Sam: Loud?, Obnoxious?, Out-going?, Hyper?...

I have changed so much since I was a kid. It is amazing to think about. I have become very sociable and very loud and actually outgoing. LIke 3-4 years ago I would have never thought I would be this way. Here is how I have progressed...(well as much as I remember)

6th-7th Grade: I would only wear solid color t-shirts. Was friends with mainly 'nerds' haha. Played Dungeons and Dragons all the time. Got Bad grades. Was put on ADD medication for the first time.

8th Grade: I don't remember this year very well but I have a feeling it was similar to 6th and 7th besides the D&D. I do remember that I had branched out friend-wise and had made some more "popular" friends.

9th Grade: I think by this time I was wearing T-shirts with logos. But maybe not. I struggled greatly academically. I hung out with "Jocks" haha. I played baseball on the 9th grade squad and sat on the bench for most of the season. Besides being a pinch-runner once.

10-11th Grade: I had now become a lot more open and a bit more sure of myself. By now was wearing any t-shirt basically. Was hanging out with the "rebel/slacker" crowd. Had found the right crowd haha. Started to become really into baseball stats and followed the Twins like crazy.

12th Grade: Was the most open I had been yet. I was still with the slacker crowd and as they began to become more into partying so did I. I began to drink (just a little) and smoked cigarettes for about 6 months. That summer I partied and smoked some things I shouldn't have.

Freshman Year: I was still shy/kinda outgoing. But I forced myself to be social/outgoing for like the first month. So I made lots of friends but got stuck with horrible roommates (one just didn't talk to me and the other got busted for drugs and drank alot). After a Habitat Trip to Mississippi during Spring Break I was a changed person and was very social. Lots of people noticed.

This Year: I have come a long way since I was a very shy 7th grader only wearing solid color shirts. I am still a big Twins fan and will make this obvious (especially by what I wear most days). I have made lots of friends and like to be very social and outgoing. I will even sing now in public which I never thought I'd be able to do. I do dance sometimes but I am not very good so it doesn't happen very often.

SO thats my social life in a nutshell lol.

-Sam