I can’t say 2009 was the best year, but it was gooood. There’s so many new things I learned & experienced. All the new people I met, the people I got closer to, all the trials I had, impacted me all for the better. I think 09 was the year where I truly grew up & learned the most. There’s so many memories, I don’t know where to begin. How bout the beginning? I think that’s when I truly fell for my boyfriend at the time, because I was willing to go the distance just to see him. I went to Jaime Escalante for him! Ah, I remember the thrill of sneaking around my parents<$ DNA! Rube Goldberg(: Anne’s House! CUE! Noelyn’s House! Awh & sneaking around King with Kimmy<3 I remember the time when the power went out! HAHA, we were so scared. And Craig<3 he gave me special treatment, on the real. I got away with everything. Ah(; Hangouts afterschoool, McDonald’s, Fish Tacos, Point Dume, Pinkberry, PE Field, OUR SPOT[: ice cream truck, Angie’s house, walking Aloha home<3 walking to the library with Marvin & my liddo brother. Watching the guys play basketball. OUR SPOT by the basketball courts<3 Watching you during practice. Leaving notes in your jacket. Walking by your second period service(; Wearing your jacket when it was cold. Okay enough about you! (; HAHA. 8th grade activities! Class of 09<3 foreveeer yo! Graduation, ahhhhh. Griffith Park Pool with my bestest guys. Mall with my bestest guuuys. Starting highschoooool. Meeting tons of new people, starting freeesh. Riding the bus for the first time! Betraying my mom :P but worth it, for the best moments ever<3 the thrill of sneaking out! Burning my thighs! Shopping<3 Holidays(; first REAL heartbreak & disappointment from a guy. Real tears, real lies. Yes, I’ve realized. It’d be a lie to say I will never forget these memories. Trust me, I should know. Forgetting is something that comes naturally with time. But I think it’s safe to say, I never want to forget them. I’ve learned more in 09 about life than I have in my whole life. I learned forever is not something you can be sure of. At fourteen, you can’t really be sure of anything. In 09 I had my first one year long relationship, and honestly - it was worth every second of it. I learned so much about myself from that experience. Ah<3 last 2 months of this year weren’t as great as the rest, and you probably know why. But I’m going to focus on how to make ‘10 even better than ‘09. It’ll be a challenge, to not just let it pass me by. I need to grasp every moment of it, and make the most of every experience & trial that comes my way. I thank God & my bestfriends for being there every step of the way, even if they were sometimes the problem ;D I am Diamante Christa Cabrera, and this is my memoir of the year 2009.