boy...what a summer. it went by so fast.

but who says it hasn't been life changing...i haven't said that. have you?

lets recap:

Best Things That Happened:

• Friggin Rees Kidder came home from michigan
• Noises Off, i made many new friends
• I conqured like five fears in the course of two days.
• Matt and I got closer just because we talked about one thing and missed each other a lot.
• My sister and i started talking more.
• My mom and i don't fight as much anymore.
• I got closer to William just by that one phonecall i gave.
• Meghan and I solved our biggest problem in one night.
• I memorized my marching music in a day which is a record.
• I actually WENT job hunting like i promised (even if i didn't get a job)
• I got random visits from crystal and tiffany
• my parents told me i'm getting a car
• my grandma came to visit
• i spent a LOT of time with my dad and i never get to anymore.
• meghan constantly kidnapped me. tee hehehehehe.
• visits to sara feeley's house
• I got to see Rachel more often than i do.
• went to youth group
• i got a LITTLE better at the saxaphone than i used to be.
• H appreciates me
• BAND friggin CAMP!
• i made so many new friends it makes me so happy
• went to natalie's birthday party
• I figured out i can sing friggin opera
• I became friends with someone i was once enemies with. kind of.
• I fell in love for real for the second time in my life on the rainiest day of the summer. and that's just COOL.
• I became so pumped up by band camp that i know this year will be AMAZING!!!
• The flute section hasn't fought once yet: that's a friggin record for us.
• we have a GREAT flute section
• i matured a WHOLE WHOLE lot.
• I gained ten billion times more confidence in myself and how i look
• and I became more individual and ready for the world.

The Worst Things That Happened.

• Rees moved to phoenix.
• my sister and mom fought....a LOT.
• my dad had the worst father's day in history.
• I made the worst choice in the world. even if things are ok now.
• I figured out i might have heart problems.
• I gained all the weight i lost from marching band back and that's why i might have heart problems.
• i fought too much with my parents and my sister.
• i was REALLY mean to tony.
• for a while there cengiz and i didn't talk much at all.
• cengiz left without saying good bye to go to Turkey. bum.
• I experienced heartbreak for about twenty minutes..
• for about two hours i didn't talk to anyone because of something i won't say.
• and that's about it.

What I Learned This Summer.

• When you look up from a situation that's dragging you down in the mud, you can always be pulled out by the angel standing before you.
• Miracles can happen on any day of the year, even if it's raining.
• Life is not all fun and games, but that doesn't mean you can't fit them in once in a while.
• A smile on a cloudy day can bring out the sun for anyone.
• Love conquers all.
• I learned what true love really is. for the second time. in my life. and it's a new kind. hah.
• Honesty, though it can hurt, can mend any situation
• Friendship is a gift that after being opened, can never break. if it's truly unique. (which ours is)
• In the eyes of those you love, no matter what you are beautiful.
• Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.
• With God, anything can happen. (though i already knew that, it became more pronounced)
• distance doesn't matter, Love does.
• You will never forget something beautiful, no matter how far it goes.
• With hard work and determination comes rewards beyond human intellegence.
• A great enemy, can become an even better friend.
• Don't judge a book by it's cover.
• and most importantly: Confidence can create wonderful things.

My Hopes For This Year.

• Better grades than last year
• Superior with Distinction (or at least a superior)
• Becoming a more dedicated Band Nerd than I was.
• Many more new friends and memories.
• The Time Of My Life.

What I KNOW Will Come This Year.

• Better grades than last year
• Superior with Distinction (or at least a superior)
• Becoming a more dedicated Band Nerd than I was.
• Many more new friends and memories.
• The Time Of My Life.
• And something amazing will happen, miracles will come. something amazing will happen to all of us. I can feel it in my bones.

WE ARE JUNIORS

Good luck this year you guys, I love you all! We will be heroes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

legends beyond compare

we're writing history with every step we take!

love

nikki