Happy New Years to all! Unfortunately for me it is a tough one to start out with. I have been under a whole lot of strain and pain recently. I have been sick since a few days ago but will hopefully get better in the next couple of days. I have a stuffy nose and drowsiness. I probably caught it from someone at the recent NYE Party. Whew it was a good time to see everyone again. I haven't seen anyone in so long so it was good to catch up with everyone again. But I have been thinking a lot and decided to write the Top 10 Thoughts of 2012.

1. Switching Majors- I finished Freshman Year of College and First Half of my Sophomore Year doing Music but decided that it just honestly wasn't my full passion. I decided to switch to Social Work and Minor in Music instead because I felt it was something I was more fit to do.

2. Tour with the Orchestra- I went on a tour with the Orchestra and a ton of the other Music Ensembles at my school at the end of the Spring Semester back in May. It was overall a great time and even till this day I treasure a ton of moments about it.

3. Getting rid of Toyota Camry- We had to get rid of my old car because it was getting beat up and tons of other personal reasons. It was sad for me and I miss it every once in a while but I am glad I drive my mom's car. I don't really need a car in College at least till Senior Year.

4. Going Down The Shore- I went to Seaside Heights one great and awesome weekend back in July. I went down there with my High School Class and had a great time partying and chilling during the day. I of course had a pleasure of acting A Cinderella Story Scene for them. That was going to be the last time I ever saw any of them for a long time. It was also going to be the last I ever saw the Shore as it was wrecked by Hurricane Sandy months later.

5. Joining Men's Ensemble- I was singing in a Choir again first time in many years. I haven't sang in one in so long and I surprisingly sang well though not perfect.

6. Learning Bass and Cello- I took Strings Class this past Semester at College and learned how to play Bass and Cello. The way it functions was really different than Viola and Violin.

7. Bringing my Grades up- I did so much better in my classes and it was really so much better than ever. I pulled my GPA up and I know it shall hit a 3.0 by the end of this year.

8. Being Off from Classes at College- Hurricane Sandy unfortunately struck this year and managed to put a blackout/power outage to all buildings except for the dorms. It was crazy and we had classes cancelled for 2 days which gave me extra days to study. I however couldn't play instruments for a few days. Turns out this year was the first time Messiah cancelled classes in many years.

9. Attending Concerts- I was privileged and happy to attend 2 concerts this year. They were in the loving memory of people who passed at a young age. It was rocky and brought back memories of my HS days when I heard tons of Rock Music.

10. Donating my Bike- This year was the last year of my Great Bike which has treated me well for the past 7 years. I remember getting that as my present for when I was 13 years old just 3-4 days after I turned 13. I rode it everywhere and surprisingly a few times rode it to far away places putting miles on it. I am sure someone has a great time using it. It will be missed a lot.

What will you remember about 2012? I hope that as 2013 goes on it will bring great pleasure to everyone. I hope that we all grow up and learn more and more and hopefully good will happen to me soon such as girlfriend and such