I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. 2009 was just a blur. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in my parent's bedroom bringing in the new year (great way to bring it in, no? Bah.) And not only did 2009 just fly by, but I realize how much everything has changed in a year; how much I've learned, how much I've grown.

I've learned, that no matter how much you may want to, you can't stay friends with everyone you were once friends with. I look back at high school (mainly senior year) and I think about all the people I was close to and how I'd love to be close to them again, but I can't. I've changed, they've changed and the way we've changed made us grow apart. It's not that I dislike them or anything, it's just we're different people now. Anyways, your true friends stay with you through thick and thin and no matter how much time you are apart from them, you can always get together and act like you saw each other just yesterday. And your true friends are always willing to accept you for who you're becoming.

This is why I'm so thankful for Damon, Ria, Erin, Alyssa and Maria. And after 3, 17, 8, 5 and 4 years, they've proved their friendship to me. No matter how goofy I am, or what I wear, or how different I will be in five year, they will be there for me. For this, I love them.