Pawsing for Fun

Wow, what a weekend! There was Homecoming on Friday, Halloween on Saturday, and an awesome game of ultimate Frisbee with some of my best buds on Sunday. I had a blast with my friends the past three days and made some pretty cool memories I know I’ll keep for a long time.

It’s hard to believe more than a quarter of the school year is already over. The holidays will be here in just a few short weeks and then, just like every year, second semester will fly by in the blink of an eye. In the midst of trying to figure out, what in the world will life be like next year?, it’s hit me, just who will be there to figure everything out with?

It’s really got me thinking about how I need to take each day and really make the most of it. I know, I know, this sounds like nagging adult advice you hear or a line from a really sappy greeting card commercial, but think about it: This time next year, most of us will be in a completely different environment with new schedules, new goals, new jobs, new classes, and new friends.

And while I’m looking forward to all of the change, the transition will be bittersweet as the friends I’ve known for so many years (some since we were puppies!) will go in different directions and we’ll all be forging new friendships with those we haven’t even met yet!

I remember when one of our alumni returned home for the weekend after his first semester of college.

He told me how quickly he learned to appreciate how much of what he learned in high school that he was able to use in college, but it wasn’t just his study and time management skills that were important to him – it was the value of his friendships and the memories he’d made as a high school student that were helping him through the uncertain world he was now a part of.

Don’t take your high school experiences for granted and don’t be in too much of a rush to move on to the next phase in your life. Enjoy every football game, school dance, pep rally, and party – because in just a few months, it will be your last event as a high school student. Have fun, make memories, cherish every minute.

Gotta go. My friends are howling.

Woof,

Clyde