Turning into 2025, we are eagerly looking forward to all that this big year has to offer. Tux, Prom, Graduation, and the first day of college are just some of the many exciting events that seniors have coming up. And with these new changes looming, there are definitely some things that we will be keeping solely in 2024. So welcome to Kav and Kay’s 2024 graveyard.
The No-Jacket Walk
Alright seniors, really how many of us care to lug our heavy winter coats around all day just for a three-minute walk we must brave twice? In the warm car, the heated seats and hot air deceive us. Gazing out the sunny window, a quick walk without a coat doesn’t seem too bad. And hey! It means that we don’t need to drag along our coat. But as soon as you’re halfway to the senior door, that decision isn’t looking so great now. So this 2025; expect to see us walking sadly through the halls with a coat hanging from an arm. Let’s not get sick, please.
The “I’m So Over This Playlist” Playlist
You know the one—the playlist you’ve been listening to for months because you haven’t had the energy to make a new one. Ours was Disney-themed. And while we loved jamming to Tangled hits or The Lion King theme song, we just got to Let it Go (get it?). We’re upgrading our music selection in 2025. Or, we’re at least pretending to by adding in a few new songs we just discovered.
Burdensome Backpacks
Gone are the days when we’re weighed down by pounds and pounds of papers and grades. This year, we’re taking minimalism to a whole new level. Just the bare necessities, like the olden days. Water bottle, snacks, maybe a computer? And a giant smile and our thinking cap. Nothing more, nothing less!
“Are You Still Watching?” Netflix Screen
The dreaded pause screen that pops in to check if you’re still alive after binge-watching an entire season in one go? Well, goodbye to the hours of spiraling down episodes and movies for sometimes the hundredth time. 2025 calls for a year without the screen. But perhaps we will make an exception if the movie on is The Proposal with Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. How can we say goodbye to that iconic duo?
The Great Sibling Clothing Heist
It starts innocently enough. “Hey, can I borrow this for a sec?” And then, six months later, you’re staring at your sibling wearing your favorite hoodie, and you realize—they’re not giving it back. 2025 will be the year we set boundaries and make sure our clothes don’t get “borrowed” without permission. But… who are we kidding? We know they’ll still sneak them.
That Dusty Stack of Books
When it comes to books, that apple card sound will be ringing 24/7. It doesn’t matter how many unread books sit in the corner. They are immediately forgotten when the next book by our favorite author is released, with the only words coming to mind being: “I need that book.” Well goodbye to housing rejected, sad, dusty crusty books. This is the year we will show them some love. I guess no Barnes & Noble trips anytime soon…
Chronic Colds and Fickle Flus
This 2024 marked an unreasonable amount of sick days. Sore throats, sniffles, and coughs were unpleasantly scattered from January to December — a record high. Thus, 2025 will be the “No sniffles year,” a year where we will be happy and healthy with no gross congestion — knock on wood.
The Infamous Dump of Clothes
You know those clothes you wear when you make a quick coffee run? Or to pick up food? They’re not dirty enough to go in the laundry, but not clean enough either to get hung or neatly folded back into your closet. They end up piling on a special chair, or in our case, a special beanbag. And we don’t think that’s what the beanbag was meant for. Maybe 2025 will be the year our beanbag gets to see the light of day and not be suffocated by the enormous mound of clothes covering every square inch of it.
Messy Morning Madness
This is the year of responsibility. The year when we will fold over our nice beds, puff up those pillows, and leave for school feeling satisfied that our room is clean. Groggy mornings before school when all you want is to lay back in the warm sheets of your nice bed…no we are saying goodbye to those lazy sleepy mornings. Our parents will definitely be surprised with this shift, and so will we.
Hitting that Snooze
Alarms are a tragic way to wake up. We need at least ten in five minute increments in order to wake up on time. At this point, our bodies are trained to shut off an alarm at lightning speed, and all without cracking open an eye. It truly is a talent and an embarrassing one that has got to go. Goodbye snooze. You were never good to us, and so we must let you go.
As we step into 2025 with all its exciting milestones, it’s time to say farewell to a few things that have defined our 2024. The tuxes, prom dresses, and graduation gowns are all in sight, but some of the quirks and habits we’ve clung to will be left behind. So, let’s look ahead to 2025, while keeping a fond memory of the things we’ll only find in Kav and Kay’s 2024 graveyard. New things in, old things out — who knows what 2025 has in store for Kav and Kay?
