2005: A Review
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve...I should probably be more excited but oh well. In accordance with the usual tradition, the last few days of December are a time of reflection on the 365 days that have passed. I dug out my resolutions from January and actually accomplished a majority of them; however, this year definitely did not end up how I had envisioned.
I'm a different person than I was in January. First of all, my appearance has undergone some slight changes...
All of a sudden over the summer people started telling me one day I just woke up looking older. I got my braces off. My hair got longer. I don't know...
A Review of 2005:
*Track!!! Probably the best new thing that happened. I met so many awesome people and I can't wait for it to start up again.
*I didn't do swim team this summer. No week-long camp either. It was a bittersweet kind of thing. I don't miss the swimming part of swim team, but I do miss those long mornings baking and playing spit on the tennis court with my best friends at the time. It's weird to think at one time I was convinced Rose, Claire, Maggie, and I would be close forever. I guess little kids underestimate the weight in "forever". Since most of us won't even live to see the 22nd century, I suppose it's unrealistic to say any of us will be friends for eternity. But that's just my pessimistic side coming into play.
Covenant Harbor, the highlight of every year, was not the same. It was nice to be given so much freedom, but it makes me so sad to know I can never be a sweaty camper running around playing Commando in the Big Field again. I don't even have any inhibitions saying I truly love camp. And I don't use the L-word lightly...
*My two best friends moved away in August. I don't think either of them realize how much I truly miss them. Even though I didn't talk to Erin much anymore, she is still so much of my 7th-8th grade memory and contributed to the personality I have now. And Marissa...we actually harbored a lot of anger towards each other over the summer only to reconcile just before she left. That morning she left my house was...awful. I actually cried. And I won't forget those messages we left on each other's cell phones...for a long time at least. I mean, it was kind of ridiculous how much time we spent with each other from Spring-Fall 2004. And although getting mail is fun at times and I'm really happy she's having a great life down in Peachtree, the selfish part of me wishes I could call her and we could sit around talking in my room for hours tomorrow. The first few days of school I actually caught myself looking for her in the hallways and although I don't do that anymore, there's something missing that will probably never be replaced.
*I got my braces off. :). Now I don't have to brush my teeth every time I eat a bagel.
*Warped Tour was so much fun...Relient K, Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, that stupid 2-hour line to meet AAR, and the thrill (and grossness) of crowdsurfing.
*I still haven't said the F-word.
*I didn't have a birthday party for the first time since I was two and had the chicken pox.
*I wasn't excited for Christmas. But that seemed to be everyone this year.
*I'm always moody, now. I have these little burst of slap-happy hyper-ness, and then it just goes away. I find myself losing interest in the conversations of others...they never really change, you see. I spend a lot of time wishing I was somewhere else, but frankly I don't know where exactly that is. When I get bored I go to sleep. And I'm increasingly comfortable with being alone.
*Connor. The L-word. What a wonderful and then awful experience. How quickly it went from constant giggling to plain unhappiness. It's a shame it's become such a sore subject. And I feel so cruel for breaking someone's heart.
*The techies are no longer scary people. They actually make me laugh quite a bit, and it's nice to feel included.
*Music. Uh, guitar is no longer in the picture. But I'm in voice lessons now and that small group song with Morgan and Jenna was quite the experience. As much as I complain about it, I really do like singing with all the Treble girls every morning.
*I was permanently scarred by my experiences in sophomore health. Those pictures threatened my appetite several times.
*Who would've though AP Euro would end up being my favorite class? And that Chemistry would be so easy? And that Spanish would get harder?
There's so much room for improvement in 2006, as well as change. I cannot wait to be driving. And for track to start. And for everything else that awaits. I honestly can't even begin to imagine where I will be 366 days from now, since today is only New Year's Eve Eve. There are so many possibilities...
I'm a different person than I was in January. First of all, my appearance has undergone some slight changes...
All of a sudden over the summer people started telling me one day I just woke up looking older. I got my braces off. My hair got longer. I don't know...
A Review of 2005:
*Track!!! Probably the best new thing that happened. I met so many awesome people and I can't wait for it to start up again.
*I didn't do swim team this summer. No week-long camp either. It was a bittersweet kind of thing. I don't miss the swimming part of swim team, but I do miss those long mornings baking and playing spit on the tennis court with my best friends at the time. It's weird to think at one time I was convinced Rose, Claire, Maggie, and I would be close forever. I guess little kids underestimate the weight in "forever". Since most of us won't even live to see the 22nd century, I suppose it's unrealistic to say any of us will be friends for eternity. But that's just my pessimistic side coming into play.
Covenant Harbor, the highlight of every year, was not the same. It was nice to be given so much freedom, but it makes me so sad to know I can never be a sweaty camper running around playing Commando in the Big Field again. I don't even have any inhibitions saying I truly love camp. And I don't use the L-word lightly...
*My two best friends moved away in August. I don't think either of them realize how much I truly miss them. Even though I didn't talk to Erin much anymore, she is still so much of my 7th-8th grade memory and contributed to the personality I have now. And Marissa...we actually harbored a lot of anger towards each other over the summer only to reconcile just before she left. That morning she left my house was...awful. I actually cried. And I won't forget those messages we left on each other's cell phones...for a long time at least. I mean, it was kind of ridiculous how much time we spent with each other from Spring-Fall 2004. And although getting mail is fun at times and I'm really happy she's having a great life down in Peachtree, the selfish part of me wishes I could call her and we could sit around talking in my room for hours tomorrow. The first few days of school I actually caught myself looking for her in the hallways and although I don't do that anymore, there's something missing that will probably never be replaced.
*I got my braces off. :). Now I don't have to brush my teeth every time I eat a bagel.
*Warped Tour was so much fun...Relient K, Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, that stupid 2-hour line to meet AAR, and the thrill (and grossness) of crowdsurfing.
*I still haven't said the F-word.
*I didn't have a birthday party for the first time since I was two and had the chicken pox.
*I wasn't excited for Christmas. But that seemed to be everyone this year.
*I'm always moody, now. I have these little burst of slap-happy hyper-ness, and then it just goes away. I find myself losing interest in the conversations of others...they never really change, you see. I spend a lot of time wishing I was somewhere else, but frankly I don't know where exactly that is. When I get bored I go to sleep. And I'm increasingly comfortable with being alone.
*Connor. The L-word. What a wonderful and then awful experience. How quickly it went from constant giggling to plain unhappiness. It's a shame it's become such a sore subject. And I feel so cruel for breaking someone's heart.
*The techies are no longer scary people. They actually make me laugh quite a bit, and it's nice to feel included.
*Music. Uh, guitar is no longer in the picture. But I'm in voice lessons now and that small group song with Morgan and Jenna was quite the experience. As much as I complain about it, I really do like singing with all the Treble girls every morning.
*I was permanently scarred by my experiences in sophomore health. Those pictures threatened my appetite several times.
*Who would've though AP Euro would end up being my favorite class? And that Chemistry would be so easy? And that Spanish would get harder?
There's so much room for improvement in 2006, as well as change. I cannot wait to be driving. And for track to start. And for everything else that awaits. I honestly can't even begin to imagine where I will be 366 days from now, since today is only New Year's Eve Eve. There are so many possibilities...