Goodbye 2008...

So to go along with my last post, here are some memories that made this year FABULOUS:

*First off, realizing that things will change no matter how bad or hard you want them to stay the same
*Realizing that some people are NOT meant to be together, no matter how much you think they should
*Finding out who my true friends are -- thank you for sticking through with me!!
*Boys suck. Well, sometimes. :] Haha!
*No matter how much a boy make break my heart, I've got my awesome gal pals to bring me back up.
*Making new friends!! SHAHALA! :], my Spirit Days girls, classmates, etc...
*Playing momma to my Spirit Days girls .. but sometimes they need to learn those lessons on their own ..
*Going to more parties in the Fall [gotta love those Alpha men!] *LoL*
*Seeing my awesome roomie graduating in May .. and also one of my best friends. May graduation was saaaad and happy all at the same time!
*Decemeber graduation was even more sad! As my roomie would put it "All your chocolate men are leaving you!!" <-- Thanks Katelyn! Haha!
*Doing things that I NEVER thought I'd do ..
*Still sticking with my major .. Even though I didn't get into the program the first time, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for next year!
*Realzing that I am STILL in school -- but when I do graduate, I will be with 2 bachelors and an associates! Take that! :]
*Spirit Days. Enough said there! :] Oh the memories from the summer. Set up crew - students hitting on me while signing up at registration - Bon qui qui - Heeeeey. Just checkin on ya. - Waldo & Waldo's Brother - the "fake" boyfriends to keep me away from one guy, who I later ended up dating for a bit! - the UH-MAZING skit put on by our crew!!! Just flat out amazing summer!!
*Sometimes that crush can turn into a new flame. Experiencing that right now, and LOVING it.
*Seeing one of my best guy friends cross into his Frat. LOVE YOU ANTUAN & ABI! A-phi-A
*Meeting some awesome girls that I hope one day I can call my sisters! No worries my KDChi girls -- I'll be there in the Fall '09!!! [Never thought I'd want into a sorority so much!]
*Bridges did burn with old friends but new one have been built with some amazing ones!!
*3 hours of car tagging with 2 amazing loves of my life! Priceless. Shahala: one day we will get your car! No worries.
*Even though life can feel like a roller coaster - just hang on for the ride! :]
*The nights of having too much to drink and confessing things to a certain someone .. thank goodness for him being such a great friend!
*Mucho-Gusto-Cosmo-Cuddle time with an awesome friend .. who is a guy! :]
*Cooking for friends!
*Random night at Toby's with Abi and Pete .. sooo much fun!
*MSU Football games when Kalen would come to visit!!
*Homecoming
*Bonfire!! And the Alpha after-party with Fransico... oh blueberry, you make our lives fun!
*All the memories made in #421! Oh lord, if walls could talk.
*Chocolate river .. enough said. :]
*Fort Worth Zoo with Michele, Luke & Shahala. Soo much fun! "But mom - we want to see the lions!!" "You've just been pished!"
*Going to AlphaPollo with Katelyn and having such an eventful night! Guys qawking at us on the steps, McAlisters, random guy coming into the apt, hanging out the windom [literally], talking to guys while hangin out the window, becoming friends with the dancing drunk guy, goin to the After-Party with Antuan, then staying up til 5 in the morning. Then wakin up the following morning to flowers on my doorstep from Eddie. :]
*Surprise Valentines Day dinner from Eddie.
*Climbing into the school fountain .. hehe! :] We have pics to prove it.
*Going to the fair with Katelyn and acting like a kid again ... FUNNEL CAKES!!
*Traffic cones ... Enough said. :]
*Tiff getting into the Dental Hygeine program and celebrating . "I feel like Jesus!" <-- some people didn't find that so funny! Haha!
*Going to Krank It with Shahala and Michele and making new friends .. .haha! Those guys loved their pics being taken! haha!
*Celebrating my 22nd with Cassie and Cole @ Fast Eddie's playing pool and throwing back a few ..
*Painting the CCC with Franny and Michele ...
*Getting obsessed with Twilight and LOVING the movie! <-- thanks Shahala for that one! ha!
*Baking cookies for my frat guys who I love ... now, that's turn into a nice little side money for me! ha!
*Random road trips with friends ...
*Thinkin you know your friends and then you learn more and more about them everday.
*Having the most AMAZING roomie ever!!
*Stayin up 4 straight days working on a research paper -- with my awesome roomie! haha!
*Trying to brighten people's days with my laughter and trying to look at the positive side of things! [Not always the easiest! Haha!]
*Laughing so many times, at so many things, til tears come pouring down!
*Soo many memories that I would never trade for anything.
*Realizing that sometimes things get hard in life and we don't know why -- but as long as we have faith, we can get through anything with that and a SMILE! :]

I'm sure there are many, many, many more but these are the ones that stick out most in my mind. 2008 has been a great year and hopefully 2009 will be just as great, if not better!! Thank you to all my friends for sticking with me through my craziness! LOVE YOU ALL! :]

Hope everyone else had a great 2008 and wish you the best for 2009! Merry Christmas everyone and see you next year! :] Happy New Year as well! ]

Much love,
Bran

Oh what a year you have been 2008...

So I can't believe this year has finally come to an end. So many things have happened this year that I thought NEVER would and actually they have been nice little surprises. I did discover who my true friends were this year and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I'm glad that this year is wrapping up because I have a feeling that next year will be even better! :) :)

More will come soon -- however it's that time of the year that you just sit back and think what a great year it's been and how lucky we are with some things. Even though at times we wonder what the heck is going on with our lives, there are still those small things that make you smile and thankful that life is so unpredictable. :) :)

Too be continued...

Soo..umm.yeah..

Lately my life has been one curveball after another. It's like I'm living a secret life that no one knows about. It's exciting, don't get me wrong it's just that I would never imagine my life to be the way it is going now...just craziness. But good craziness.

Thanksgiving break was so nice. It was great to be home and just chill with the family and eat some uh-mazing food!!! Can't wait til Christmas now!!

So graduation is next Saturday and I have mixed feelings about seeing some of my great friends leave here. I'm happy they are getting out and starting their own lives but at the same time I'm going to miss them sooo much! It's going to be weird not seeing them around all the time. Or being up to just pick up the phone and be like "Hey come over.. I need a hug." But that just means that the next two weeks are gonna mean alot with those friends. I know that we'll stay in touch after they leave but you know how often people say that. I mean, heck, we all said that when we graduated from high school. And I barely keep in touch with them. But I know that I'll stay in touch with these friends. They mean alot to me and we've been through too much to just end it after they leave...

Can't believe this semester is almost over. Once again, Fall semester has proved to be another interesting semester. So much has happened and gone on that it has really kept thing interesting. I can't wait til next semester though. Spring '09 is going to be GREAT! :) I can just feel it.

Why do people act the way they do?? I hate how people think I won't find certain things out. It's very annoying and it's a quick way to burn a bridge with me. Random outburst, I know... But some people know what I'm talking about ...

Well I guess that's all going on for now! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break!! :) Much love to you all! :) :)