Goodbye 2008

It is the last day of 2008 and what a year it has been for me. I have grown in so many ways, but I still have a ways to go. I am no longer the naive child I was in high school. I am still a loving, honest, and helpful person, but my eyes have been opened to the tricks of the world, and it would sound terrible if I said I was jaded, because I don't feel I am. I feel like I have learned what to look out for and also I see how much this world needs people to help others, be kind and loving. 2009 will bring me my nephew and my sister can't wait and neither can I! I have lost a lot these past few years, but I have gained so much as well. I know I've said this already once in an older post, but THANK YOU! To so many, my family for sticking by me and always being a foundation for me to rely on no matter what. To my friends, Kitty, Brittany, Caroline, Veronica, Katie, Lauren, Loren, R.J., you guys have always been there for me and continue to do so even though we are all off at our own schools and growing in our own ways. I say this all the time but I really mean it my family and friends are the most important thing to me, and I will do anything and everything I can to help those I love. This year I finally made the decision to have music as my living. It has not been easy for me, but my love for music fuels me everyday and reminds me how important music is to my life and how much it can mean to someone else if they have some to guide them and teach them. God gave me this gift and this talent how little or unremarkable it may seem to others it is apart of me and my life and I will not waste it. Another thank you to God for looking out for me and my loved ones this year. These last few years have been rough on my family and this year I feel the my family has become closer through losses we have endured. I have reconnected with you and I don't want to turn my back on my beliefs and the foundations of my life again. Tonight I will being truly celebrating New Year's Eve for the first time by going out with Gary. I have to say this too nPLEASE BE SAFE! I don't want to have wake up to only have another picture to put on my wall along with all my memories of you, so please be safe and have fun :). Goodbye 2008 what a year its been and I wouldn't change a thing! Here I come 2009! :)