Final Blog

The things that are important to me are my family and friends. For most of them I would give up anything. I get very close to my friends, especially my best friends. It is going to be sad that most of them will be going away to college and I will not be able to see them for a while. 
The other thing is family. I do not think I would have gotten anywhere without my mother. She is the one that has been pushing me the whole time through school and even in soccer. I was proud to make her happy when I handed her every single accptance letter from all the colleges I applied to. She is brutally honest and will tell me how it is, even if I do not agree with her most of the time. My mother has been great to me and I want to make her the proudest mother in the whole world.
The one thing that I do not have yet but is important to me is my future. I am going to keep pushing myself until I succeed. I have always told myself that failure is not an option and is not taken lightly at anytime. I would like to make it clear that I would not be this ambitious without my family and friends. I want to be able to share my success in the future with those who have been there for me through it all. I take a look back in the past and the memories I have are everyone telling me to keep pushing yourself and when you think you have gone as far as you can, you are only half way there.
Through my high school career, I did not find my grades to be of much importance. I found that as long as I got into all the schools I wanted to, I would be fine. Now that I am coming out of high school, I feel it is important to buckle down and start working hard. This is the final level of school for me and I do not want to ruin anything. I will be playing soccer at the college I will be attending, I hope to make the team and possibly be a starter. Soccer is important to me, but I am the type of person that thinks with the glass half full. If I do not make this team, it may benefit me in my grades in college. College should be a great experience and I hope to make new friends that will keep my mind off the ones I miss. Don't get me wrong, I will never forget the ones I leave behind, including you Mr. Mannion, I am going to miss you!