IT IS NOW JANUARY 2015. I AM 18 YEARS OLD. SITTING IN MY BED IN MY DORM ROOM. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY WOULD I THINK I WOULD BE HERE? DOING THIS? HAVE I ACCOMPLISHED EVERYTHING IN 2014 THAT I WANTED TO?DID I LIKE THE WAY 2014 PLAYED OUT?
Before coming back to school I went through my old notebooks, before packing my new ones (which I love and are suppper pretty, by the way). I looked back to the first thing written in my favourite one. I wrote in it on the first of January of 2014. I was writing about how I spent New Years alone, sick in bed just as I had many New Years before.I wasn't sad per say, I just hated that New Years had become so unnoteworthy. (I do remember one year I was sick, but my parents had made me pizza pockets and had got me the new season of bones, and I was perfectly happy bringing in the new year that way.) As I sat there reading my old notebook, I realized how much had happened in 2014. How even though New Years had been unnoteworthy, 2014 was not. 2014 brought many new exciting scary things. So many things changed in one year. My one cousin made a commitment for life to another person. I moved to Orillia. A lot has happened in 12 months. So this post will be an overview of 2014. The ups and downs.
- I was officially a supervisor at Shoppers
- I was Student Council President
- I represent my school at senate
- I freaked out about school and had to be talked down by my wonderful brother
- I FINALLY picked a university... one I wouldn't have even visited
without the loving push from my grampie. - I became captain of my rugby team and won the coaches award (something grade 9 Shania would have never thought would happen)
- I was hurt the worse I've ever been hurt by some people who were really close to me
- I realized who truly mattered in my life to me
- I fought for and planned the first ever Senior Week in history at TISS
- I went to prom, and felt beautiful
- I went to my first ever field party involving drinking
- I took care of my very inebriated friends for the first (but probably not last)time
- I pushed and punched two people in one night to protect my friends
- I graduated and won multiple amazing awards
- I watched two of my favourite people in the world tie the knot
- I was a bridesmaid with one of my best friends and once again felt absolutely beautiful
- I drove to Orillia all by myself
- I got lost.. and found my way by my self (only like two..maybe three phone calls to daddy)
- I saw Blake Shelton in concert with some of my favourites(courtesy of my brother)
- I made the big move to Orillia, up and down 7 floors of stairs
- I started university
- I met some wonderful friends
- I learned to dance from my grampie at the plowing match
- I ate so much yummy applesauce
- I missed my family and friends more than they know
- I was told hurtful things but a bad person
- Once again I was reminded of who truly mattered in my life, and how much I love those people
- I got my paper put in a media show
- I did great in all my classes and finished my first semester of university
- Of course I made some funny faces, laughed a lot and had some fun.
- I forgave and reconnected with a lost friend
- I watched my aunt ring the bell after her last round of chemo (go auntie B)
AND MOST IMPORTANT....
I convinced my gramma to surrender to the life and love of red plaid.
So overall 2014 was a great year. Thank you all the people that made it great. Yall know who you are, and I love you guys! HAPPY 2015!! Lets make even better!!
