I was the girl who knew and got along with everyone. I was in with the Geeks, the Jocks, the Emos, the Preps, the Christian Kids, and some of the Mean Popular Girls.

My girl friends were a grade higher than me, so I spent most of my time with my boys. Austin and Simeon were the smart ones, and I was always in competition with them to get better grades (my 98% to their 90% in the law final cemented my reign). Nick and Colwyn were the coasters, nothing seemed to compare with their love of mountain biking, so they relied on the rest of us to copy off of. And Trevor, I guess you could say, was the jock.

Boys will be boys, so a 4-year long game of ‘Let’s see how much change we can throw into Dayna’s shirt’ quickly began. Of course, when I wore shirts with a high neck it was only taken as a challenge – but by the end of the second class I usually had enough money to get a decent lunch, so everyone won.

And let’s not forget Marissa, she was my relief from testosterone.  We would cross-stitch in Math class, sleep in the middle of Grad hallway in our sleeping bags, and eat cafeteria cookies.  How we graduated, I’ll never know.

I’ve always been one to value life experiences more than education and while I did get really good grades, I just wanted to get out of there.  I did what was required and not much more. 
My extra-curricular activities regarding school ended in grade 4 with the chess team (haven’t played a game since).  I wasn’t involved in any sport, didn’t help out with pep rallies, and wasn’t on the Grad council.

Before you start thinking I was this little bitter shell of a girl, I should say that most of my after-school time was spent babysitting or being part of the leadership team for our youth group.  I was always busy thinking up new theme nights, getting everything ready, and trying to convince the kids that, “No, THIS game will NOT make you throw up.” 
For the amount of time I had a mic in my hand, you would have never guessed I had a fear of public speaking.

To my point…

My little bro, Chad, and I are A LOT alike.  Probably more than we’d both like to admit.  So I was a little surprised to hear that he was running for part of his Grad Council.

Not only running, but running HARD and fully expecting to win.

Chad is a detail guy, just ask him to tell you a story.  Any story that would take YOU 3 minutes to tell, would take him 20…I’m not even exaggerating.  This trait has led the rest of us to believe that he’ll be a lawyer, a politician, or some sort of developer. 
Looks like he’s well on his way to one of them.