First Day Of High School

Posted by Vulnadia on Aug 18, 2009 at 02:10 PM Yesterday was our first day of high school. So much has changed even over the past three months. Yesterday came with a very bittersweet tinge to it, whether either of us wanted to think of it or not. I cried myself to sleep Sunday night, knowing that my friend Jenny wouldn't be there with me Monday morning to see our boys off to High School together. I cried knowing that Bregon would be missing his best friend every step of the way from the time we get in the car to the afterschool time when we should have been carpooling our way home together. But Monday morning we both had our chins up and our heads held high, doing our best to make a good day of it for us both. We both pet Brandon's turtle on the head on our way out of the bedroom, headed out of the door. Bregon was soo funny, too. He didn't mind me dropping him off in front...he will, I know that day will come and soon! I was a nervous wreck all day long, waiting, wondering, wanting to know which teachers he got, if any of his friends were in his classes. It was all i could do not to be there at 3 instead of the 3:30 bell time just to make sure I was on time to hear all about it! I artfully found a parking spot in back by the PAC. Bregon still doesn't understand why I keep doing that, either, which I find cute. He got in the car a changed more grown-up child. I don't think I was quite expecting that part, really. After all, it seems that he grew up soo many years just from this past month's goings on alone. He told me all about how happy he was that he has Mr. Trudeau's class and how he is very skeptical of his English and Science teachers though. Then he went on to tell me how Brandon's friend Sarah (she had a crush on him and always had) ended up in one of his classes and how it somehow helped ease the pain a bit for them both which I found sweet. I can't help but wonder how many classes the boys would have had together this year. I keep seeing the huge gaping hole left by him, too. It's everywhere that I look or so it seems. But somehow, Bregon made the best of his day, and got through it without any huge fanfaire or trouble. He has lots of friends and is meeting more with every minute he spends up there! Today he was up in a heartbeat and ready to leave in 10 minutes flat. Last year, we couldn't drag him out of the house is under an hour, so I think this is a good sign, really I do. It's almost time for me to go and pick him up for day 2. I can't wait to hear all about it, but I do dread this homework bit!