[Katrina]

Hi Lauren!

Welcome to TH. (: I hope you'll find that you certainly ARE appreciated and cared about here. Is the hair and haircut in your user picture the new one? I don't have an old one to compare it too, but that's really excited! I'm sure that it's going to look stunning on your first day of school. I start school in two days too, actually -- I can't believe the school year is ACTUALLY here.

I think you should make this year about making new friends! Of course, you can always keep the old ones, but in my opinion, we were made to love and be loved ... and what's the point of all that if no one is ever going to show it? My friends and I are ALWAYS making a point to go out of our way and show each other we care - it makes things muchhhh more fun! So, I think you should look into different clubs or sports teams so you can find people with interests similar to yours. Foster those relationships, and see what happens.

Good luck this year!