January
January was a new beginning for me. It marked the beginning of a new year - my graduation year - the beginning of a new semester at school, my last semester at high school, at that. Also, in the beginning of January, I found myself moving to a new house. Which really, the house was only up the street from my old one, but it's much nicer. On January 9th, 2010, the day that we moved, I found a letter in the mail. It was one I had been waiting for, but it didn't contain what I expected it to. Instead of containing my rejection to the University of Missouri, it contained my acceptance.
February
February was a blur of school and hanging out with friends. It was a blur of college letters and goodbyes that were looming only a few months down my path. I was ungodly close with Jesi and Alexa - which I still am. The three of us went to a concert at the Blue Note in Columbia, where I saw We The Kings for the third time. February also contained my first tour of Mizzou where I was actually a student, and I was beyond thrilled to be there.
March
March was spent much like February, a blur of being with Alexa and Jesi. I had a falling out with Malissie and Dennis, which was unfortunate but short-lived. Alexa and I both turned eighteen. Her birthday was spent with a day at her house, entertained by her little siblings and birthday cakes with candles that didn't actually say eighteen unless you counted. My birthday was spent at a writing convention, learning more about what I do best. It ended with a surprise party at Fiddlesticks, something my best friend had known about and kept from me. My eighteenth birthday also brought on a short lived trial in gambling, because scratch off lottery tickets were so much fun.
April
Not much happened in April that I can remember, or that was documented at least. Shopping for my prom dress was the highlight, the last bit of high school dances that I would experience. I got my tumblr somewhere around this time, which turned out to be a major time suck, and for awhile, it replaced the posts that were made here with easy, quick blogging. Most of what was rewritten of Eternity Will Never Be Enough was written during April, as well.
May
May was a blur, thanks to Graduation. It had one of the most defining moments in my life, as I walked up on stage and received my diploma. It was a day that made me sick to my stomach all day, but it was worth it. It also included my senior prom, and while not as incredible as my junior prom, it was fun to be with my friends and all dressed up. After graduation was project graduation, where we had a lockdown in the YMCA with a good majority of the senior class. Also, there was the first party that we've truly had at our new house, with all of our family here to celebrate my graduation.
June
Summer truly began in June. One of my good friends, Heather, left quickly for college only a few weeks after Graduation, but we all pulled together to give her a good birthday before she left. June also held my summer orientation for Mizzou, which included the first time I got to meet my roommate, Becky. Even at orientation, I was overwhelmed with love for Mizzou, something I still feel now. June also held the one year anniversary of a writing project I started with Madi - Eternity Will Never Be Enough - a project that is still going on in different forms (such as Drowning In Sunshine, Lifetimes From Now, and We Fall From Stars.)
July
July was a reunion. A reunion with my best friend for the first time in two years. It was the only significant, memorable thing. It was the first time I'd seen her in two years, and a week with her would never be enough. In a week, we went to Quincy and went to Bonkers. We drove to Columbia for shopping and walking around Mizzou, where I could show her my future home. We spent a day in our jammies and played the sims. We drove to St. Louis, spending a day at Six Flags with Mercedes. Also, it included the first concert I ever attended with my best friend, which was The Academy Is, Never Shout Never, Gym Class Heroes, The Veronicas, and Boys Like Girls.
August
August contained quite a few significant things. The first of which being my move to Mizzou. It was incredible, and terrifying. But it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, in fact it was wonderful. It was the first time I really felt at home in a school environment. It also contained the start of classes, which I absolutely loved - except my art class - all throughout the semester. Also, it contained the birth of my newest family member, Jaylee. The instant I first saw her, which wasn't until September, I was in love. Also, I saw one of my favorite bands, The Spill Canvas.
September
In September, one of my long time best friends - and sister - got married. It was also the mark of my first homecoming from Mizzou. The instant I got back from Mizzou, I couldn't wait to go back. Also, a lot of drama led up to the loss of one of my friends, Haley, and we haven't talked since then. Becky and I got close, and I got even closer with two other people from school - Kee and Jessica - who have come to be some of my best friends while I'm in school.
October
I started October off with a concert with Jessica. We saw The Decemberists at the Blue Note, and for the first time in my life I was against the barrier for a concert. Also in October, I got more active with Arts Advocates, a club that I'd joined in school, and became partially responsible for both a Homecoming banner and a Halloween party. I went as Luna Lovegood for Halloween to the party, and it was a lot of fun.
November
It's easy to say that November is always my favorite month of the year, thanks to a program called NaNoWriMo. It's a program that requires procrastinators like me to spend one month outside of their comfort zone and into a world where they're a novelist. Their job is to do nothing more than write a novel in thirty days. It seems like an easy task, and for me, this year it was. Throughout November, I joined in a writing group in Columbia that went through the NaNoWriMo program - which brought me closer to a new group of people that were just as crazy as I am. I won NaNoWriMo this year, the second in my career as a writer. But this year was different because it marked the first time that i actually wrote a novel.
December
December was the end of my first semester of college, which ended up with me having a 2.4 GPA. I spent a lot of the time catching up with being home, especially since I was home for a whole month. The first couple weeks of December were spent with me aching to be home. Which I've come to realize is weird, because all I really want to do is go back to Mizzou. Well, not all, because I love being home and with family. It also contained reconnecting with my best friend Alexa, who I hadn't really seen since before I left.
Last Song of 2009 - Hot Mess - Cobra Starship
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