I’ve gone through a lot, both good and bad, within this past year. & So much has changed .. I seriously never imagined that things would be the way they are now. There are some things I wish I could take back or could have done differently, but what can you do - you live and you learn. Right? I struggled in almost every aspect in my life: family, friends, love, school, etc. I had a hard time coping with the stress and for the longest time, I forgot what it was like to be happy. I contemplated suicide and I never bothered to tell anyone .. I would cry and pray to God and I would ask Him to take the pain away. Even ‘til this day, the heavy burden never really lifted off my chest and the chaos in my life never died down. Although, I eventually accepted the truth: everything really does happen for a reason and I realized I was asking for all the wrong things, so instead, I began to pray more than before and all I ask of Him is to give me enough strength to get through each day. but regardless, even with all the messed up havoc, I’ve had my share of memorable moments and good times. & Summer of 2011 was most definitely one of the best ones yet. I feel like this year went by all too fast, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. 2011 has been good to me, but I’m ready for whatever that has yet to happen throughout 2012. Cheers to the new year. (: