A Lifetime in Two Months

Something wasn't showing right in the original post so here is the updated version. This was originally posted in January 2010.

It seems the winter holidays are times of change and yet I still cling to old tradition as if it were the edge of a high cliff. My hair is short, my room is painted and and my next 3 months will be spent in a foreign country. To say I've become a bit bolder these past months would be an understatement. As I slowly feel my eyelids drooping my mind rests on what I've accomplished in 2009 and what potential 2010 has to offer.

In this past year I have:

1. Created a portfolio of my amateur photographic adventures.
2. Met a new friend from another country.
3. Learned more about myself, which is ongoing in these teenage years.
4. Sang in the National Ballet of Canada's Nutcracker and met some lovely people who were a part of the production.
5. Read some very special books that are now close to my heart.
6. Watched my little brother grow up another year which is always rewarding.
7. Remembered a Grandad, almost lost an Oma and gained a cousin.
8. Finally figured out that Blue from Blue's Clues is a girl.
9. Kept a diary for a substantial amount of time.
10. Welcomed a little furry addition to our family, Ollie.

It seems to me that 2009 was a year well spent.