Ninth Grade

• the easiest way to make a new friend is by saying hello with a smile
• you don't actually learn spanish in high school, atleast not useful spanish
• if you're quiet, people automatically assume you're nice and don't get into trouble
• the easiest way to skip p.e. is by asking to "walk to the track"
• once some one breaks your trust, it's hard to fully trust them again
• childhood games like mash and the number game can kill time for hours
• leaving at 7:17 means you get to school at exactly 7:24
• everyone skips carnival

Tenth Grade

• it's a bad idea to have the exact same schedule as your best friend
• even if a friend says it's okay that you go to homecoming with the boy she likes, it's not
• first kisses are not "magical"
• nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like sneaking out
• if a boy walks you to class, people will assume you're going out
• world of warcraft is really nerdy
• sometimes people decide to hate you for no reason
• finals aren't as bad as they sound
• if you're a cute, nice girl you can generally get boys to do work for you (terrible, but true)
• if a teacher likes you, you can get away with anything
• B.E.S.T. students don't actually do anything
• if you don't want anyone to know you have a thing with a guy, you probably don't like him
• people don't date in high school, they have things or go out
• if you hook up with someone, regardless of when or where it happened, people will find out
• any even remotely scandalous story about you will be retold and made to sound 100 times worse
• don't hook up with a guy in a tent
• if you're not sure you can actually drive your car, don't try and be the first person to leave school
• shari's is the best place to share gossip
• all good drivers fail their license test once
• appreciate the small things, because they're what you miss most when they're gone
• if you smile and answer "si" to every question in spanish class, you will pass and can get away with talking during class
• convincing a boy who likes you to do your homework is much easier than doing it yourself

Eleventh Grade

• while AP Summer homework can be procrastinated, it shouldn't be
• when boyfriends and girlfriends break up, their friend groups break up from each other too
• even if you don't like someone you're dating, it still hurts when you break up
• you usually convince yourself you like a person a hell of a lot more than you actually do once they break up with you
• park parties are waay more fun than condo parties
• if you're talking about someone in a crowded place, chances are he'll be two feet away from you and hear all of it
• you can still have fun at a dance without a date
• sledding is still fun, even when you're seventeen
• the best way to spend new year's is with your best friend
• you can completely misjudge people
• you let the people you trust get away with more, which sometimes you shouldn't
• an apology might fix things, but it won't bring it back to normal
• the past always repeats itself if you don't learn from your mistakes
• when a girl makes out with your exboyfriend, you either absolutely hate her, or become best friends
• don't burn cardboard boxes, especially by a propane torch
• you meet people in the weirdest ways
• it is possible to sneak out of my house
• when you find out some one likes you, your confidence is instantly boosted
• denying that you and a guy will work out is the first sign you actually like them
• aimless driving is one of the best things to do with your friends
• you can lock my back windows open
• my car is indestructible, except for its windows

Senior Year

• if you really want a relationship to work, you have to make sacrifices
• a person who loves you should actually act like it
• you should never let a boy come between you and your friends
• it's not healthy to become wrapped up in one person
• love IS conditional, not unconditonal
• if someone treats you poorly, they don't deserve you
• true friends will always be there for you, even if you're not always there for them
• friendship isn't about who was there, it's about who is there now
• disney sing alongs are fun at any age
• some things don't change without medicine
• you can skip one day of school a week and still maintain good grades
• sometimes you become best friends with the most unexpected people
• seattle is so much more fun than silverdale
• simple things like driving to haunted grave yard can make the best memories
• i'm a homewrecker
• i have the best friends ever
• i'm getting better at saying no
• high fives aren't a good good luck ritual
• i can get low
• i'm becoming good at not getting attached
• weird things remind you of people
• everything eventually works out for the best

freshman year of college

• while skipping some classes is okay, if you only go to two classes all unit, your gpa will reflect that
• sometimes teachers hate you and you can't do anything about it
• gen st 199 is the most pointless class ever
• just because you can do homework drunk, doesn't mean you should
• a lot of boys are more emotionally invested in things than girls are
• sharing a twin sized bed is not ideal
• apparently making out with a guys best friend in front of him is a deal breaker
• people will always talk, regardless of if they have reason to
• no matter how big your school is, you will still see the exact person you don't want to see at the exact time you don't want to see them
• it is possible to run from 50th to NE campus pkwy in 12 minutes
• uvill umbrellas are the best
• the majority of sorority girls are fugs, but guys still think they're super sexy anyways
• the freshman fifteen creeps up on you
• things ARE different when you come home for breaks