yes, I hear you...

Dear New York,

Yes, I hear the sound of your call...

Yes...I need you too.

Soon, soon, soon...

I'll see you soon!

Love,

Chelsea

2-0-0-9

A year that I've been waiting for...is now gone.

Hmm.

It's hard to believe it's actually over now, and we are officially living in the year 20-10. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I suppose I'm ready to start anew...but maybe not. I think I miss 09.

Alas, we must move forward with a positive attitude and be excited for what is to come.

Looking back on the year, I had some fun! Things were definitely great, most of the time...everyone has their ups and downs.

Stepping Back Into Two-Thousand-And-Nine

My year began while on a trip to Mississippi to visit family. That was a fun trip.

The first picture of me and

Kim. We had been friends be

fore this night, but this is when

we started to become close.

Thank goodness! :)

EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY! A big birthday in anybody's life...Officially becoming an adult because of age, not maturity level.

Oh good.

Limousine. Ever ridden in a Limo? A Hummer Limo, no less? I have! :D

Prom: probably the best dance of the year.

When Kelsey turned 18, she had an awesome party. I was privileged to attend!

HARRY POTTER!

First Roommate Picture! Yay.

Grad.u.ation.

The day came and went...sometimes it's hard to believe it even happened.

But, it did. I did it. Woah.

At the end of July, I went to Maine to visit family.

While in Maine is where this blog really began!

PIONEER TREK!

Second time going; second time having a blast!

College comes next...it's all in one. So many things have happened, there are just too many pictures! I am, for the most part, loving living in Orem with Kim, Michelle, Kelsey, Abbey, Melanie and Claire! We have so much fun!:)

Well, as you can see, my 2-0-0-9 was pretty great. Thanks to all who made it that way. Here comes a new year...actually, it is here: HERE IS A NEW YEAR! Let's make it great, awesome and fantastic.

To say it simply: LET.US.HAVE.FUN!

**Pinky Swear**

There's No Place Like Home!

SURPRISE! I'M HOME! And man does it feel GoOd to be here. I had a pretty good ride home, both before and after my connection in Chicago. For little planes, First Class isn't at all what I thought it'd be like...but it was still awesome having a big seat. I sat by some interesting people: on the plane from Portland to Chicago, I sat by an old Hawaiian lady, and she was quite funny. She looked at the bag I was holding and asked me, "You going home to Maui, too?" I had to laugh at that...she thought I lived in Hawaii! I told her no and that I lived in Utah. Then she said, "Oh, well, we sell a lot of those bags back home." I was confused then because my bag said Old Orchard Beach, MAINE on it...then I realized her mistake and told her that it said Maine on it, not Maui. Then she laughed for, quite literally, about five minutes! It was a fun time! On the plane from Chicago to Salt Lake, I sat by an old rich man, to my right. He sure did like to talk...as he talked and talked I felt like he was saying, "Welcome to the Life of a Rich Man", because all he talked about was his job, his travels and what he should do for his retirement. Wow!

So, like I said before, it is good to be home! I already unpacked completely last night, so today I've got things to do. Megan Toone and I need to go to the D.I. to find some Button Up Shirts for Trek this week. We're going to have a fun time together and catch up and stuff. The closer it gets to August 15th, the sadder I get. That's when my Bestest Friends are leaving me for Utah State! :( Oh how I'm going to MISS THEM SO MUCH!!! In college you make lots of new friends and you lose some old ones...But I refuse to let that happen with my these best friends going up to USU. Other than that sad, sad thing about college coming up so quickly, day by day I get a tiny bit more excited for the day I go down to UVU. It will be a fun and great new experience in my life. But that's not quite yet, I've got 3 more weeks to think about "how it's going to be."

Now it's time for: PICTURES FROM MY MAINE TRIP! (there's a lot!)

My little cousin Ireland and I at Mother's Beach.

What you see when you're driving.

Me in the hole that I dug at Old Orchard Beach.

Ireland and I in the Atlantic Ocean.

My AWESOME photography skills!

My little cousin Leyton being cute after Boogie Boarding.

Us at Funtown USA.

Big bird poo on the windshield!

Me and Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine.

Ireland and I in York, Maine.

Me and Ireland going down an awesome slide at Palace Playland in Old Orchard Beach

Us and our Dairy Queen ice cream!

Me and My Grandpa.

SMITTY'S CINEMA!

Craziest movie theater I've ever been to. It's like a restaurant/movie theater.

Me at Pres. Bush Senior's summer house!

Me being Secret Service.

(Those houses hold Pres. Bush Senior's secret service!)

Me and the Signs at Kennebunkport!

The crazy cool sunset!

Mommy Roeber and I on Sat. before I was supposed to leave.

Danny, me and Brenna saying goodbye! (Thanks guys for putting up with me!) :D