School's almost over...wait, what!?

There's no possible way.

It cannot be true that my sophomore year is coming to a close. Like, are you kidding me? Time is starting to fly by faster than I ever imagined, and I can honestly look back and say this school year I have grown and changed more than ever before.

Towards the end of the year (December) I found out what true friendship is, and who I have that is true. I was hurt and broken, but have slowly been put back together. Now looking back, it still hurts, but I've grown up so much because I realized life isn't always rainbows and unicorns. Sometimes people you love hurt you more than they'll ever know. Sometimes you just have to learn to forgive, but sometimes it's too hard to forget. Sometimes the people that helped you get off the ground when you were knocked down are the most important.

In January, I had an absolutely incredible Sweet 16. It was everything I've ever dreamed of. So many people I love were there, and I loved catching up with them all. I had the perfect decorations, the perfect dress, and the beyond perfect cake. Apparently the food was pretty fantastic too. (I was too busy socializing to eat any.)

February was kinda dreary, as I remember. My friends went through a whole lot of crap during that time, and I was the lucky one this time around. We did have some group therapy though, which always seems to improve the situation.

To be totally honest, March isn't really in my mind as important...I'm sure things happened, but nothing earth-shaking.

April sure was an interesting month. I started to fall for this amazing guy, Nick, and the crazy thing is, he started to fall for me too. (You guys remember me talking about Monroe? Nick is his best friend, and Monroe kind of set the whole deal up.) I went to a mission trip in Jackson over spring break, and that was incredible. I loved growing closer with VAULT and serving God with all of them. I officially became a VAULT student leader :) Blake had a super fun 14th birthday party, with a giant inflatable slide. Nick officially asked me out that night, and things have been magical since then.

May brought craziness, the Drama production actually happened! I still am in shock we pulled it off last minute. Because literally, our dress rehearsal that night was horrible. So many people I love came to see me! My family; Brittany, Jake, Mrs. Melanie; Heather, Katelin, Mrs. Marilyn; Sarah, Courtney, Ronni, Hailey, Megan, Andrew, Monroe; Amber and Zakk; Nick, Cristen, and Daniel. It was quite amazing to see all of those people.

So, exams are about to start and my 4.0 is teetering on how well I do...pray for me. Math is going to kill me. Oh yeah, still working on getting my license...lame, I know. Hopefully this summer I'll have it so I can drive myself (and Blake) around. I've been really tired lately, mainly because everyone I talk to late at night is nocturnal. If Monroe didn't permanently destroy my sleeping schedule, Nick definitely did. But it's okay, I wouldn't change one thing.

Speaking of...if you know me, then you know how I always say that teenage relationships are stupid. I don't like when people date for fun, because I think it's immature and you just end up getting hurt. So some people have asked me why I'm dating.

Every teenage couple may say this, but I honestly believe it's true for Nick and I-- we are different. The number one thing is that God is the center of our relationship. We both think that most teenage dating is pointless and shallow, and we both have strong opinions. Our relationship is based on Jesus Christ first, and secondly friendship. I think that qualifies us as different. So yes, I still think teenage relationships are pointless, when they're based on physical attraction and animalistic instincts alone. Mine's not, so I think it's different.

So I'm most definitely serious about this relationship, just so you know. But like I said before, our number one priority is keeping God first.

On another note, I'm soo ready for summer, baby!

Xoxo,
Jordan