semester's end...

it's december something and i've...turned 21, had an amazing job, made amazing grades, found out i have to have surgery again, had to quit my amazing job, realized i have too much stuff, learned more about myself, gotten a jackson-madison county library card, gotten a daughter that has stayed at lambuth-not gotten married-and been amazing, missed my family, been stressed to the max, gotten a work-study, wrapped presents, printed and cut out pictures for a new picture mug, lived-laughed-loved, been forced to grow up a little more, painted something, missed camp, done ropes, wasted time, been productive, re-organized things, gone to tunica and wasted money at a casino, been loved, felt like crap, realized i can't graduate on time, registered for 21 hours, stayed up to 3 am with katie laughing and recording things about the gilded age, missed my ginger friend, met some pretty cool youth, wished i could grow up a little faster, figured out what i want to do with the rest of my life, been crafty, been irresponsible, learned to cook some pretty good meals, made a mess, stopped to smell the roses, enjoyed life, hated stupid drunk people, enjoyed the no smoking ban, played rock band, been to wal-mart too much, not worked out like i said i would, yelled, cried, laughed, wished, hoped, prayed...