18 Was A Good Year

18 was a good year....

I became an "adult" (legally, anyway!)
I experienced greater freedom
I bought my first lotto ticket
I got hooked on the X-Files
I watched every episode of the X-Files that is in existence
I watched both of the X-Files movies
I got into college
I performed in 2 high school plays, one of which I won an award for
I survived APUSH
I voted for Obama in a WA caucus
I went to an Obama rally and saw him speak
I did well on my AP tests
I graduated from high school with first honors
I went to Disneyland for the first time
I went to my last 6-day as a youth
I went to the X-Files movie premier
I became a freshman in college
I voted for President-elect Obama
I made new friends
I developed a better appreciation for home
I studied Shakespeare
I read approximately 15 plays
I performed in an instant play festival
I was the assistant stage manager for a play
I joined a sorority
I liked a boy...or two... or three....
I saw more snow than I have ever seen before
I finished my first semester of college with a respectable GPA
and... I had an absolutely amazing Christmas!!

18 really was a good year. I'm not ready for it to be over, but tomorrow morning at 4:41, I'll say goodbye to 18 and hit the ground running for the coming year as a 19 year old. Let's hope it will be as exciting and fun as 18 was.