That was me last year. Holding Canadian bacon. I'm sorry, I just can't find one with my face showing. I was going through a "oh my gosh don't you dare point that camera at me" phase (scratch that, I still don't like other people taking pictures of me, but that's because it usually involves trying to get 7 kids to smile simultaneously. Which is easy when watching Mr. Bean, but not so easy when looking at a camera for an hour.
Anyway, last year wasn't a good year, but it wasn't a bad year. I started taking classes online, with Regina Coeli Academy, and I met some really awesome people there. To be quite honest, it's awesome. I also joined a great youth group, and got good at butterfly, and other than that it was pretty boring.
And that's me this year.
2010 has made a huge improvement in my life, and it's also been a pretty crappy year. If that makes any sense.
I moved up a level in swimming (highest level available, yay me) gained like 15 pounds, which I'm not proud of but working on, and spent a week at the amazing Camp Ondessonk. I've made a ton of progress with my schoolwork (though I don't like my classes this year as much as I did last year) and hugely improved my taste in music and art. Its creepier now, but a lot more interesting. Also, I've been pretty depressed these past few months. My parents and I are drifting apart, and some of my friends, too, and I swear if I don't get out of this house soon I will strangle my little sister. I feel smothered. But I know that what's happening is hard, but it's not bad. It's going to build my character and make me stronger, even if I consciously avoid being left alone in a room with both my parents. I've made some hard choices, and I've given a ton of thought to some things that weren't that important to me a year ago. I feel like I'm starting to find my place in this world. And I must say, it feels good.
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