Confessions of a Teenage Nerd

Only 5 textbooks this year...success!
And even better? They are all skinny - no huge fat ones that are like a million pounds.
Like I said...success!
When the lady handed them to me I was so excited to have such "good" textbooks this year that I said "Yes! Less than last year! I thought I would have a ton but this is so great!"...the lady gave me the weirdest look :)

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It's kind of funny. Teenagers have like a "list" of proper conversation topics for when they talk to an acquaintance, or in other words, "that one kid from that one class that one year."
During the school year it is all about 1) your last class; 2) how hungry/tired/busy you are; 3) how frustrating your teachers are; or 4) the most exciting upcoming even at school (dances, football games, etc.).
However, during the summer, the "lists" kind of change to either 1) how your summer has been or 2) how fast school is approaching.
In the past week or so, I feel like I have discussed the coming of school too much....way too much. Everyone always talks about how much they are dreading it and how fast summer went and how they hate school and don't want it to start...and on and on and on.
I admit that if you had asked me a week or two ago, that would have been my response. But lately, my "inner nerd-ness" has come out. And you know what? I am excited for school to start.
Let me repeat that.
I am excited for school to start! 
I have the best schedule in the world - difficult, but it's going to be so great! For once it is mostly stuff that I want to take, not requirements and such.
The classes I'm in aren't the type of classes where the teachers sit around saying "Alright, how much useless class work can we stuff down their throats? How many work sheets can we get through this week?" 
Nope. That is not how mine are. This is really going to be learning and doing and asking and soaking up information - I can't wait :)
Not that I wouldn't pass up a few more weeks of summer, and it's definitely going to be an adjustment to actually have to get ready every single day, but I think this change will be good.
But....if you ask me in a week? I will definitely be wanting summer back :)