Another Year Come and Gone

These are all straight out of camera other than the water mark. :) I would have actually gone outside and taken these photos, but 16 degree weather sounded less than fun. :P

Another year has come and gone. Each year seems to go a bit faster for us, this year especially.

I'm hoping that 2015 will remain as good a year as this year has been. This may seem a bit vague, but I'll just say that 2013 was probably the worst year of my life for several reasons. I won't tell you those reasons, because most of them even my closest friends don't know.

You all have changed my life in a way that I thought it couldn't be changed. I have never been able to talk about my love of American Girl with ANYONE other than June. I think blogging has made me more friendly in a way that I never imagined. I'm very glad for that because I have been extremely shy for several years.

I also have become more free to express who I am. Before I started school this year, I kept my obsession with reading and 1D fairly quiet. This wasn't entirely on purpose, but none of my friends, other than a select few, knew about these things and wanted to share an interest. Blogging has allowed me to open up about what I love, even at school, and for that I'm very grateful.

I have a few goals for this year, although they are not very big.

• I want to improve my photography skills. I'm taking a photography class next semester, so I'm hoping this may aid in improving my photography skills. More often than not, they're fairly mediocre. 
• I would like to begin exercising more so that I can be ready to try out for my school's volleyball team. I have wanted to for several years, but I have never gone through with it.
• This seems like a silly one, but I would like to maintain a 4.0 GPA. 
• This one is also silly, but I would like to read more than 25 books this year. In 2014, I've only read 19 (and I thought I would be able to read 50 :P), and I would like to increase that number. 

I was inspired to do this post by Adi because she's so wonderful. You can see her original post here.

I hope you all enjoyed the photos and are making New Year's Resolutions of your own.

See you all in 2015!!
Additional Info:
Doll: Julie Historical
Camera: Nikon Coolpix S4300
Clothing: Top made by me
                Jeans from Julie's Meet Outfit
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