Last year I wished for everything to be exactly the same when I turned eighteen. Well inevitably that means everything changed, and I never would have believed how happy I am that it did. Some people left my life but even more amazing people came into it. I don’t know what changed but I don’t feel so alone anymore and I don’t feel a desperate need to fill some void in my life with boys. I know I lost myself in the middle of being seventeen and forgot who the truly important people in my life were, but they never gave up on me and I am so lucky to those people in my life.  I obviously made mistakes this year and trusted people I shouldn’t have. I learned the hard way that living in fear of regrets is just going to leave you with the most regrets in the end and that I should trust myself and my instincts above all else. But no matter what happened this year, I glad am I where I am. If I could wish for everything to stay the same when I turn nineteen I would, but inevitably everything will change again, I just hope it’s for the better.