2009 recap

It's the end of 09'. Looking back on the year, a lot has happened in the course of the last 365 days. I can honestly say that I’m glad that 2009 happened. Looking at the face value, this wasn’t the best year for me. Heartaches, stress, firsts, lasts, loss of friendships, they all factored into this year. What I chose to take away from it was not the negativity; there were good times that happened and good memories that I take from that experience. That’s what I look back on and appreciate. There’s always a silver lining to things when you look back on them; the times that seemed horrible at that very moment really don’t seem all that bad when you look back.
     When 2009 first started, it was like every other year. January = Fuck yeah ! bring it on. Freshman year was pretty chill, and soon enough, Summer came around. I miss Summer, but who doesn't ? Endless carefree days and late insomniac nights. Meet a lot of new people in those three months, reconnected with old acquaintances and made irreplaceable friendships. School started a little too soon and that stirred the dynamic of things. Going back, i realized how i still have 2+ years of high school, and after that, everyone will already be moving onto bigger and better things. September, I was determined to keep my grades up. 4.0 right ?! Wrong, haha. All bad by October, but I won't get into that. All together, Summer-October = best months of the year.
     November was one of the worst months by far. At that time of the year, stress, homework, and family drama finally caught up and arose to a point where all I could do was sit and wait for it to pass. I was going through so much that month, I didn't quite realize that I was taking it out on other people and made some bad decisions. Sleeping pattern was pretty off, sleeping earliest @ 2AM and then being dead the next day for school. Regret hit pretty hard when I realized all the bad habits I was developing. I grew more nostalgic with the disappearing nights. December came around and things better and the nostalgia dissipated. Around this time of the year, being around family and all, you can't help but be thankful for what you have. I've learned to accept what life brings me, wanting something doesn't mean I deserve it. I’ve met so many new people who have opened up my perspectives on things, I can’t even describe how they influenced my views on life.
     Essentially, all these situations and these people have really changed me this year and that’s what I choose to take away from 2009. I don’t want to look back on this year saying that it was bad, because even if it was, I don’t want to disregard anything that’s made me the person who I am today and who I’ll be tomorrow. I think I'm ready to leave 2009 and ready to receive what 2010 has to bring on.
     A new year brings with it resolutions. This time of year you see countless posts and articles discussing resolutions and goals that you WILL FINALLY DO this year. Changes in your lifestyle, health choices, careers, relationships, finances, what-have-you, that are so important that you put off attempting to achieve them for months, just so you can set them as RESOLUTIONS to ignore throughout the coming year. Change has always been constant in my life, I had my moments where I had the time of my life and times where I felt like all was coming to an end. I have never really made “new year’s resolutions” that I lived up too. As I think of it, I don’t see the New Years as an excuse to change, but another chance to renew and improve yourself. An upgrade. Mines is simple, regret nothing. Happy 2010

I wonder what will happen to those people who make those 2001/2/3/etc. glasses will do now since it's 2"01"0. haha, wow, they're pretty much screwed. I'd laugh if someone read this whole thing.