Happy Holidays + Some New Years Reflection

 _{EDIT:...I'm really trying not to be bothered by how many times I said "family" in this journal...}

Yes, I know, as always, I am late to say these things. BUT! That does not make them any less sincere! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you! I have gotten to know so many new people on here this year, as well as kept up with those I've known for a while!

_{**Feel free to skip this next part if you don't care to read about my personal life. Just some New Years rambles that will probably sound more pity-seeking than I intend them to.**}

So! My holiday update, if anyone was curious: My Christmas was fun. We have lots of traditions, so it's always a fun time spent with family! This year, we got the special treat of celebrating with both sides of the family. We usually can't spend holidays with my mom's side, because they live too far away to just pop in for the day, but this year, due to certain circumstances, we got to experience the holidays with them, too! But now, about 2015. Geez, is it really 2015 already? Well, anywho...to start off, a New Year's resolution: I am going to make this year better. Last year was very hard for my family, with the loss of my grandmother and my uncle in the first two months of the year. That is one reason why these wishes are so late. It has been an interesting couple of days as it was the first anniversary of my grandma's passing, and we were very close. I'm fine now, so that's not me seeking comfort. I have already come to grips with her absence, hence the whole "this was a hard year" thing. Just explaining what was occupying my time over the past few days. On top of that, there were fears for the health of multiple other family members as a result of these two losses, and tension spread on both sides of my family in terms of finances and other things, so...yeah. Family struggles. That's not gonna happen this year. At least, I won't let it get to me as much this year. Besides, this is supposed to be a good year for me! Out with high school, in with college! I'm excited!

_{**Alright, sappy stuff over.**}

Anyway, I hope you all had wonderful holidays, and I hope I can get to know you all better this year, too! <sub>I had more things in mind to draw for you all, but now they're out of season, and I can't think of what to do for a few of them anymore. The desire to do them was there, I just didn't have any more ideas and TA DAH, it was Christmas already. Sorry for my infamous procrastination/failure to deliver. *le sigh*

(Okay, okay, I know. Gifts aren't an expectation. I just feel bad when I don't do something, because I feel like anyone that might have been excluded feels like I don't appreciate them or forgot about them, and I promise that is not the case! It's just the fact that I'm one person with too much perfectionism and too little time! ><)</sub>