200th Blog Post, and I'm a Graduate. We all are.

We did it. We survived high school. It's over now, we're graduates, we are the Atherton State High School Class of 2011. And we are done.

Handed in the chemistry, biology and English assignments on Friday the 11th November, finished  my last ever Maths B on Tuesday the 15th and had my last ever (high school) block exam on Wednesday the 16th, Ancient History. Returned all my textbooks and felt a mix of relief and wistfulness :)

Grateful for a lovely picnic with everyone at the grass on Wednesday, nice to have everyone in the one place, signing shirts and eating muffins :)

Wednesday night was the senior scavenger hunt, in which I'm proud to say we ladies finished first :) Annie, Brooke, Becca and Adriana, thank you for the amazing night, it was so much fun, so many laughs and great memories. Haven't run that much in awhile haha :) What an adventure. Love to you all. A shooting star topped the night off brilliantly.

Formal last night was a beautiful, beautiful event. Arrived at 8am to set up and chaos ensued, but everything was done and as far as I know everyone got away on time to hair and make up appointments :) Everything looked fantastic, an enormous thank you to everyone on the formal committee and to everyone who helped set up :) Thanks to Pompey for the loan of his beautiful '59 Fairlane and for driving me, and to Jodie once again for her gorgeous, gorgeous photography :) Thank you to my formal partner Daniel and to every one of the 2011 Seniors for making the night such a great success. It has been wonderful knowing you all and I wish all of you every happiness in the future chapters of your lives.

The after party, I was grateful for a bit of crazy dancing and some nice conversations. It had a nice vibe and I was happy to be there and a part of it :)

Today, amongst the many tired and maybe-a-bit-hungover faces, we officially got our certificates, graduated high school and walked through those gates for the final time. Not too many tears, but a lot of hugging and talking and lingering before everyone headed home.

To all the 2011 Seniors, and particularly those of you who I am privileged to count as good friends, thank you for an amazing senior year. We're off into the world now but I hope to see a lot of you  around at some point or another :) To everyone at the grass, I love you all and you've made the time fun. We've all had our moments, but overall its been a great, great year.

Tomorrow, off to the beach to celebrate the end of it all. I'm really looking forward to it :) Goodnight, all. Dream sweetly.

Lise xx