I'm a tiny bit late on this, but oh well.
2008 is over. We are now in 2009.
Wow, what a great introduction... I'm sure everyone knows that by now.
2008 was a busy, crazy year full of many ups, downs, changes, and so on. A lot happened now that I look back on it. As it was ending, I thought that it had been a pretty lame and not very dynamic year, but now that I think back... A LOT happened.
The year began with the last half of my junior year.
Some good things happened that year, but overall it was a bad year. I hated my job, I hated waking up every day, school sucked, I had CONSTANT bullshit issues with friends, I cut again for the first time in 2 1/2 years (as I mentioned in a blog several months ago), etc. It just sucked all around. If I had the opportunity to go back and change it, I would...but alas, I can't, so I'm not going to dwell on it.
I had a really fantastic summer, though.
I went to Nationals (as always) and loved every second of it.
I also went to the East Coast for about ten days and stayed with my uncles, which was amazing.
Because of that last trip, I've been dying to get out of the Midwest ever since I got back.
All in all, I just had a really great summer. I got to hang out with friends a lot, I got to have some relaxing days off, and I went on two insanely awesome and life-altering trips.
Senior year started in late August. It started off alright, but it took a long time for me to feel like, wow, this is really it... School has really started. I'm a senior now.
I finally feel like a senior now, though.
So far senior year has been okay.
I had some really rocky times shortly after it started, but I've definitely moved past all of that.
I've distanced myself from some people that I used to be really close with, and honestly, I feel much better now, and I'm sure they do too.
I'm glad that I don't have to keep dealing with the same petty problems that I've been dealing with with them for the past year or two. I'm glad that I don't have to feel pressured to call people up all the time. I'm glad I don't feel like shit about myself as much as I used to then.
I just feel a lot better.
I'm glad that I can still be "school" friends with some of those people, though. I don't want any bitterness or awkwardness or tension. I don't know.
Ultimately I'm glad that I decided to give up and distance myself from the old 'group' of friends, because it's been positive for me, and it sounds like they're all doing really well too, so you know... whatever. It worked out for everyone.
Anyway, moving on...
In December I went on two fun trips to the Cities. I went to Minnehaha for Latin and I went to the Cities for the music trip. Both trips were really amazing...especially the music trip. I made some new friends, and they're really neat people that I probably wouldn't have talked to had we not been on the trip together. I'm still talking to these new friends, and it's overall just been really positive.
So... to sum it up...
The beginning of 2008 was terrible.
The middle (being the summer) was incredible.
The beginning of the school year was lackluster and depressing.
The end of the year vastly improved. :)
I still have some things that are bothering me, but overall I feel a lot better.
I'm glad that I've been able to move on from some things, and I'm glad that I've gotten to move on to new things.
I don't know.
I don't feel quite as stressed as I usually do... I'm not so worried about college or my major or anything right now. What will happen will happen. I'm trying to learn how to relax more. I'm trying to come up with better ways to relax myself as well.
I'm really looking forward to 2009.
I have a good feeling about 2009. I really do. I want the rest of this year to go by quickly so I can move on to college. I'm very excited about college. :)
By the way, I typed this blog with my new laptop. ;)
My dog has been nuzzling me and bugging me the whole time. x]
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