Hey y’all! Hope everyone is having a great week :) So I’ve mentioned it a couple times but I am a high school senior graduating in TWO WEEKS! I honestly can’t believe that it is that close. So many of us have been counting the days for months that for it to be a mere 14 days away feels unreal. So how have I been preparing for this all year? By carefully constructing a playlist of songs that will for sure make you cry if you are graduating or a close friend is! Here are my top ten songs for graduates: 10. Time of Your Life by Green Day: It’s definitely a cheesy one and high school should not be the best times of your life, but when your feeling sentimental, this song is great for reminiscing. 9. For Good by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth: This song sums up what it's like to be shaped by someone or a large group of people. And then facing leaving those people. Plus the iconic mix of these two voices makes this sweet song beautiful! 8. See you When I See you by Jason Alden: “Let’s not say goodbye, let’s just say for now”. No one wants to say goodbye to the friends that have laughed and cried with you for 4 years or more, so follow Alden’s advice and say “see you when I see you” 7. Senior Year by Randy Houser: While you may not have shared in all the experiences Houser describes in this song, I bet you relate to one or another. It’s a classic small-town high school experience with football games, driving around, letterman jackets and falling in love. 6. Long Live by Taylor Swift: This song has a special place in my heart and always will. I used it for my football video a few months ago and it brings me to tears every time. T.Swift has always had a talent for hitting you in the feels and this song is no different. “I’ve had the time of my life fighting dragons with you” 5. Damn Good Goodbye by Mike Ryan: Another country song, shocking! Ryan expresses how it feels to be moving miles and hours away from your best friends and high school love. He teaches appreciating the goodbyes we are all dreading. 4. I’ll Always Remember You by Hannah Montana: I know we all cried when Miley walked around the Hannah closet one last time remembering each outfit while this song played. And now it has come time for us to say goodbye to school uniforms that we made memories in, but not to forget the people in our memories. 3. Ready, Set, Don’t Go by Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus: Back to Back Disney channel songs! But not ashamed because this duet describes parents and kid’s feelings about leaving home. The unspoken agreement of want to bring them along, but knowing it's time to part ways. 2. The Words I Would Say by The Sidewalk Prophets: A song that describes all the things you want for the people you love as you go separate ways. These words come with love and appreciation built right in. 1. Don’t Forget to Remember Me by Carrie Underwood: My sister used this song in her graduation video almost 10 years ago and it’s stuck with me ever since because of the way the words perfectly express the emotions of leaving home and being on your own for the first time. Beyond these songs, the best advice I can give you for graduating is to take every moment in. Don’t say no to spontaneous plans, late nights out or lunches at school. You will never be in high school again and while to me that sounds amazing, I know it also means I will never be in the same place with my friends who have grown so close to my heart they are almost family! Through good and bad, you have endured 4 years of tests, sports games and relationships with these people and you are a unit like no other. So while you're counting the days and listening to these songs, think about those around you and give ‘em all you got, because this is all you’ve got left. Thanks for reading. xoxo
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