"New Year's Eve I'm waiting for tomorrow, my heart is on my sleeve, and yes I still believe this New Year's Eve will turn out better than before. I'm holding on, still holding out until they close the door on me."
- "New Year's Eve" by Five Iron Frenzy
I think this will forever be my favorite New Year's Eve song. FIF wins again.
Here we are, 4 1/2 hours until 2011 and just like last year I'm wondering where in the heck the year went. So I took some time to reflect on what this year entailed. Let's see...
- At the beginning of the year, I lost my grandma. I miss her still today, very, very much.
- I survived two more semesters of college. Somehow.
- Celebrated 1 year of marriage, and 4 years of being together with that one guy. I think his name's Michael.
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- Didn't exercise nearly as much as I should have. Again.
- Watched my nieces and nephews get even bigger still.
- Spent great time with my family and friends.
- Read lots. Yay!
- Collected even more penguin stuff. So. Many. Penguins. In my apartment.
- Survived being a Hastings barista for another year.
- Loved.
- Hoped.
- Believed.
2010 has been a great year. I've been blessed beyond... anything. There have been ups and downs, of course, but overall the year's been amazing.
I know 2011 will bring more of everything. More new, more old, more love, more everything. I don't make resolutions, mainly because I never remember what I resolved to do. But every year I hope to learn to be more patient, more loving, more understanding, more sure of myself, more sure of my faith, more sure of my Rock Band abilities... My current hope is getting an internship at a place that I enjoy being at. But even if I end up staying in Manhattan or Wichita for another summer, I hope I can make the most of it. And to survive the next two semesters of college so I can finally graduate in 2012.
Basically... I hope I can be a better person. It's what I constantly strive to do. To make people happy, help them worry less, let them know they're loved. That's all I really want. I hope I can achieve that this year.
So (early) Happy New Year to everyone. I love all of you, and hope your year starts out right.
