It's beginning to look a lot like Autumn

I'm seeing it. Everywhere. Summer's gone and now its Autumn. I mean, there are scarecrows in front of ShopRite, they're selling Halloween candy, it's only about 53 degrees today, the fields are full of pumpkins (you know, on the way to school that field) and the leaves are even starting to change color (i can see them from my global classroom) Now that I've accepted the fact that summer's over, its easier to embrace autumn. Besides, its one of my favorite times of the year. Whereas my brother is already excited for Christmas....So far, high school hasn't hit me like a ton of bricks. The work load is moderate, I see my friends (every once in a while) and my teachers aren't slamming us with tests and quizzes. Hopefully it won't hit me like a ton of bricks. But I highly doubt it, cause it always happens. About 3 or 4 weeks into the school year, teachers decide "these kids are a year older, we might as well treat them like it." and all of the sudden you're cramming in studying for 3 tests on top of two hours of homework. But I've decied not to think of that yet. I saw Mrs. Hanson at Shoprite (can you tell i went there this morning?) and had a brief ache to be back in middle school. But as I was standing there, explaining my high schol experience to one of the greatest people I know, I realized that as much as I don't want to admit it, high school has grown on me. and I really do like it. I'll always look on middle school with fondness, but it is in the past now. I was looking through my yearbook yesterday, and it seems like so long ago. I don't have that desire to be in middle school anymore. I'm looking forward to spending the next 4 years in high school, and then onto college.
I was talking to Michelle the other night, and we realized how scary its going to be having our friends driving. And not in the "they're going to be such bad drivers. lol" way. As in, if they crash and die, we're going to have lost a friend. And neither of us are ready for that. I don't think we ever are ready for something like that. But we both know people who will drink or get distracted while driving, and all of the sudden, they're gone. and what do we do then? It's such an adult concept that we're going to have to face in a matter of years. Not even two years for some. And then what if we're driving and we crash, and kill one of our friends in the back seat? I don't know about you, but I'd have a hell of a time dealing with that. Hopefully, we'll experience that in very small doses. But there's no guarantee that we'll be sheltered from the horrors of losing friends to drinking and driving and drugs. That's what growing up does for you. And we'll have to get ready before we know it.
That just sedated me quickly. I did not intend on writing that much. But then again, that's always my excuse when I give you a novel =)