Greetings, all!
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL 2019!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
It seems like only a few months ago that I was writing a
wrap-up post for 2017. Strange how time flies the older you get. What will it
be like when we’re grandparents, I wonder? We’ll blink, and it will be the new
year.
I had a challenging year, I will admit. Not my hardest,
certainly; but it was a tough one. I was told we were moving at the end of last
year; then in June we put our house on the market and had moved into our new
house by August. Then my dad quit his job and started seminary, and I entered my
junior year in high school. All of those changes happened within four months.
It was crazy, but good kind of crazy. XD
And now it’s time to reminisce about the past…
Big Events of
2018
Braces-Yup,
joined the ranks of teenagers with braces. It’s been great fun so far. *nods
seriously*
Sweet
Sixteen-I turned 16 this year! Funny, though…doesn’t feel much different
than being 15…or 14, for that matter. XD
Moving-Already
talked about this one. XP I must say though, I do like our new house. It’s only
a five-minute walk (or less, if you speed walk) to the library. :-D
Family
Camping Trip-Which you can read about here, if
you didn’t already. We took our first big camping trip as a family this year
and hit places like the Grand Canyon, Salt Lake City, and Mesa Verde. It was
AWESOME.
Kung Fu-At the
beginning of this year my brother and I were yellow belts in Kung Fu. Now, we
are green belt stripe. Which, if you don’t know what that means, is half-way to
a black belt!!! I am hoping to be a black belt by the time I’m 18. Let’s see
what happens!!!
Stories
Discovered in 2018
I read a
whopping total of 79 books this year, and am very unhappy that I couldn’t make
it to 80. Well, I have two days left; we’ll see if I can make it through
another before midnight on the 31st. XD
This year
I was introduced to some amazing books and movies, including (but not limited
to)
M.
Night Shyamalan Movies
(The Sixth Sense, The Village, Signs,
Lady in the Water, After Earth, The Last Airbender)
The
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (books and movies)
Ranger’s
Apprentice by John Flanagan
BBC’s
SHERLOCK
Fawkes
by Nadine Brandes
H.G.
Wells Science Fiction
(War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man,
The Island of Doctor Moreau, When the Sleeper Wakes)
The
Rithamist by Brandon Sanderson
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
(not
a story but still amazing) Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Solo:
A Star Wars Story
AND, we must not forget to give a eulogy to
the movie that broke Marvel fan’s hearts.
Music
Listened to in 2018
Here is
the link to my end of the year Spotify playlist. It has a good smattering of
songs from some of the genres and artists I listened to.
Your Top Songs 2018
Your Top Songs 2018
There were
a couple of songs that really resonated with me this year; and I listened to
them a lot.
Brave
covered by Peter Hollens
My
Immortal by Evanescence
We
Will Not Go Quietly by Epic Score
Whatever
it Takes by Imagine Dragons
Wanderer’s
Lullaby by Adriana Figueroa
Star
Sky by Two Steps from Hell
Rewrite
the Stars, This is Me, and The Greatest Show from the Greatest Showman
Soundtrack
Friend,
Please by Twenty-One Pilots
Burn
the Ships by for King and Country
Lost
Boy by Ruth B.
You could
say those songs made up my personal playlist for 2018. :-D
Written in
2018
The most
exciting thing with writing that happened this year was that I finished my
dystopian novella, Mission: Metal! I also started my pirate novel, Of Seas,
Silver, and Shipmates, and began brainstorming my sci-fi novel…the name of
which will be revealed in April of 2019…*winks*
I participated in Camp Nano in
July and NaNoWriMo in November (which I failed in devastatingly but it was fun
anyway XD). I think I’m sort of getting the hang of this writing thing.
Maybe…XD It’s been an awesome ride though.
Dreams for
2019
I’m
desperately hoping to go One Year Adventure Novel’s Summer Workshop Writing
Conference in June of 2019. I have about half of the funds necessary, and I
already have a family member willing to go with me. We’ll see!!!
Also, I’m
hoping to have three novels written and ready to edit by the end of the year.
Mission: Metal, OSSS, and the unnamed sci-fi novel. Now I have to go write this
goal down somewhere and tape it to my computer screen so I’ll remember. XD
And lastly
(this is kind of a stupid goal but whatever XD) I am determined to be able to
do the full splits by the end of the year. We’ll see how that goes. XD
Now it’s
your turn! What amazing stories did you discover this year? Did anything earth
shattering happen to you in 2018? And what are some of your hopes and plans for
2019?
I honestly
can’t wait for 2019. A fresh new year in which to dream, write, plan, hope, and
possibly…have an adventure.
But isn’t
life in itself an adventure?
Happy New
Year!!!
Moving is tough, and I totally get that. But my dad actually quit his job to go to seminary too for a year (it's been a while now, but those memories are still fresh) so if you ever need someone to talk to about all of that, feel free to hit me up!
ReplyDeleteThose books. Those movies. That picture of the Infinity War poster. *drools* ALL THE LOVE FOR ALL THE SHINIIIEEESSSS.
And hey, doing the splits isn't a bad goal at all! I always wished I could, and it took eight years of dance classes for me to be able to sort of do it...too bad I quit dance right after that point. :'(
Here's to a marvelous 2019 and many adventures! :D
Woah, I did not know that!!! Nice to know someone who's already been through this. XD Thanks!!! <33
DeleteYES AREN'T THEY AMAZING!!! <333
Ooh, yeah; that is kind of sad that you quit right after that. :-( I'm almost there though! About halfway. Working on it! XD
Yes! *raises imaginary glass* To a marvelous 2019!
2019 will be exciting! Happy early new Year's, MEM. :D
ReplyDelete-Quinley
Yes it will!!! Thank you, and a late Happy New Years to you!!! <3
DeleteSHERLOCK IS AMAZING! Okay, I’ve only seen the first episode, but GOSH DANG IT, THAT ONE WAS INCREDIBLE. XD
ReplyDeleteHave a great rest of 2018, MeM, and here’s to a great 2019!
YES IT IS!!! <333
DeleteThank you! <3 You as well.
HAPPY 2019!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2019 to you too, Gray!!!!! <3
DeleteHappy New Year!! I hope it'll be even better for you than 2018 and you'll experience lots of nice stuff :) Good luck with all your plans and dreams! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ann!!! <333
DeleteHappy new year! (very belated)
ReplyDeleteLooking like you have some awesome things happening! (YES. You totally have worked out this writing thing!)And I approve of your taste in music.
Good luck for this next year, you amazing person!
Thank you! (hehe, I'm pretty late too XD)
DeleteYes! I do! (haha, thanks!) Why, thank you. *bows* XD
Thanks!!!!! <333 You too, Jess!
All the gifs are epic, btw. Sounds like 2018 was a pretty good year for you! Its hard to believe that its in the past-tense now. o.o
ReplyDeleteIs the Peter Hollens cover of Brave the song by Sara Bareilles? I just discovered that song . Its really good. :)
You read Dracula. Wow. How... how was it?? *shudders*
XD Thanks! It was! I KNOW!!! :-O
DeleteI think so??? Maybe??? I like his version. <333
(I haven't actually finished it yet...sshhh...XD) So far it's great! One of the best well written books I've ever read. :-D A little creepy, but great.