reflection on 2023 and goals for 2024

In 2023 I did a lot. It was a good year. Here's the highlights in no specific order:

-I started dating my very lovely girlfriend on 2/12/23 <3

-I made some new friends out of town through music

-I attended and performed at the Reno Jazz Festival

-I had a wonderful time at the Alex G show in downtown Portland, met up with some old friends, and made a new friend

- I went with my mom and my girlfriend to see The Cure at the Moda Center. We were third row!! Robert Smith smiled at me!

-I went to Ashland to see Cake for my birthday! it was a really good show.

-I got a new kitten

-I performed in countless choir performances

-I had lead roles in two ballets; The Velveteen Rabbit and The Nutcracker

-I found myself and became happier. I gave up on social pressure and decided to be myself

That doesn't mean the year was all sunshine and rainbows for me. Here's a few of the shittier things that happened to me:

-I crashed my car 

-I went to countless medical appointments and specialists, with still no answers about my health

-I dropped out of highschool

-I fought with my mother a lot in the spring

-I spent a LOT of time in my room

Anyhow, with last year over, it's time to set my big goals for this year!

-Renew my driver's license

-Get a job

-Get my GED

-Start my med tech training

-Apply for colleges

-Fix my car

-Turn 18 (easy)

-Move out with my girlfriend

-Start college?!