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)
My top genre was pop punk
my top artists were:
- The Maine
- All Time Low
- Taylor Swift
- Forever The Sickest Kids
- Gavin Degraw
- New Romantics- Taylor Swift
- 1979- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Bipolar Baby!- Forever The Sickest Kids
- Smooth Seas Don't Make Good Sailors- Neck Deep
- 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
