a year older, a year wiser

Well today I turn the big 2-2 and I realized that the year flew by very quickly. They say that happens after you turn 21. Well in the past year, I had a grand time and I learned a lot. I am a little wiser from all that has happened to me this past year.

I learned that no matter how long you’ve been friends with someone, they can still stab you in the back over and over again and not feel any remorse. I learned that even though we’ve been friend since jr. high, it’s time to let that friendship go and go our separate ways. I don’t regret any of it. I learned to forgive. But of course I won't forget what she did.

I love how I meet people I went to school with in high school but don’t meet them until after we graduate. I’ve met awesome people this past year that went to my high school, but I never saw them during my 4 years of schooling. And also I love how I loose touch with friends from jr. high and high school, but this past year, I reconnected with quite a few of them. Mostly thanks to myspace.

I learned that I have an addictive personality. I tend to get addicted to things and it’s not pretty. I gave up myspace for 40 days to fix this addiction. It only made it worse. After 40 days, I needed a fix and now I’m on there almost all day.

I learned that with good friends, time passes by faster then a speeding bullet while you are together, but among each other it feels like it stood still. I am so blessed to have great friends that I love sharing my rapidly passing time with them.

I love how whenever I get together with my God Sister, whom I’ve known all my life, we always reminisce about the past. And the one memory that we always share is when we were growing up we would jump on the bed and my sister would always end up falling off the bed. My sister hates that memory, but we love reliving that memory in our heads. I love how my sister would get mad about sharing that memory that she would share a bad memory of each of us.

I learned that Marilyn Monroe’s quote “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything” is true. I was once head over heels over a guy that I didn’t realize I was neglecting my girlfriends. And I’m so impressed how mature they handled it that they were easily forgiving when we ended our fun. And I learned my lesson to never let a guy come between my friends and me, no matter what. Unless he’s super hot. No I’m just kidding.

I learned that I can burn and also get a tan. I got my first sun burn this past year. I was shocked! But I deserve it, since I was out in the sun for 6 hours without any sun block.

I learned that blood does run thicker then water. To everyone, I only have one sister, but to me, I have over 30 brothers and sisters. My cousins mean the world to me. We all grew up together and saw each other many times a year. Going through many guy problems this year, my cousins were my rock. Especially my cousin K, who experienced the same break up as I did. So in conclusion, guys suck! No I’m just kidding. Just the one’s I meet.

I learned that hard work does pay off. How many 21 year olds can say they have a bachelor’s degree? Even though I hated my major more then I enjoyed it, I am glad I stuck with it and was able to graduate at 21.

And one thing I learned since turning 21, never mix your drinks. I learned that the hard way. It makes me more nauseous then a pregnant woman. And my memory is worse then an Alzheimer’s patient. And to also have enough food in your stomach before you drink. Nothing is worse then throwing up stomach acid.

I’ve experience so much this year and through each experience I learned valuable lessons along the way. Life is all about lessons where you learn from them and I did learn a lot. I’m very grateful for the loves of my life for helping me through everything and for sticking with me. I know I can be a handful, especially when I’m drunk. But I am only 22 and the night is young. So let’s go celebrate and maybe I’ll learn something new.