Thank you

I am officially out of high school. I remember when I first opened this blogger account, I was only in my very first year of high school. I was A completely different person than who I have grown to be. Full of hopes and dreams and innocence. It has been 5 years of complications, success, obstacles and lessons... And I am not quite sure how I feel about it all. I have this need to have someone to depend on, to still be a kid to someone.. To not have to be responsible or mature, but just be that little 13 year old who never intended on making mistakes. She's still here, somewhere in my heart.. But this person who I am now came in and just pushed her aside.

  I might be getting emotional because it was also yesterday 5 years ago, that I hung out with Miranda and Francis for the first time. My two saviors basically, two of the reasons why I am where I am, and how I have managed to become who I am. Without them, I am not quite sure in which direction my life would have gone. I am so lucky to have each of them in my life, even if its not the same as how it used to be, they are still here. I don't know what it is about places, but they have this way of grounding roots. Of finding their way into one's heart and just staying there, keeping with it all of the memories. Good and bad. For some reason, all of those memories from late night drives, starbucks banana vivano's, to thanksgiving dinner and the C.N tower.. are coming back to me now that school is over.. and my birthday has past.. It was all such a very long time ago, wasn't it?

  I am not sure if I ever really got the chance to truly thank you guys, for making my life easier. For giving me someone to talk to, and for always giving me a place to go. I guess it is not the place so much that matters, but really it was just that you guys were always at those places.. that's what made it so great, I think. I really do appreciate everything that you both have done for me. I cannot express how much love I have for you guys. Even if things are not the same between you two, It doesn't change anything else. I guess I kind of turned this into a thank you letter. I guess like I said before, I am just a little emotional over everything that is happening and it being 5 years that we have essentially known each other. I just miss the times we had, and it seemed more frequent that we were together than how it is today.. I wish I could change that, because the time we spent together brought so much joy to my life. Anyways.. I just wanted to say thank you again. And that I love you both.
 -Candice

Cree prophecy

Only after the last tree has been cut down,
Only after the last fish has been caught,
Only after the last river has been poisoned..
Only then will you find, that money cannot be eaten.
-Cree Prophecy