Am I the only person who feels as if things are going by way too quickly? I mean for God's sake I've been coming to Tio and Tia's house in the Bue Ridge's for like six years now. And I've known Catherine and Shannon for almost the same amount of time; over 5 years.

You know, it's interesting watching us all grow up together. Catherine, you've grown from the young, frivolous girl, obsessed with horses and Christian Anderson (or whatever his name was), to a thoughtful and deep thinking young woman, who has the wisdom to accept herself for who she is, and be around those who accept her too. Shannon, you've matured from the self-concious girl, with a conflicting inside and shy outside, to this beautiful example of a self-assured, outspoken young woman who can pretty much go anywhere she feels like and knows she looks good. And feel good too.

Me? I don't know. I feel as if I've always been the same. But I suppose I've changed too. I know I've grown on the outside (no sexual innuendo intended); gotten taller, pimplier, and at the same time more assured and happy about how I look. But on the inside... I guess I'm more thoughtful of other people. I, think about bigger things, and set goals for myself that I think I can handle. I control my anger a lot better. I'm a better person, I guess. I might still be a little vain, but in truth I act pompous and egotistic because it's fun, not because I really care. I've gotten a reality check, I suppose you could say. I've gone from being a protege in a small elementary school, to a talented child in a medium middle school, to being moderatly smart in a big high school. Sure I'm still the over achiever, but there are more people like me now, so I guess I'm not that special anymore. And that's a good thing.

Anyways, things will always keep changing. And though it seems like the Earth will continue to spin around the Sun, it saddens me to think that both the Earth and Sun will both die someday. But it also makes me happy to know that, well... I'm not sure. I don't really know actually. But maybe that's one of life's journeys, discovering what truely makes us happy.

Catherine, Shannon, I hope you guys are having a great Spring Break and I hope you guys know, that even though I go on these trips for weeks and months at a time and I don't call or anything, I"m still thinking of you, all the time. In short, I love you guys. And I hope we get 50 more years to grow with each other. (But I have to die first). :-D Happy Easter!

P.S. And just so she doesn't feel left out, I wanna give a special shout-out to Maya. Hi Maya! Sorry I didn't include you in this note, but alas I've only known you for two years. Happy Easter anyways!