I should be working on homework right now but I've been working on homework all night. I needed a break so I (reactivated) my facebook to do some creeping. (shame, i know.) I found an old note i'd written at the end of 2010 talking about my year and it made me smile. I know it's a little late, but I figured I'd try to do the same with 2011.
But now that I'm sitting here talking it out, I think I'll just do the highlights of 2012 so far. 2012 has been pretty great.
The Good Times
-New Years- watching Harry Potter, cooking, building a fire, racing four wheelers, shooting fireworks all with the best friends a girl could possibly ask for.
-actually doing well in school so far. and i'm taking 19 hours. go me!
-grace and i leaving her boyfriend inappropriate messages of us singing with a guitar.
-running around the pasture like madwomen trying to get the horses up before a storm with Grace.
-randomly seeing Alex on the street and pulling into a sketchy apartment complex to complain about valentines day.
-ALABAMA WINNING #14
-finally stocked my vintage camera with a battery and film. i still need to go get the film developed to see if the dang thing even works. experimentation.
-i made the cutest darn american flag tank top.
-we bought tickets to MEXICO for this summer!
-Grace driving me to multiple doctor visits because I'm a pansy
-I started working out again! and i feel great :)
-i CLEANED my car out. it already needs it again though. bad. volunteers?
-we kidnapped Liz for her birthday and stuck her out on 3 leg
-i helped a man get his car out of a ditch at sonic.
-i also yelled at a cop and picked up his trash after he littered.
-i got a GD Greatest Hits CD for $5!
-the $1 clothing sale at Walmart. definitely a hit.
-starting my video blogs
-FINALLY deciding on and sticking to my majors/minors/graduation plan
-watching the superbowl with my boys
-nawlins with grace and our family
-Summer got me my first button :)
-i planned and now need to go get my first four tattoos. poor daddy.
-my best friend CONSTANTLY being there for me, whether it be exes, relationship problems, school, work, stress, family, whatever. she has been there EVERY second i needed her. i love you gracie!
-being on the phone with Grace as Jeremy ever so romantically asked her to prom on valentines day.
-bangin red highlights. thanks cole!
-reconnecting with old friends
-realizing how much i've changed in the past 12, 6, 3 months. then again, seeing how much i have left to grow.
-we also bought plane tickets to KENYA for July!
-caleb bought me THREE BOXES of cosmic brownies for valentines day and made me a valentine. he's the best separated twin i could have ever asked for.
-my daddy telling me he's proud of me. yeah that still brings tears
-opening the front door to see Momma watching Maury screaming, "i told you so! i told you so! youz a hoe! that aint yo baby daddy! i told you so!" (clearly unbeatable)
-playing 20 questions and other silly games at work with Spencer
-baking oodles and oodles of brownies and other sweets in order to bribe the kitchen boys into helping me clean the restaurant after we close.
-making new, big, awesome plans for the farm! too exciting
-Momma coming with me and surprising me by bringing Yelple to my MRI
-Momma calling to wish me good luck with my "political thing" (dirty rushing, even though it doesn't count as dirty rushing)
-Buck completely not even recognizing me and still not realizing who I was after five minutes of intense conversation
-being able to vent to Laura about very sensitive subjects. again, very blessed
-Crystal and Steve always supporting and guiding me
-advocating organ donation! everyone should at least look into it and consider it! save some lives!
-I filed my own taxes. big girl me :)
-ordering Kelly Ann's wedding gift! AAHHHHH
-planning a road trip in march to see American Aquarium!
-rapping with Drew at 2am MULTIPLE times while i'm up working on homework
-random trip to taco bell with laura and cody after work watching the strangest yet funniest videos.
The Not So Good-
-My sweet horse, Misty, died on 1/2.
-I made and packaged 45 gallons of tea at work in one night, on top of everything else that needed to be done.
-I passed out during my MRI.
-four full on all nighters in one week just because of homework (on top of working and actually GOING to class)
-19 hours of school, 30-40 hours of work a week
-losing a couple of the boys at the LCC. they were the sweetest and dearest to my heart.
-Jared leaving HCC and Columbus for that matter.
-i got my first ticket (parking violation), which you should already know about. if you dont then scroll down and watch that awesome video (Parking Nazi)
-I didn't get a single box of girl scout cookies.
-a fight that i thought would end a 10 year friendship with a person i can't imagine life without. (we made up, which totally counts as a "Good" thing)
-Walls closed down.
-I busted my butt during one of those previously mentioned all nighters on a short story critique that my professor didn't even grade. welcome to the dub.
-my sweet uncle might be moving to NC.
-rejection from friends.
-cutting ties.
Life changes day to day, minute to minute. I'm trying to embrace every second of it which means a lot of scheduling and a lot of sleepless nights. It's more than worth it. I'm learning not to stress about the future. It's gonna come on strong like a hurricane, throwing all kinds of things my way. This will happen whether I worry or not, so I'm choosing to live in the moment. And in this moment, I think I'll go cook myself a biscuit and wash some dishes.
Sending thoughts and love your way.
I hope your 2012 has been and continues to be as amazing as mine has been in the few weeks its been around.
PS, I heard a great quote in The Safe House (great movie, by the way). "When you have more past than future, you learn."
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