As I write this article, I am still thinking and rethinking decisions I have made in the past week. There's been a lot going though my head as I get closer and closer to graduating and moving on to my new life in college. I have also, for the most part, finished my work on my pride and joy from this year: the Literary Magazine.

Being a part of the Literary Magazine this year changed my life and my high school experience. At the middle of my junior year, I transferred to Roswell High School, and I was in a really bad place. My mental health was underwater, and my physical health was going after it. In the midst of the madness of junior year, I met a boy in my APUSH class named Max. Max was always super nice to me and made sure to welcome and include me in the class. Towards the end of the year, there was a Poetry Night going on near my house, and it was worth up to 20 points extra credit to go. I was not doing well in my English class at the time, but I didn't want to get dressed and go. I finally decided to, and it ended up being a pivotal experience for me, but I didn't know that yet.

I got there, and there were so many people performing amazing poetry and songs, some that were original and some not. Max ended up being there, and so did copies of last year's literary magazine. When we got back to school, I asked Max about it, and he told me all about the class and how he had actually been dumped into it by default then ended up meeting his girlfriend and having a great experience. He encouraged me to join, and I thought about it all summer. Summer of 2016 was also a new beginning for me. I began my romantic relationship with my boyfriend Ridge in June of 2016. We had been friends for a really long time, really, like we have pictures of us holding hands on the beach when we were 2 1/2 and 3. My relationship was a game changer for me, it changed my attitude about life and it also made me a more optimistic person; he brings out the good in me. (say what you will about it, but I'm a better person because of him)

In early August, I made the decision to not take AP Art and take Literary Magazine instead, and like I said, it changed my high school experience. After 8 months of working with these people, they've become my family and some of my best friends. We've worked hard and played hard together, we've eaten lunch together everyday, we've put inside jokes on the wall and we've gotten really close. I'm so thankful for my Lit Mag family and for my new beginning. This article is the end of something for me: Odyssey Writing. I've decided that being a part of the Odyssey has been an amazing experience, but it has gotten to the point of being no longer fun for me. This will be the beginning of my personal blog though!! I'll be posting personal messages, chronicling my adventures on my new diet (not an actual diet just conscious eating) and exercise lifestyle, and fashion, beauty, and just everything I'm interested in! If you have enjoyed my articles, please go follow my blog! I'll be trying to post every week or every two weeks so please tune in!! With that said, I'm excited for my new beginning, and also sad for the end of an era! This isn't goodbye, it's only see you soon.