1.What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Been a bit more carefree
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, never do keep them honestly. But this year I don’t think I am going to have one.
3.Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes 3 people
4.Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully no.
5.What countries did you visit?
United States, which is home!
6.What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
confidence, love
7.What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
So many little details, not really dates, just random things.
8.What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Doing way better in math, and finally got really serious about acting and took lessons which are being continued.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Failing science and not being myself for a while.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
During Feb I got sick for about a month, sucked.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
No idea.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Friends, family.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Family, friends.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Clothing..Acting classes
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to Charleston for 4 weeks, and starting my acting classes.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Amazingly good question. And that is White Horse-Taylor Swift
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? much happier
b) thinner or fatter? fatter, but working on it.
c) richer or poorer? same..but once again working on it.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Acting and being healthy.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Sitting on my lazy butt.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Family and friends!
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
No, probably won’t in 2010 either.
22. How many one-night stands?
none.
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Gossip Girl as always.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Not hate, but disappointed in and don’t talk to anymore, yes.
25. What was the best book you read?
The Last Song.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Adam Lambert.
27. What did you want and get?
A long trip to Charleston.
28. What did you want and not get?
An acoustic guitar and boyfriend. :l
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
Harry Potter 5.
30. What did you do on your birthday?
Went to the mall, went to dinner with my dads girlfriend and 2 friends, then a few days later had a bigger dinner.
31.Whats one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being with more people who I loved
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Edgier then it used to be. very dark..ha
33. What kept you sane?
My pets.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Taylor Lautner and Nick Jonas hahahha
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
I don’t talk politics, sorry
36. Who did you miss?
Everyone.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
I honestly didn’t really meet any new people who changed my life. except bands/celebs, boring.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Don’t let people tear you down. And you can do anything you put your mind to.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
“We’ll have the time of our lives, til the lights burn out, lets laugh until we cry, life is only what you make it now.”

Friday will be the 2 year anniversary of my best friends death. December 18, 2007. Hannah Claire Hayler. My best friend since 3rd grade. She was the first person I actually talked to in my class. We were both new and I remember my teacher telling all the new kids to stand upfront to introduce ourselves. We went to church together, played dress up, pretending to be jose and the pussy cat dolls. She seemed to always have the right answers. She moved away after 5th grade. Before that we had a bit of a fall out and I felt so bad knowing we left things off so horrible. One day in November when I was in 6th grade I got a call. All I heard was a girl go in the most southern accent you will ever hear, “Hey Samantha, Its me Hannah Hayler!” I was so excited to hear from her, I wondered why are you calling me, I thought you hated me but she sounded so happy to talk to me. We talked and she told me that she was moving back to Charleston. I was so excited. And she told me she was moving 5 houses down from me. The day she moved in was my birthday. I walked over to her house and we ran to each other with smiles. She had the brightest smile, lit up a room when she walked in. Anyways, she was wearing this necklace, it was like made out of a cut up bandanna and I thought it was so cool, she told me she would make me one and she did, a blue one actually. She came back to my house and came with me to my birthday dinner. That night she spent the night and we talked all night about her life where she was living before, I am pretty sure it was a town called Kingstree. She was a cheerleader, popular, everything she wasn’t when she was in Charleston and everything she always had wished to be. But she was still so happy to be back even if she would have to see lots of kids she hated the next day at school. We were inseparable after that. Until 8th grade. Some stuff happened. And we stopped talking for a bit. I regret all of what happened in those few months. But thankfully we started talking again. My friends were mad at me that I was. One day during the summer before high school we hung out. Went to the pool, but she couldn’t stay long because she had to go help her mom babysit her little sister. She was always so good to her mom. And she did everything she was told to do. I respected and admired her so much because of that. When our freshman year came up we were there for each other until her end. We had gym together. She loved running, and I mean loved. Every Thursday would be the mile run. Me and 5 other girls would always complain we couldn’t do it. But Hannah pushed us and made sure we got in a mile before 14 minutes. She got her first real boyfriend that year. Her first real kiss. She liked that boy so much and he liked her back just the same. She had everything going well. Except her parents then got a divorce. She called me the night it happened crying but saying she didn’t care that much. Then she was always at home taking care of her family. She didn’t really care though, she loved it, she was going to be an amazing mom. Her and her mom were best friends. I loved her family and still do to this day. Hannah was an amazing singer also. She was in the school choir. When she sang I smiled. I guess it was her time though. December 15th I got a call that changed my life. I was told she had a brain annurism. She was still alive but now in a coma and her head was swelling because of liquids that were in her head. I didn’t know what it meant really I just know she was not ok. That night her mom told me and 4 of my friends and Hannah’s friends to come down to the hospital, we thought we were going to see her but we didn’t. We sat and talked to her mom, and I will never forget what her mom told me that night while she hugged me. We went home around 2am. I couldn’t sleep. I just stayed awake, wondering if Hannah could see or hear me at the moment. We went back the next day but no luck. Then we had to go to school. That was the worst day. Gym was just, not the same. Everyone refused to do gym without her. We just sat there. Hoping, praying. Tuesday, the next day was better. It was winter break. On the bus ride home I found out they were letting Hannah go. I went home with my friend, we just cried and cried. I later met up with my other friend and we had a sleep over. We would laugh every now and then, but it was the award, I don’t know what to say laugh. The days went on and I spent them all with my 5 girls. Amanda, Hayley, Savannah, Marah, and Emily. The viewing was on a Thursday. And just to think one week before that me and Hannah were actually together at a school band concert. Her dad came up to me, I didn’t know what to do knowing how much Hannah hated him. He hugged me and began to cry. Thatbroke me. It wasn’t hard to say goodbye. But I did. I felt her hair one last time. Then held her hand and let her go. The next day was our final goodbye at the funeral. My first funeral. I kissed a flower and layed it on her brown wooden coffin. Then watch her be lowered to the ground. That image, all those images from those 2 days will stick in my head forever. Hannah was an angel sent from above and she is now in a better place. She changed my life. I miss everything about her. I would die just to see her one last time. Tell her I loved her. Tell her she was the greatest friend anyone could ever have. She was never rude, she was always there. I know she is in heaven, smiling down with that smile. I can’t wait for the day we meet again. You will always be loved and missed my Hannahkins. I have never had anyone close to me die before her. It hurt and hurt and hurt. And I cry still to this day. But it made me stronger. And now I have a friendship that will last a lifetime and more. Forever and Always.

Love, Samantha.

This friend I know doesn’t know it but she made me feel so happy today. She told me before I moved here she wore the dumbest clothes, looked like everyone else. then when I moved here she fell in love with my style and started to dress like me. She now has amazing style and she told me its because of me. That made me happy. And coming from her it should be, because she’s usually not very nice and admits that kind of stuff. And she also told me she can tell me almost anything without me judging her. I love her and I hope we stay friends for a while.