2005 was a hard.. hard.. hard year for me... full of personal challenges. It was probably the hardest year I had to deal with.
School got harder, and time management just seemed impossible. I even started to slack off, and boy did it show! Good thing it didn't show that much =) Work was taking up a lot of my time because there was a point where I was working 2 jobs... why I did that? I have no idea, but that's why I quit my first job... ohh Hollister, thanks for the $$$ haha, most especially the big $$$$$$ I received last month! I even had NO job for about a month or month and a half, and that was the worst for me. I was more irritable because I had NOTHING to do.. especially since it was summer vacation.. there was no school to keep me busy!
My family started giving me a hard time for not being around as much anymore. It's not that I didn't want to, but going to school full time and working just about full time, left me no time for myself or anyone else. I also think that it's hard on my mom seeing me actually grow up... but she can't hold on to me forever. So I think this year is going to be another challenging one trying to show my mom that I need my space. There was also that unnecessary family drama and the stupid crap my mom had to deal with... letting go of my Mama and Papa and realizing that they were going to be living in the Philippines =( The first time in my life being away from them for more than a week! But it was another good year with my family because of my beautiful baby sister and cousins. Life would not be the same without them. I also experienced getting drunk with my older cousins... and that's FUN too! haha. Friends.. nothing challenging with my friends this year. It was a challenge trying to hang out as much as we all used to, but the little reunions, dinners, etc were good enough. Those little "events" made me realize that I can go years without seeing any of them.. and it makes no difference. So thank you friends for making 2005 easier for me! I even made some new friendships, so yay to those too! I also enjoyed experiencing some "first" 21 moments with my beloved girlfriends!
Last but not least.. my relationship. This relationship went through sooooo much this past year.. but it was a lot of outside things that made it challenging. From one of us being 21 and the other not, working and not working, school and no school, conflicting schedules, not knowing how to prioritize, and other [stupid stupid] people... There were so many times when I felt like giving up, but good thing I didn't. These past couple months have been so great. We both learned to just relax and to stop stressing each other out because losing the other person over a stupid petty fight is not worth it. We finally got our much needed vacation (thanks to Jay and Bung) and we're continuing to build on this relationship that I think is a blessing from God. We're not perfect and we probably never will be... but this year is most definitely going to be different. I learned that a few days of fighting shouldn't make us forget the 9 wonderful years we've shared together... 1.5 years of just liking each other, 2.5 of being together, 2 years of not being together, and 3 being back together. Holy crap, 2007 will mark an entire DECADE!!!! I love you!
So with all of that said. hello 2006! I know that you will be very good to me because you've blessed me with a wonderful family, friends, and boyfriend. Also because I will be turning 21 in 76 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watch out, this is my year!!
