A Review of 2010

     So I was looking at Tori's blog and I saw her recap of 2010 blog and thought that it was so cool that she and Leah had done one. I talked with her and she told me that I should do one so that we can all better get to know each other. I thought it was a great concept and hear it is now. It took me forever to find pictures (I am a VERY visual person so I LOVE PICTURES!), but it was actually really hard at first to remember what took place in the year 2010. I mean there were things that stood out immediately and other important things that I had forgotten. I wonder if that means that I am getting old? I hope not...it probably means that I just get too busy. I tried to take some of the most important events, but I actually really enjoyed this post so it's slightly lengthier. Well here is my version of the year 2010 (it's not in any order, because it was really hard to organize  and I added more stuff as I remembered things)...

1. I started off getting my braces off!!! (Finally!)

2. In January, I went to Ohayocon. For all you non geeks out there, it's basically an anime convention (similar to a Star Trek probably, but Japanese culture). I was pretty into it for a while, so we went down to Columbus and cosplayed (meaning dressed up like characters from an anime, for us it was Death Note), hung around the Convention Center, met some new people, hugged and took pictures with everyone, and PARTIED!

I was Light! It wasn't that bad of a cosplay...

We were all dressed up for this rave, with our characters on our t-shirts!

This was the last day and it was rainbow day, so we were each a color! And a random dude....

3. My family survived my little sister and her episodes, surprisingly enough. I even joined NAMI to help and learn more, took some classes, and did NAMI Walk with a lot of my friends (Meaning Kandi, Noah, Katie, Tori, Lexi, Sam, and my family)

4. I went to California over the summer to visit my relatives with my dad and my two sisters

5. I volunteered at Aurora Manor (Rehabilitation and Elderly home). I love it because they are always so happy to see kids there and they are really interesting to talk to!

6. Started IB! Lost any chance that I had at a normal high school experience and instead gained a lot of homework!

7. Started looking at colleges. Case Western Reserve University is my dream school! Other than that I am not sure where to go for Pre-Med/Forensics. I am excited though for college, but the task of finding the perfect one is daunting!

8. Went through the summer math program to get into IB. That was a major pain in the butt, but at least we all suffered together! =D

9. I worked on ACT's Zombie Prom over the summer, and it was definitely one of the best experiences of my life! The people were great! Although by the time school came back around, I felt like I had never left!

10. I took the APUSH exam in May...it sucked! I loved the subject and aced the class, but I got a 3 on the exam! I blame the Puritans and the irritating multiple choice question involving the Campbell's soup can! 

11. For my sixteenth birthday, over the summer, my mom somehow scrounged up enough money for the two of us to go to London! It was the best trip ever! I loved visiting England! 

Waiting for the Tube at Charing Cross Station (There was so much cool artwork in the Tube)

YAY CASTLE!! 

You can't go to London without participating in tea time! 

Noah, I don't know if you read these...but I found a picture of the food and thought of you so it's up here now! =D

And of course the classic guards that are so entertaining! ^.^

12. I joined a bunch of school clubs this year, like SADD club (Haven't gone to a meeting in a while though...), French Club, Science Olympiad (2nd year), Drama Club, Improv Club, Quizbowl, Stage Crew (My favorite!), officially a Tech Crew member, FMP, and I think that's it...yay business! 

13. I worked on the fall play Noises Off as the Assistant Stage Manager. 

14. Harry Potter came out!! I was so excited! Go Gryfindor! 

15. Went to some awesome parties, saw some old buddies that graduated, and stayed out late! Yay for getting older! =D

16. Dealt with some legal stuff between my family. 

17. Played some epic PSP games, but I'm scared to finish Final Fantasy's Crisis Core, because of the INEVITABLE TEARS! ='(

HE'S GOING TO DIE! 

18. I worked on Crazy for You, in March...here's a pretty good picture of Noah. Suffer Noah! :-P

Here's Noah...Tee-Hee-Hee 

19. Went to my first real concert, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus's concert with some friends and it was great!!! The crowd was really into the music and rhythm, and I wanted to go into the mosh pit, but I didn't want to risk getting hurt by the crowd. =(  

20. I was the Props Mistress and Crew Manager for the Wizard of Oz play for Harmon Middle Schoolers. It was definitely an experience...little kids are hyperactive and destructive. 

21. I had fun modeling for different friend's art projects and this one company...

22. I went to homecoming and had muchos amount of fun! 

23. I went to Tori's Sweet Sixteen Party as Lexi's date! (Shout out to Tori!) 

24. We all lost Kara to Georgia because she had to move! =(

25. I learned how to belly dance (thanks Suz!) and how to shoot a gun (thanks Nancy!). Both are great and belly dancing is a surprising workout, and shooting a gun is actually pretty exciting! 

26. Many funny epic moments occurred and I grew so much closer to all of my friends! It was a great year! 

     Wow! That was a lot longer then I thought that it would be! Sorry, just there was so many things that I had to include! I guess it's just a looksie on my life. I have high hopes for this year, but I am worried because of college stuff, SAT/ACT testing, and our Extended Essays. I do regret last year that I didn't get my temps...time passes to fast! I hope that this year will be just as great as last year and everyone who reads this enjoyed some of the embarrassing pictures!