Whoa! I am so honored to now have my own blog on Northwestern Voice. I am constantly eagerly awaiting the next issue so I can see who i recognize, whether the are a part of my past, a part of my present, and wondering if they could possibly be part of my future.

Speaking of people of my past. My mind has been wondering recently. With the end of the year being just a week ago, it is yearbook time, my FAVORITE part of the school year. However, this year, I found myself fingering through a yearbook from the past.
It was my 5th grade yearbook. Wow, right, but remember I am 16 and 5th grade really DOES seem like a long time ago. Just think, how much did your own life change from 5th-11th grade?
I read where all my best little friends signed it saying "BF4EVER" or "Dont ever chang" and the greatest is when a little boy put his name and number and that's all. I laugh reading all the spelling errors, grammar problems, and horrible kid handwriting. But what saddens me, is the change of it all. Only one of those friends I called my best friend then, is still my best friend now.
The others have gone their separate ways. some are part of the clique sports teams, some are "emo", some dropped out of school, some are becoming young mothers, and others have just drifted away.
It bothers me. It bothers me that in some of those lost friendships, words were left unsaid and the wrong things were actually said...
i miss those friends. and i miss that innocence we all held not only in our spirits, but in our thoughts and minds.

sometimes it's hard to look back at all the things that have changed, who you lost along the way, and how much of it is your fault.