"It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
Those were some of the words running through my head when I woke up the morning of December 15, 2009. I got up, put on black clothes (not knowing how sick of them I would get), and tried to eat something before I got into my father's car. We traveled about 20 minutes, passing over the Connecticut river and getting a magnificent view of Hartford's sunrise silhouette and arriving at our destination about 10 minutes earlier than planned. Finally, 8:30 rolled around. I took a deep breath, said goodbye to my dad, and stepped out of the car.
That was where it all started.
It's been 9 months since I first walked into that building, carrying nothing but a notebook and paper mate pen, and having hardly any knowledge of hair. Tomorrow, I walk into IIC with a head held high - and carrying about 50+ lbs. more than a notebook and pen. Tomorrow...
I. Am. SENIOR!
I am now over 1050 hours and will be doing practicals for the next 5 weeks. After that I will start studying for *dundundun* STATE BOARDS!!! They'll lock us in a room for six weeks and we'll study till our brains fall out.... Ok, maybe they won't lock us in a room. And maybe my brains won't fall out, but you never know, right? The point is: the end is near! I may have thought graduating high school and starting at IIC was the beginning of the adventure. No. It's part of the journey, definitely, but it was only training. Conditioning for all the exciting and very unusual experiences ahead. No my friends. This was just a taste, the real adventure begins when I take the state boards, and walk out of IIC knowing that I'm done, and hoping that I'm' ready for what comes next. I am chomping at the bit, and ready to run...with scissors in hand of course. ;)
Running with scissors is unadvised....
ReplyDeleteps: unicorn question that randomly popped into my head as I was painting furniture.
WILL THE UNICORN HOLD UNVIRGIN *HAIR* AGAINST YOU? WILL IT STIlL TRAMPLE YOU IN ITS ANGER TOWARDS YOUR HAIR'S UNVIRGINITY AND TRYING TO TRICK IT WITH YOUR LIES? if so, you shouldn't go unicorn hunting. Your hair will be the death of you. :)
OOooOoo Emily Michael, you'll be an official hair dresser.. i love you.. :)
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you...I am VERY proud of you Emily. Good job...
ReplyDeletebut...I have to tell you...
the learning never stops...
it goes on and on, especially if our hearts are tender to the Spirit's voice in our lives, He continues to teach and lead us...
MUCH learning for you still and all ways!
xoxo
Kimmie
mama to 8
one homemade and 7 adopted
Em, I need an answer to the unicorn question. Else me you and sarah louise will never make it through a unicorn hunt!!!
ReplyDelete^What Bella said.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Mrs. Comollo is right. And I'm so excited for you!!!!
I heard running with scissors is good for your health.
Attempting to lure a unicorn with less than virgin hair, I'd say, is a risky business. The unicorn may hold the taintedness of ones hair against them, or think : "oooh, pretty." but if I hunted a unicorn I would most likely do so with a freshly shaved head, and after catching the lovely beast I would proceed to inquire about whether or not the virginity(or lack there of in my case) of one's hair is of any importance on the unicorns skank 'o' meter...
ReplyDeleteThat was a LEGIT lol moment. you would shave your head, catch the beast, and then ask it to rate your hair's state on the skank'o'meter. Oh man, I love you.
ReplyDeleteahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteRun, girl, Run! With scissors. With Color. With brushes. And keep running! Your passion will carry you - even on the back of that unicorn - very far and you will touch the lives of many people! I'm more proud of you than you will ever know. And Grandma Frost is, too, by the way!
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