“Tell
me everything that happened, tell me everything you saw.
They had lights inside their eyes; they had lights inside their eyes.
Did you see the closing window, did you hear the slamming door?
Please, please tell me what they looked like, did they seem afraid of you?
They were kids that I once knew. They were kids that I once knew.”
They had lights inside their eyes; they had lights inside their eyes.
Did you see the closing window, did you hear the slamming door?
Please, please tell me what they looked like, did they seem afraid of you?
They were kids that I once knew. They were kids that I once knew.”
Hello
Fellow Bloggers and Friends. Welcome to 2012!
I
spent New Years weekend working and yet even when the days felt super
long I was aware of how lucky I am to have a job while so many others
do not. After working 8 – 4:30 I was tired and glad to be able to
spend the last moments of 2011 in the quiet of my home. As the snow blew all over the place I enjoyed an
amazing surf & turf. Then later as the ball dropped some friends
came over to drink wine and eat yummy desserts. All in all it was
what I needed after this past year. Time to reflect; time to remember
all the things I've done and time to think about what learned from
this truly inspiring year. A time to say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012.
I've
lived this entire year single and surprisingly completely happy. Yes there were
times when my heart wished for more, but 2011 was about teaching my
heart the meaning of true patience. This year there was no crying, no
worrying, no wishing for someone to act different and grow up. It was the first year in awhile I
didn't have to constantly think about how someone else's bad decisions
were going to effect my life. An complete year where I was able to live a very simple and beautiful
life. Let us just say I was able to appreciate the simpler things and the amazing people in my life. I enjoyed it. I was able to focus on my happiness;
not in a selfish way, but in how my existence can put true joy in others.
2011 was a year of survival for me; I learned how to survive despite
everything that had plagued my heart and all the scars 2010 had left
me with. I made goals, I crossed things off my bucket list and I met
so many people that helped make 2011 one of the better ones.
One
of the best things 2011 has taught me is how to truly rely on God's
wisdom. How to trust him with my whole heart. I know I can often be
like a stubborn child, but this year I've been blessed with a
wonderful peace when it comes to God. This year my
relationship with God got stronger with each passing day of 2011. I
was able to go to Camp Green Lake as the craft manager this summer and share the
insightful ways of Jesus with children and teens of all ages. I got
to share and remember why God goals for me should be my number one
priority. I met others that helped inspire me in so many ways. It is really amazing how much closer I have been able to
get to God when there isn't someone to tear me away or become a
distraction. I will find the man one day that will encourage my love
for God instead of make it seem like a burden.
2011
was a good year and it makes me believe that 2012 will be even
better. I am excited for 2012. I've always enjoyed the freshness that
every January brings. I already have so many beautiful plans and if
this is any indication I'm blessed beyond anything I can imagine. I'm
excited for Amanda and Mitch's wedding. I'm excited to really get
into my new job. I'm excited to not know what exactly I'm excited
for. However knowing that God is here to protect me, love me, and
guide me should make me excited.
So
I am going to write another bucket list, adding the tasks I haven't
accomplished yet as well:
2012
Bucket List
Finish
2 classics before 2013
Join
a book club
Be
a kick ass Maid of Honor and write an amazing speech
Sing
Karaoke
Go
see Hot Chelle Rae
Save
more $
Go
to a Nice Dinner By Myself This Summer
Go
to MORE Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives
Crash
a wedding
Get
a tattoo before if not on my 24th birthday
Breakfast
at Tiffany's
Sew
a Quilt
Learn
to Make Sushi
Read
more Non-fiction books
Make
dinner at least once a week
Learn
to can my own things (such as jams)
Eat
new foods (like caviar)
Cook
myself around the world
An
ongoing one that will never stop being on the list
BETTER
MYSELF AND THE WORLD
“Another
year you made a promise, another chance to turn it all around.
Do
not save this for tomorrow; embrace the past and you can live for
now.
I
will give the world to you !”
I
hope you all have a wonderful New Year in 2012! Here's to the goals
God has for us. Here's to the now 5000+ songs on my Ipod. To the
movies I look forward to seeing (Hunger Games and Breaking Dawn Part
2). Here's to the people that will cross my path, to the way they
might effect my life, and here's to keeping my heart pure no matter
what dilemmas it will face. Here is to being the best people we can
be.
Here's
to a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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