You're all I got

Well, it's been some time.

I return back to michigan in a mere 5 days and I figure there is no better time to reflect on this past year.

It was amazing. Unbelievable. Challenging. Emotional. Heartbreaking. Encouraging. Life-changing.

As I sit here, almost done with my first year of college, there is so much to say. How do I sum up one year of my life that did more change to me than I have ever experienced in all 18 years of my life? It's like asking a man who just sky-dived to explain his feelings afterwards. It was scary as shit, fun as hell, and something I never saw myself doing until it was done.

I never pictured moving away to college and living on my own. For all the years I prided myself on independence, I never actually thought I would have to test myself. I have, and I passed with flying colors.

Yes, I still do need to call my dad or mom every so often and rant about my drama, but I know by now, my parents are my rocks, my heroes and I call them for the advice that I know I can count on and trust.

This year, I've experienced so much...

I got my heart broken by an asshole, only to find that through my tears, my true friends were there to wipe them away. By means of heartbreak and anger, I found friends that loved me, healed me, and helped me to understand that with every painful experience, there is something that will come out of it.

I found some of the best friends I've ever had in Madison, and while in no way will I forget about my friends from home, these "Wiscompton" loves of mine have taught me things about myself that no one else has made the effort to.

College is amazing. For those that have experienced it, I must sound like such an amateur, with only one year of college done with and claim to have learned so much. In all reality, I probably am naive. I know there is so much to learn, so much room to grow, so much change to make in myself. So, I guess with that said, only time will tell how much more change I will go through.

What I can tell you, looking back on my first year of college, is that it is something amazing. Something that has broken me down to nothing, only to build me back up to someone stronger that I ever was. I want to thank everyone who was a part of that. I want to thank my parents, my best friends--both in madison and back home, my classmates, my family and even the boys. Yes, the infamous boys. Because without all of those people, I would not be who I am today, someone that I am finally proud to be.

Thank you so much.