kindergarten. All in all, we went to school together for 13 straight years. I'm going to miss them both dearly as we all head off to separate universities. |
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| Science Bowl 2013. And you thought that a science trivia competition couldn't be intense! We actually ended up getting 3rd place out of 22 teams! Of course the whole time I was there, the only thought I kept coming back to was "What am I doing here? I want to be an English major for goodness sakes!" but I got to spend time with two of my best friends so it was totally worth it :) |
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| For those of you who don't know, I have been playing softball since I was very little! I've never been very good and academics have always been my primary focus, but I like to play just for fun :). I played all four years in high school and my only goal for my senior season was to get in the newspaper for something good! And I did it in our first pre-season tournament! 7 for 12 :) |
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| Senior Prom with one of my very good friends :). Fun fact - He went to a different school so I actually had to ask him to "escort me". He was the perfect date and I'm so glad that I asked him :). |
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| By far, my favorite picture of the three of us ever. Oh I just love them so much! Another fun fact - my mom found my dress at a thrift store for $10. Yep, $10. And it was perfect! |
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| And finally, graduation. I know that I've already shared this picture, but I just love it so much :). |
Of course, there were so many other milestones last year and such, but I'm not very tech-savvy yet, and I need to figure out how to get more pictures from my computer onto this blog. Haha I just copied and pasted all of these from my Facebook!
Oh and one last thing - I cut my hair! Like a lot! I know that that might not seem like a big deal, but I haven't had my hair this short since elementary school. My aunt says that it's a "transition cut", as in a physical representation of my transferring from high school to college. I think she's right :)
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| Top: BEFORE Bottom: AFTER |
Anyways, I know that this has been a picture overload sort of post, but I plan on delving a little deeper into some of my favorite childhood memories / stories as I continue to prepare to leave for Berkeley next week! I hope that you all have a great afternoon and God bless :)
Sincerely,
Olivia
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