I, as a 19-year-old, sophomore in college, decided to put my happiness first and ut it above everything, and achieve the ultimate happiness now. When you think "but you're 19, how could you possibly think about anything other than school or work?" Well, I can, and I do. Sometimes people have more than one thing in life that keeps them going, and I just happen to be one of those people. You know, having a support system while you're away at college is very important, and at the end of the day, it is often most important.

However, when you have friends that don't agree with what you believe in or the choices you've made, don't forget, it's a free country, you can believe in what you want to believe in, and it's your life, to make the choices that you want, so go ahead and make that stupid choice to date the guy that swears he won't break your heart, only to be eating ice-cream with your girlfriends at three am a month later.

BEEN THERE. DONE THAT.

I can tell you personally that I will never get over the hurt I feel when someone tells me they are disappointed in my decisions.

I once had someone tell me that I was making the wrong decision, that they couldn't be my friend anymore and they walked out of my life. I saw them on the street one day and let me tell you, it was the hardest thing, not telling them some of the most exciting news of my life, but they cut me out of their life, so there they will stay. I have learned over the last two years since graduating high school, that even the people you graduated with (not that I knew very many people I went to high school with because I moved my senior year) can be the most hurtful.

When I met Dylan, I didn't expect to find someone that can make every situation better, or make me laugh when I'm supposed to be serious.I guess most people, if not all, are jealous of the bond we have, and how happy we are, sorry not sorry (Thanks, Demi). It has taken me a long time to understand that no matter what I have, want, or do, someone will always have something better, want what I have or try to do it better, but you know what? I'm still happy. I'm the happiest I've been in two years.

Some happiness is better than no happiness and that is what people like about life. I don't let people make my choices for me, I kinda just make them, and deal with the consequences later, and that is kinda not a good thing. I have also learned the hard way, that sometimes your best friend's happiness is more important than your own. While trying to not give my roommate the plague, I would try to entertain her while trying to stay energized and out of the bed, all while making her laugh so hard she cried.

Something that really hit home for me: My roommate, my best friend, said," you need to make decisions that are right for you, nobody else. Even if that means you have to sit down in a room, by yourself and think on them for hours. And I will still support you, as long as you are..." You guessed it, her last word in that sentence was happy.