2008 wrap up
2008... you were a bittersweet year.
so much good went down but also so much bad.
but i don't want to sit here and reflect on all the people and events that pissed me off. i've written and complained about them enough in this journal and this is a new year which will hopefully be full of better things.
to the friends i lost in '08: you are not forgotten. even if i never speak to you again, i will always treasure our good memories regardless of how many bad ones there might be. i can't change the past, so i refuse to dwell on it.
to the new friends i made in '08: i appreciate all your love and how much you all have warmed up to me in such a short amount of time. i hope that in '09 we can continue to become even better friends because this year wouldn't have been the same without you.
to the friends i've lost touch with in '08: i know our busy schedules have gotten in the way, but i hope this year we can learn to set aside more time for each other. i know it's hard, but i'm willing to make the sacrifice for a few of you.
to the friends that have stuck around since way before '08: you guys are my backbone. despite everything we've gone through, you have been by my side day in and day out. you're all so different and crazy in your own special ways. most of my fondest memories of this year involve at least one of you.
to my family: you drive me crazy but the more time passes the more i understand why you guys do the things you do and act the way you act. you've made me the person i am and i will always be grateful for everything you've given me and will continue to give me.
to my school: i love you and can't believe i'm about to leave you in a few months. in '05 when i decided to go to UF, i wasn't sure i was making the right decision, but by '08 i concluded i definitely did. at this point i couldn't imagine having gone anywhere else.
to liz and juan: FINALLY and congratulations! this year is going to be hectic, but i hope come november it'll all be worth it. i can't wait until you have my nieces and nephews.
to my boyfriend: thank you for teaching me that some people really do deserve second chances. and thank you for putting up with all my bullshit. you made the last 1/3 of '08 very memorable.
to my abuela maria: i'm so sorry we lost you this year. you didn't deserve to die alone and i will always regret the fact that we didn't have a better relationship. i think of you every time i open up my jewelry box and see the stuff i have in there that was yours.
to my grandmother mimi: when the clock struck midnight this year you turned 84. your birthday is always the worst part of every year because it means you are getting older and therefore closer to leaving me. i never want you to leave me.
highlights of the year:
new york (both times), europe trip (spain, england, france), spice girls reunion, kanye concert, britney's comeback, gator football's awesome season, hilarious sayings (neosporin, no homo, etc), drunken nights, my 21st birthday, gas dropping to under $2, great tv shows, electing obama, and awesome people.
now let's just pray '09 brings another championship to the streets of gainesville. time to sleep off this awful headache.
so much good went down but also so much bad.
but i don't want to sit here and reflect on all the people and events that pissed me off. i've written and complained about them enough in this journal and this is a new year which will hopefully be full of better things.
to the friends i lost in '08: you are not forgotten. even if i never speak to you again, i will always treasure our good memories regardless of how many bad ones there might be. i can't change the past, so i refuse to dwell on it.
to the new friends i made in '08: i appreciate all your love and how much you all have warmed up to me in such a short amount of time. i hope that in '09 we can continue to become even better friends because this year wouldn't have been the same without you.
to the friends i've lost touch with in '08: i know our busy schedules have gotten in the way, but i hope this year we can learn to set aside more time for each other. i know it's hard, but i'm willing to make the sacrifice for a few of you.
to the friends that have stuck around since way before '08: you guys are my backbone. despite everything we've gone through, you have been by my side day in and day out. you're all so different and crazy in your own special ways. most of my fondest memories of this year involve at least one of you.
to my family: you drive me crazy but the more time passes the more i understand why you guys do the things you do and act the way you act. you've made me the person i am and i will always be grateful for everything you've given me and will continue to give me.
to my school: i love you and can't believe i'm about to leave you in a few months. in '05 when i decided to go to UF, i wasn't sure i was making the right decision, but by '08 i concluded i definitely did. at this point i couldn't imagine having gone anywhere else.
to liz and juan: FINALLY and congratulations! this year is going to be hectic, but i hope come november it'll all be worth it. i can't wait until you have my nieces and nephews.
to my boyfriend: thank you for teaching me that some people really do deserve second chances. and thank you for putting up with all my bullshit. you made the last 1/3 of '08 very memorable.
to my abuela maria: i'm so sorry we lost you this year. you didn't deserve to die alone and i will always regret the fact that we didn't have a better relationship. i think of you every time i open up my jewelry box and see the stuff i have in there that was yours.
to my grandmother mimi: when the clock struck midnight this year you turned 84. your birthday is always the worst part of every year because it means you are getting older and therefore closer to leaving me. i never want you to leave me.
highlights of the year:
new york (both times), europe trip (spain, england, france), spice girls reunion, kanye concert, britney's comeback, gator football's awesome season, hilarious sayings (neosporin, no homo, etc), drunken nights, my 21st birthday, gas dropping to under $2, great tv shows, electing obama, and awesome people.
now let's just pray '09 brings another championship to the streets of gainesville. time to sleep off this awful headache.