Someone once told me that these are the best days of our lives. And sometimes I think that they are right. With the exception of the absence of one of the Lights of my Day, I am striving to find new reasons to get out of bed, and I am finding them in my Diary. This is the place where I can 'Keep it Real' and I can let my emotions be apparent. Back to the person who told me this, I used to think that they were wrong, since we are on an emotional rollercoaster, one day our thoughts, hopes and emotions go one way, then the other. Dreams are shattered, Mirror Images of what we want to be are smashed. And yet, it is the joy in creating those images, the joy in special hours of creating our dreams. Those are the gifts that we, as teens, are given. That is what older people mean when they say these are our greatest years. It is in these years when we have the greatest ability to plan, to think, and to above all else, be ourselves. Conversation Of The Day: Me: So, if you break Chelsea's heart, you will have me, my parents, my family, and my really strong cousin chasing you down. Christian Girl: And if you leave this party, I will hunt you down. Marissa: Yeah, and kill you. Christian Girl: No, I am a Christian after all. Me: But there are worse things than death. Christian Girl: Oh yeah. Me: Maybe we should hunt him down together. Christian Girl: Sounds good to me. Donald: *Silence* ((This was from the Birthday Party of one of my friends, Chelsea. Donald is her Boyfriend, and we were warning him about breaking her heart....it was great fun!)) -Clo