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Saturday, December 30, 2017

GOODBYE, 2017

   HELLO! I know I haven't written in a long time. And I am not sorry. I've taken a break because I've been busy with school and stuff. Writer's block played a large part of it also lolol. 
   Anyway, I would like to take a moment to document my 2017 in a few words. This past year has been the year of learning for me. I've made mistakes, cried, laughed, and lived a little along the way.

What I did/saw/accomplished in 2017
in school

  • completed my junior year of high school as well as my freshman year of college
  • got accepted into two colleges & got offered $80,000 dollars worth of scholarship money
  • worked hard & finished all semesters with a good GPA
  • saw my last football season and sang the alma mater hand in hand for the last time at a pep rally
  • increased my ACT score
  • had my first cadaver lab
  • finished the senior drapes in the yearbook

special events

  • saw the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017
  • saw 7" of snow fall
  • gained two new beautiful cousins, Hazuki and baby Claire Elizabeth
  • became a bridesmaid
  • applied for a job (which I should be hearing from soon omg OMG)
  • my junior prom
  • toured the University of Alabama
  • saw Styx and Sara Evans
  • got rid of my acne by using accutane (this is a very special event)

what I did on weekends

  • got lost in Gadsden
  • played games
  • went to a haunted house and got chased by a clown
  • made s'mores
  • saw Christmas lights
  • sang karaoke
  • hang out with Abby and Kacie
  • watch Netflix 
  • football games of course
  • church on sunday
  • taking pictures
  • ate at the Stranger Things diner and saw the arcade and police station where they filmed 
  • did a lot of shopping
  • I did way more I just can't remember sry doods
interests/hobbies i guess
  • drawing. i suck at it but it is fun i gotta admit  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • YouTube (I am obsessed with Game Grumps)
  • watching people play VR on Twitch TV
  • Netflix (my favorite shows this year were Gilmore Girls, Stranger Things, Bob's Burgers, Criminal Minds, and Riverdale BUT NOT SEASON TWO)
  • taking pictures (I got my first big girl camera for Christmas can you believe it)
  • Spotify (details listed below)
I listened to 23,596 minutes of music
My top genre was pop punk
my top artists were:
  1. The Maine 
  2. All Time Low
  3. Taylor Swift
  4. Forever The Sickest Kids
  5. Gavin Degraw
my top songs were:
  1. New Romantics- Taylor Swift
  2. 1979- The Smashing Pumpkins
  3. Bipolar Baby!- Forever The Sickest Kids
  4. Smooth Seas Don't Make Good Sailors- Neck Deep
  5. 4ever- The Veronicas

click here to see the playlist spotify created for me based on my top songs

what I learned in 2017

  • always be patient
  • how to be more understanding by putting myself in someone else's shoes
  • God has a plan better than mine
  • be slow to anger and quick to forgive
  • always be yourself
  • life is precious
  • let lose and have fun once in a while
  • to listen to my parents
my goals/things I'm looking forward to in 2018
  • get a job 
  • save money
  • lose weight (lol)
  • graduate high school
  • a senior trip??
  • be more responsible
  • get into nursing school 
  • be more independent
  • vote
  • learn. always.
  • drive to Birmingham
  • stay in touch with friends
  • Lauren getting married in August 
  • learning more about the medical field
  • to become more creative
  • keep a good GPA
  • get that scholarship from JSU

It's been a great year, but I'm so beyond ready for 2018, which is going to be SUCH an exciting year for me as things begin to change in my life.

Below are A FEW pictures from 2017 in order but a tonnnn are left out due to how long this post would be sorry peeps


















































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