First Semester Wrap-up

Friends, family and random strangers, this is it: my last post of 2011!  Not to be cliche, but I really can't believe how fast this year has flown by.  It's had its ups and downs, but I'd say it's definitely ending on a high note.  I graduated high school, said goodbye to my sister, and finally ended up here in Sioux City.
There's a lot I want to say in this post, so I'll just start throwing it all out there!  (In the form of a bullet-pointed list, of course.)

• I'll start off with some sad news.  Some of you may remember that my roommate and I had a pet apple named Amelia that sat outside our door.  She was sort of like a guard dog.  You could call her a guard apple!  Anyway, last night, in a tragic affair, Amelia was kidnapped by one of our neighbors and stabbed until she turned into apple juice.  When her corpse was finally returned, my roommate and I took a couple of our most loving neighbors outside for a funeral at the dumpster.  Rest in peace, Amelia.
• On another sort of bittersweet note, I just finished my last science class ever.  Science and I haven't always had the best relationship, but we definitely worked it out in the end.  So long, biology!  You will be missed.  Kind of.
• I am very proud to say that one of my closest friends here in Sioux City is getting married on December 30th!  I'm so incredibly happy for her, I wish her all the best, and I can't wait to hear all about the wedding when I get back from Christmas break.
• This week, I say goodbye to a handful of my neighbors.  It's sad to see all of them leave the school, but there's one in particular that I'm going to miss the most.  I wish her nothing but happiness in the future, and I hope her wedding is absolutely magical.  :)
• While I'm going to miss all my friends here in Sioux City over break, I'm super excited to go back to Minnesota and spend time with my friends and family again.  I'm looking forward to seeing a basketball game and a Christmas show at my high school, as well as playing plenty of Rock Band with my best friends!
• And finally, thanks a million to my mom and dad, who got me a giant package full of popcorn, candy and other delicious snacks to help get me through finals week.  

Also...if you're wondering what song I've been singing and dancing to all day, click here!  It's a random one, but what else would you expect from me?

And that's just about all I have to say for this final post of the semester!  But before I sign off, let's all raise our glasses this Christmas and toast: To 2011.  To Amelia.  To biology.  To marriage!  To good neighbors.  To the 651.  To parents who spoil us just a tiny bit.
And to Sioux City.  :)

[Check back in January for chapter two of A Taste.]