2013 in Review Tag (Part 2)

Welcome to 2014! It feels completely unnatural to write that. We made it! Hooray! We survived the supposed apocalypse and everything! Huzzah! This is part 2 of my “2013 in review tag.” I hope you enjoy and have fun responding to some of these.

Me and my sister just before New Year's Day.

Best song

I See Fire by Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran also wins Best ginger.

Best TV show

As I don’t really watch TV anymore (Youtube addiction) I will have to say an old classic that our family watches on the holidays. The Cosby show.

Best novel (stand-alones only)

AHHH. Scrolling through my Goodreads, I realise this was a big year of books for me. Apart from The Fault in Our Stars- which we have heard enough about- I’m going to say The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky.

Best playscript

I only read one but screw it, I loved Macbeth.

Best series

In terms of the series I’m most excited for, it is definitely The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey or the Diviners by Holly Black. In terms of a complete series I read this year, my favourite was the Harry Potter series. I read it this year for the first time, no judgement.

Best last book/ finale

Ooooh there’s so many! I will go with Clockwork Princess, my highest anticipated read. I wrote the date in my calendar and that day after school went and got the last copies on the shelf. I even did my cramming session for my exam two nights before in order to read my book as soon as I got it. Dedication.

Best present (birthday or otherwise)

A graduation gift from my parents was to send me to Italy for 2 weeks. I’d never been overseas without my parents or to Europe and I had the greatest time.

Best movie

Catching Fire was amazing. If you haven’t seen it what are you doing with your life?

Best photo I took

Just Italy being beautiful. This was taken in the Basilica of St Francis, Assisi.

Best wake up

We woke up to the tinkling of a harp iPhone alarm, the smell of fresh croissants and a view of a Venetian grand canal out our window.

Best day

The last day of school. There were hilarious speeches, heartfelt captaincy handovers, balloons and hugging.

Best week

The week of Venice in Italy.

Best month

December. It is the only one I have clear recollection of :) Also... Christmas.

Link me some of your responses or post them here. Happy New Years again and ciao for now!

The Crew

Disclaimer: what follows is sappy. Read if you so desire.

So yesterday was the school award's night, my last ever awards night as a high school student. I swore I wouldn't cry and I was very close to successful. I've been so lucky, blessed, to be part of the leadership "crew" 2013 at my school. I am one of the ten captains who sit in the front row. I am one of the ten who handed out trophies and medals to their worthy recipients. I am 1/10.

I don't think I can adequately explain how being a part of something bigger than you, being part of a united front, can make you feel. It's a family. We fight and some days we say the wrong thing and hate each other. In just under two weeks we will finish high school together, the gates are waiting for us and for this moment we cling to each other like life rafts.

#glorydays

I feel her pent up excitement next to me all night. "I'm so happy for you," Olive says to me. She's smiling like she just saw something wonderful. I feel that we are each others' cheer squad and that if anyone dared take it off me, my team would be all over them.

There is this euphoria as we received our gifts, as my class was called out and as the cameras flash. I am proud of everyone although there is nothing about them that I could take credit for.

To finish, I've included an awesome youtube video of a college graduation. This is definitely something I want to do in my last few days of school and it has great music.

Please let me know what your thoughts were at graduation, if you even remember it or what you feel about it now. 

Ciao.