So it’s a new year. I don’t normally make a big deal out of the year change (Hey, face it, it’s not like much happened between 11:59 on December 31^st and 12:01 January 1^st), but this time it’s a little different. 2010 is going to be big. I’m graduating- I’m turning 18! I’ll be an adult, I’ll be able to vote, I’ll go to college. This time next year, life is probably going to be very different from what it is now.

I’m not making resolutions, though. Que sera, sera. And I’m bad at sticking to goals anyway. I think I might have been, say, ten when I last made a New Years Resolution? That was because our teachers forced us to. Besides, I’m generally happy with myself- I don’t think I need to set goals to stay that way.

So on New Year’s Eve, instead of going to a party (like everyone on Facebook either seemed to, or was complaining about not being able to), my sister and I built a massive blanket fort in her bedroom. Which was pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. It was tall enough that I could stand up all the way in the main part (I’m not THAT short, either), and we even draped the whole thing with a big strand of white Christmas lights. And I maintain- and probably will maintain for quite some time- that Fuzz-Fuzz and I had a lot more fun than some of those people who drank themselves stupid last night. We even had the advantage of remembering our fort this morning. I’ll upload pictures of our fort for the blog when I can get my hands on my sister’s camera.

Oh yeah, and other holidays have happened too. I love Christmas vacation- it’s kind of one of the best things about winter (that, and snow days. Gotta love random days off, especially if you’re a senior (like me!!!) and don’t have to make them up at the end of the year.) We had a whole two weeks off, because of the enormous snowstorm that blew through the East Coast and dumped two feet of snow on us (Who else caught Snowstorm ‘09? Anyone?). I also finished my college applications and am 95.8% more relaxed now.

Christmas itself was good- I received (and bought for myself, thank you Borders gift cards!) lots of new books (I’ve recently developed a SLIGHT obsession with pretty and old books- my room is slowly turning into a small library), got a few new scarves, and what has become my favorite pair of shoes- my ZEBRA PRINT flats! And I always love spending time with my family. (Actually, my extended family on my dad’s side is kind of largish- I have 18 cousins, and quite a few around my age. And we all get along and stuff. Which is good.) Now, I’m headed back to my grandparents for New Year’s dinner, which as usual consists of sour beef and potato dumplings with red cabbage (In addition to being large, my family is very German.)

I was originally going to make this semi-thoughtful, but being thoughtful isn’t as much fun as being spontaneous and excited. Your normally-scheduled, well-thought-out programming will resume… next week. Toodles.