“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll also miss the person you are now at this time and place because you’ll never be this way ever again.” As the season comes to an end, it just now hits me that my high school cheerleading career is almost over. For someone that has cheered since I was a little girl, it’s a sad moment because cheerleading has been a huge chunk of my life since I was in kindergarten. Knowing that I’ll never have another opportunity to put on my uniform and cheer/perform for my school again gives me mixed emotions.
Being able to cheer with two other seniors from the original five that made it my freshman year is something that makes me smile. Abbie and Rachel have been my cheer sisters for four years now, and knowing that we’ll never cheer together again makes me appreciate the good and bad times that we’ve had over the years. From all the laughs and the tears, there are so many memories we share together such as the long bus rides, painting signs, the long practices that we dread going to, and being around each other all the time.
Emily has cheered with us for two years and I couldn’t be happier that I’ve been able to cheer my senior year with her. She has become my best friend since we started cheering together on varsity sophomore year. Some of my favorite memories of cheerleading usually involve her. When I think about never cheering with her again, it doesn’t make me sad because I know that I’ll be at her house all the time regardless if cheerleading is over.
What a life of cheerleading has taught me is to be more patient with others and to try not to get so frustrated so easily. It’s okay if things don’t always go according to plan. Sometimes you have to just wing it and hope for the best. Those are what make the best memories. “At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” (381)
This was such a sad night, our last night cheering at home field. But it was a memorable time leading up to it and that night!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I wont see you cheer anymore, this really makes me dread my senior night.
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