Senior Year

So this September, I will be starting my senior year of high school, as well as turning 18. I will be a legal adult, and on the brink of moving out into the "real world" on my own.
Exciting? Yes.
Scary? Undeniably so.
Ever since I started my freshman year, I couldn't wait to graduate and be done with high school! Now as I stand facing the beginning of my last year, I cannot help but wish I had just a couple more years before I had to make all the big decisions I will be forced to make this year. More time to develop who I am, to get involved in all the activities that having a job in the "real world" will make no allowance for. I feel myself scrambling to hold on to every last precious moment of what is left of high school  - before the school year has even started yet!
I feel blessed, however, that I have had this realization so early on in my last year. It has influenced me to make some decisions about this year that will serve me well. I have decided to squeeze in every last thing I can into my senior year before it is over. I am going to really live this year, not taking any moment for granted.
I'm going to start guitar and voice lessons soon, and I am going to volunteer at a nursing home once school starts. I also want to join 4H. (my aunt wants to get goats whether or not I do 4H so it's a perfect opportunity) Aside from this, I am going to throw myself into school this year. I want to get the best grades I possibly can, to finish high school strong. Of course, the most important thing to me will continue to be my relationship with God, regardless of whatever else I end up doing.
Senior year is shaping up to be my busiest, most exciting, and scariest year ever.