man yesterday i finished my christmas and december birthday shopping. i love getting it done early, so i can sit back and relax for the rest of december. i still have to get an anniversary present for chris, but that will come after christmas. i cant believe its going to be a year on january first! its really crazy i guess, high school kids going out for a year. hopefully we will stay together forever, but you cant say what the future will bring. i love chris so much. how could i spend almost every day with him for a year without loving him? im soooo excited for the holidays! its gonna be a blast. im glad ill be 17 too. somehow after being one age for a whole year, the next number seems so much older. its ridiculous, but i cant lie, im excited to be turning 17. today is so busy!! i have to tutor someone in "espanol" and then go straight home, unload the dishwasher (my mom complained about it this morning) and head right to work. plus my mmom is taking a car, so unless my dad is home, i will have to walk. crazy crazy stuff. haha its hilarious how excited and enthusiastic i am about life now, considering i was severely depressed earlier this fall. i love it. its so much better.