Dearest 2010, (part one)

You were a year that brought change. You were a year that brought me down, brought me back up, became the epitome of a roller-coaster. You made everything in my life amazing at times, but then brought me back to places I didn't want to go. So, in honor of it being 2011, I feel necessity to pay respect to you and talk about what all went down

Friends: While I still lived on campus at USC, I had basically no friends near me. Ya, I had friends that were from work or those that lived near campus. But, once my roommates became workout and all night study addicts, I was screwed. Well, there was only Marques, but he rarely left his room! I may have become reclusive, but, I was more focused on my studies than anything. I'll get to how this affected my studies later

Come summer time, I was more focused on working and then the mission trip than anything. I would enjoy the nights out with friends at the local bars and such in Irmo, but past that it wasn't much of anything. I think the best nights were times I spent with friends just doing almost nothing.

Once I moved into my apartment downtown, my work friends were a lot closer. Plus, a lot of times I'd go to parties or host them, since I was downtown and away from campus. The best part was being able to just sit around and just chill before going to football games. Some of my best memories were hanging around with friends and just enjoying football season. Tailgating in the cold was not a great idea!

Love: If any year was not mine for any consistent relationship, 2010 was the epitome of that concept. For me to have a stable relationship wasn't seeming to be an attainable idea. After five tries, things never did work out for me.

Ya, ya, ya. Call me a man ho or whatever you want. The five ladies listed were from August through December of 2010. Two were just one time flings that I partially regret. One was one where I thought we would be a great couple, but it didn't turn out. One is a friendship that teeters on the ledge of more daily it seems. Another was one that was a relationship that lasted a couple of weeks but ended miserably for me.

So, that's part one of my letter to you 2010. I've got more for you. Specifically, I've got my thoughts on money and family. For now, here's one of my favorites songs in 2010 for whomever reads this

Song of the post: "Afterlife"-Avenged Sevenfold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRNdveLnJI

You can thank Josh Schultz for getting me addicted to these guys