Winter Break!

      Happy Thursday! I finished my last final this morning so it is officially WINTER BREAK! I have been looking forward to this day for so long, yet something feels weird. I just had my last Holiday Choir Concert which I was kind of sad about, so maybe it's just that, but I definitely feel off for some reason. I think it might have something to do with the holidays as a teenager, which sucks because you're expected to be more of an adult and care less about Christmas, but part of you is still that kid who loves Christmas more than anything ever, but you can't act like that because it's not "mature". Growing up is the worst. I just want to stay a kid forever! Perhaps I can join Peter Pan and the Lost Boys?
      Over winter break, I plan to watch a lot of Grey's Anatomy, Sex and the City, Friends, sleep, and read my new book, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. I'll be spending the holidays with family (trying to act like a grown-up and failing) and then I'll be getting ready for Hawaii! I hope it's the best winter break yet, and then I'm a second-semester senior! Wooooooo!

Carpe Diem,
Brooke

I See the Light

      Happy Wednesday! Today was my second day of finals, and I am so looking forward to tomorrow at 11 a.m. when my AP Environmental Science final is finished. It's been a really stressful week (which is apparent from my bruised middle finger due to writing so much and my killer headache), but I've been able to get this far by thinking about Christmas, New Year's Eve, and HAWAII. It's legitimately all I think about, especially during my finals (oops), and I've been counting down since there were 120 days until Hawaii, and now it's only 18! Here's our itinerary:

Day 1: arrive in Honolulu, check into our hotel, poolside pizza party

Day 2: Pearly Harbor Tour, state Capitol building, swimming and shopping

Day 3: Diamond Head (volcano), Chief's Luau in Oahu

Day 4: Hanauma Bay marine preserve, snorkeling, dinner on the beach

Day 5: Kualoa Ranch, movie set tour, swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, canoeing

Overnight flight

I'm so excited for all of it! Wish me luck in my final tomorrow!

Carpe Diem,
Brooke