500 Days of Sammy - Day 15

The person you miss the most. Marika Morrow: I haven't seen you since Christmas, but it feels like it's been years. I wish I still lived in California for so many reasons, and the fact that I would be able to see you practically every weekend is a major factor. We are finally going to meet up again on our family vacation, and it feels like it can't come quick enough. I have been anticipating August 4th since the day you left. I can't wait to see you and tell you all about what has happened in the past six months, and nothing beats your interesting stories about Stephen. We are definitely calling him again. I'll see you at Pudding Creek.

500 Days of Sammy - Day 14

Someone you've drifted away from. KP: You haven't been showing up to practices very much this summer, so I rarely get to have fun conversations with you anymore. Mallory and I always bring up the countless inside jokes we have, and it's disappointing that you're never there to reminisce with us. I hope to see you more as this summer comes to an end, and I hope that we can be as close as we were when you first moved to our team. I love you, Kim Possible!

500 Days of Sammy - Day 13

I fell behind yet again because of another out of town swim meet. That's basically been my summer so far. Swim.

Someone you wish could forgive you. I don't feel like I should have to ask for anyone's forgiveness right now, because no one that I care about is upset with me. If anyone reading this feels like they deserve an apology from me, then you should confront me about it.

500 Days of Sammy - Day 12

Yes, I'm doing two days in one because I skipped a day.

The person you hate the most/caused you the most pain. Ahhh freshman year. The time of stupid decisions, naïve thoughts, and false feelings. Nobody had ever really complimented me before I met you, so I thought what you were saying to me was unique and special. Boyyyy was I wrong. Every word you have ever said to me was a lie. There may have been a week when we first met that you were being sincere, but that's it. From then on what we had a was pathetic excuse of a relationship. I shared so much with you, and I gave you my whole heart and all my trust, and you threw all of that down and stomped on it. Actually, you used a jack-hammer to shatter it. I wish I could say we're friends or that we've resolved our conflicts, but when I tried to do that you shut me down because it was all a joke to you. I don't hate you, but I am extremely disappointed that you didn't turn out to be a better person. I wish people really could change.

500 Days of Sammy - Day 11

A deceased person you wish you could talk to: Great Grandma Grace, you passed away when I was 12, and I was too young to realize what an amazing person you were. I wish we could talk about swimming and helping people, the two things you were the best in the world at. I still think about you a lot, and you help me through problems every day. You had so much determination to always be there for those people who were important to you, but you continued to swim until you were ninety six. You have made me realize that it's okay to want to have a social life, and be a successful swimmer because it's possible. I hope I can help as many people as you did, and I'm going to break your record in the 100 backstroke so we can keep it in our family name for another 100 years.

500 Days of Sammy - Day 10

Someone you don't talk to as much as you'd like to: There are two people that have grown away from me this summer. Katie, you agree that we haven't been talking as much, and it really kills me. Every time something happens in my life that I find important, I want to drive to your house and tell you every little detail. Unfortunately my hectic life doesn't allow that, and I'm lucky if I can visit you once a week. Once school starts again I know we will be closer than ever, and I'm gonna make sure our junior year is the best school year yet. For now, just keep your head up, and I will be sure to leave room for you in my calendar. We will always be best friends, no matter how often we get to talk. I promise.

Thomas, I don't really know when we stopped talking, but I know it's been too long. I know that your mom rarely lets you leave the house and you can't control that, but we swim at the same pool everyday and I still feel like I haven't seen you in months. Mostly because you've gotten closer to more guys on the team, and now Sean is here, so it's obvious you'll always put them before me. I just wish we could laugh together like we used to. Now when we talk it's dull and uneventful. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if the end of summer brings us close again. I certainly hope so.

500 Days of Sammy - Day 09

Someone you wish you could meet: No one really comes to mind when I think of someone that I would like to meet and have a nice conversation with. There are plenty of famous people out there who inspire me to work towards my dreams everyday, but I have my friends to do that for me also. I suppose the reason for this is because they are the people who know me best, and they can decide what is good for me. If I were to have a little chat with someone I had just met, I would only put a small amount of consideration into what they have to tell me about life, swimming, singing, or whatever they have advice on, because everyone has different experiences, which makes everyone have a different outlook.