Money.

Money is a necessity when it comes to the daily life of a teenage girl. I mean there are shoes to buy and boys to impress. To pay for these needs, we turn to jobs. But what happens to the girls who can't get them. Do they starve themselves from the acceptance of the crowd. Money brings freedom and with freedom comes responsibility. Do we "drop" a hundred dollars on the designer jeans? Or do we pay for those shoes that everyone has? Money gives a sense of control. The control to go out and get a shake and fries with your friends. The control to not make the decision on which flavor of gum you want, but buying both flavors. It's the pleasure of swiping your card, or giving a twenty dollar bill to the cashier and feeling powerful. But what are we left with at the end of the month. A stupid bank statement saying we are " broke". We spent all the birthday money, the lawn mowing money, the babysitting money, and what do we have to show for it. A couple lousy receipts tucked away in the bottom of our wallets? No. We have memories. We have the memories of when "josh" got that french fry stuck up his nose. Or all those early morning hot chocolate runs. We make memories and that's more important to me then a couple extra digits in my checking account.

FUTURE

when we think of the future we think of college, marriage, kids, and getting older. But do we think of the little things along the way that really make the future something to look forward to. Do we think about all the hard times we will have, the ones that we don't think we would get through. Its the moments in college when we literally think that we might starve. When we are so tired you think that your eyelids will literally fall off if you don't get some sleep. Those are the moments you want to forget, but they are also the moments that you always want to remember. The moments that I look forward to each and every day, but we can't forget the time we are living in now. Or we may just miss the moments that are happening right now. Look to the Future, Remember the past, but most of all TREASURE the present.

True love.

Ever since we were just little girls we have been shown true love. Ever since Sleeping Beauty woke up from loves first kiss, we have been taught there is someone out there just for us. Fate. Destiny. Is it fact or fiction. I believe that there is one person that you are meant to be with. The one person who is just like you and the opposite of you. The one person that you can be yourself with and they can be themselves. The one person that makes life bearable, possible, wonderful. The one person that you love. Love takes us on a journey. The hearts we may break and the ones that break our hearts are just the mile markers on life's journey. True love may not be easy to find, but finding it, is what makes it worthwhile.