Ring Ceremony. The one and only. It has been the most exciting day at Duchesne thus far, and I know I'll never forget it.
The ring. It's perfect. It's everything I had dreamed it would be and more. This all sounds so strange the people to people outside of Duchesne, and maybe that's what makes it so special. It makes sense to us. For the rest of my life I will look down at my ring and remember whats important. It connects me to my sisters for the rest of my life, and it can bring me back home even when in hundreds of miles away. It fits like a glove and it will stay on my right hand forever.
Now for the fun part!
Standing in front of all of the seniors is scarier than I thought, especially when you have no idea who is ringing you. Those few moments when no one moved, left me hardcore guessing. When Michelle finally moved from her place in the front row, with the biggest "I gotcha" kind of smile of her face, I lost it. It was the weirdest feeling. The tears just came, and there was no stopping them. Aleyah came from the side, and I think I made some sort of blubbery gasp. I was shocked. SHOCKED. I really couldn't comprehend what had just happened to me. We exchanged the most meaningful hugs ever, then I made my way back to my seat where I continued to cry the rest of the ceremony. I was so happy.
Michelle, I've been thinking about how much we talk. It's at least 5 times a day, not including our various direct messages. That being said, you are one hell of a secret keeper. For the amount of times we've talked about Ring Ceremony, you never let it slip that you would be the one giving me my precious ring. You got me. Way to go! You are probably the coolest person I know, and you rock everything you do. You never fail to make me laugh, sometimes I laugh so hard I cry. Your just a bouncy bubble that everyone loves, and I had the privilege of being ringed by you. I really don't know what I'm going to so without next year (hopefully you won't go far.) As you said, we are family. We've got memories going back farther than we realize. I wish I could flash back to Krazy Kamp and tell 7th grade Abigail just how important you are to me, not just now, but always. As important as Ring Ceremony is, it's only a fraction of our amazing friendship. I've learned so much from you, and I will continue to learn forever. So, thank you. Thanks for all these years, and thanks for the ring. It means more coming from you than I think you understand. Here's to the ring, and what it means. Even when we're not right next to each other, we will always be together. I love you.
Leyah? You and I? We're the biggest, best, and baddest of the back row. We're tall and can't sing very high, so we are placed in the very back row where we rule like queens. It's funny, how in a few short months we developed this awesome friendship that has yet to develop boundaries. You never fail to make me laugh, because everything you say is beyond hysterical. Seeing you come at me with that flower yesterday was one of the coolest moments of my life if you couldn't tell from my endless tears. Duchesne isn't going to be nearly as entertaining as it is now, with you being gone. So you should just stay. I really hope you know how much I love you, and that having you in my life just makes it so much better. So basically being tall and having a man voice brought us together. Is that as funny as I think it is? Thank you. Thank you so much. You're in my ring and in my heart forever. Shine on. I love you.
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