feehan family

so, there are a lot of ways to build a family. welcome to the part of the blog where i talk about my selection of "non-traditional" families.

in eighth grade, i went to an open house at the local diocesan high school. my dad was sold when the student speaker said "at feehan, its cool to be smart." i was sold when i figured out i would have the entire school know my family like at the public high school in my town, i can almost hear the "little ballous" now.

low and behold, i found myself at orientation for feehan in fall 2006 and looked like the catholic school newb i was with my knee length plaid skirt. don't worry, that quickly changed. little did i know that it was going to be nothing like i expected. in a good way.

feehan has always been big on "the feehan family." about how it is more than a school and really a support system. feehan was a place that raised me. it helped me lose some of my bratty tendencies (i said some) and lead me closer to my faith. it taught me to live the fourth. it brought me to some of my closest friends. it taught me that every day is better with at least 3.6 hugs. and most of all, it taught me to set my hear on things above, and not on goods of earth.

i see the feehan family thriving in my life still. the people i see around campus wearing feehan gear, i always remember and always say hi to. i still consider some of my fellow shamrocks my best friends and hopefully will be living with some of them next year in boston. fingers crossed. also, i don't think a week goes by where i don't utilize the phrase "shamrock'n'roll" #homecomingohseven