This past week was the 10th anniversary of High School Musical. Where do I begin? The star-studded, dreamy Disney cast of my childhood has aged ten years since the musical hit televisions all over the US, giving young elementary schoolers like myself unreasonable expectations for high school. Never once have I broken out into a flash mob dance routine in my cafeteria or had the guts to smash pasta with red sauce on top of the school mean girl. Regardless, High School Musical will forever hold a place in my heart. You can then imagine my horror when, on the night of the anniversary, I was stuck babysitting and as we sat around the kids' Ipad playing Cross Roads and doodling, I asked the them about whether they would like to watch the 10th anniversary special: "High School Musical? Who even watches that?" Needless to say I dropped the conversation and went on to win my first high score in Cross Roads. But it's been ten years, meaning I've aged ten years, and meaning that the ten year old I was babysitting wasn't even near the generation that was able to obsess over the cafeteria flash mobbing, basketball dance-routining, melodramatic Troy and Gabrielle beloved musical that submerged much of my childhood. I. Am. Old.
It's now my senior year of high school, and I've changed more times over the past ten years than I could count on my fingers and toes. I've immersed myself in silly trends and tried my best to be #fashionable. I've been dependent and independent and scared and emotional and brave and done my best to navigate myself through life. I've tried to seize the moment and often failed but when I didn't fail...well, those moments are some of the best that I can remember. But never has the saying "You're not getting any younger" made so much sense to me. And I'm not necessarily sad about it....yet. There will be times for me to be sad. But for now, I am looking towards the future with the utmost excitement, fear, and uncertainty as I dive into the next chapter of my life, looking to become a senior prom go-er, high school graduate, college freshmen, and a little more experienced at life. I was able to catch the last twenty minutes of the movie and seeing the unity, togetherness, and love between the cast makes me treasure my experiences in high school even more. Who knows where I'll be in ten years?
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