Thinking back to this same time last year is crazy. I was in such a different point in my life. I was finally no longer a freshman, I had friends that I thought I would be friends with for the rest of high school, I didn't drive, had no job, I hadn't earned the trust my parents have for me yet, I was more naive, but I wouldn't quite say I'm any smarter now. I guess last year I thought I was in this bubble, where everything was perfect, and it'd stay that way for the rest of my time in high school. Boy was I wrong, I'm in a different place in life. A total 360.

Who have I become?

That's still a question I've been asking myself daily. Is it better or worse than what I was before? Have I grown as a person? Have I made the right choices to get me where I am now? I still have another year left before college. I can't look back at my past year and remember any of the nights where I stayed home, I've made memories that I never want to forget. I think that has a big part in what has shaped me. New experiences, new mistakes, all in a year? Hard to absorb.

It's just hard to believe how so much has changed in one year. Everything was so different.

It's that time of year. I've been dreading going back to school since the day we got out for summer vacation. Best summer of my life? No, not in my book. It was a good summer though, made a lot of money, and a lot of new relationships have been formed. I can also say I've crossed a few things off my bucket list. I also got a perm! Crazy, I have curly hair now. I've officially put 2,000 miles on my car this summer and I haven't even left Macon. Today though, was the day I had been avoiding even thinking about, orientation. It reminded me of how I have to deal with the ignorant people at my school, but it also reminded me that I get to spend more time with the genuine people I have in my life. My schedule isn't bad, and I hope it'll be an easy year. So tomorrow morning, I will be up before the sun is to get ready and go to my Junior year of high school. Although it will be sad, it will also be a new adventure.

On a different note, it feels great to be blogging again. I forgot how much I need it to just write and get things off my chest. I had my laptop taken away majority of the summer, but ya know. That's a different story. For the time being, I have an odd urge to clean everything in sight. So I'm gonna go continue doing that. This song is a really good song to clean your room to.