2010!

the last 2 months of 2009 were very rewarding and interesting. i loved the way things ended :)

honestly i thought 2009 had more downs than ups. in the beginning of the year, i stressed about SATs + ACTs, which wasn't fun. on april7th, came home to half of my things destroyed in a flood. yeah, a flood in socal? doesn't make sense right? what a great birthday present. college essays were pretty ugh as well. my grandpa was sick for a bit which was a pretty hard time for my family. my hopes for this one personal aspect of my life was crushed too. this was definitely the year of tears - a lot of them.

but i looked back at what i got out of these "downs." i couldn't avoid these tests if i wanted to go to college so it was something i had to go through. they were inevitable. although i lost half of my belongings, i finally had an excuse to throw out items that were cluttering my room - things i thought i needed, but were actually nonessential. i think this was my first hardship and i'm glad i got through it the way i did. like those standardized tests, college essays were something i had to go through. my grandpa got better and we're still praying for the best. i learned of my family's strength. and although this hope was crushed, i was able to move on from my false optimism and get on with my life!

i got to go to my first mlb playoff game & first laker game! went to florida, nor-cal (twice in one year), vegas (twice -_-), forgot where else. shopped a little too much, socialized a lot in sr year, more than i did at all in jr year hahaha, met new people, got closer to people (HERD HERD HERD! + others :p), watched a lottttta good movies, started watching the best show ever - the office! got my permit, visited college campuses, joined golf again (which was one of the best things i did this year), and got closer to my sisters. i know there's more but i can't think...

all in all, 2009 ended up being pretty awesome? the last half made up for the somewhat miserable first half of the year. 2010 is for turning 18, starting to drive, maturing (hopefully, must learn to cook & clean), graduating high school, and going to college! YAYAYAY. need to create resolutions now...