First of all! Happy Holidays to all!
I find that when the holidays roll around, I come to reflect on the year past as corny and dorky as that is. Those of you who know me in real life realize how bad of year this has been for me but somehow I've managed to find things that still make me smile. I mean I lost one of my closest family members and that still hurts. Everyday it still throbs in my chest, a pain that will stop my breathing and make me wanna cry but I never have. And it'll probably take me awhile to let myself cry, but seriously it seems like time is going by too fast.
I swear it was yesterday that I was studying for my Bio mid-term, and than a blink later I was studying for my AP Finals and then another blink and it's Christmas this year. Surprisingly, I haven't lost any friends in the fray and I've even made a new one or two. I've discovered the joy of needing glasses to read the board and I've rediscovered the joy of having a pissy iPod. I've realized that I'm much more mature than most people give me credit for. I've cried a lot this year, and I've toughened up this year too. I've changed in so many ways and yet I'm still the same. It doesn't seem like last year I was a junior. I don't feel old enough to be getting this accepted letters into college. I can't honestly believe they want me!

I've had my self-esteem messed with so much it's a wonder I believe in. I've gotten anger at friends and family over something stupid and never apologized but somehow are still loved. I've hurt myself too many times to count and yet here I stand. I've failed a test or two and still my grades are pretty good.
It just amazes me how much life can change and how much it does change if you think about. Are you the same person you once were? Are you better or are you worse? Do you forgive and forget or do you hold grudges? Are you happy with yourself? Can you live with what you have done? Are you keeping those memories that make you smile or do you forget them along with the bad ones?
Just some things to ponder over my friends! Until the next entry!
~Nire
