The 2007 that was....
Ok so it's 13 days into January 2008, but here goes...
....2007....
1) DRINKING BUDDY OF THE YEAR
Sarah & Mainstreet
2) LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD - LONGEST FRIEND(s)?
Kayt
3) HIGH POINT OF THE YEAR?
Graduating/getting my degree
4) LOW POINT OF THE YEAR?
Having a highly mislead friend think she was too good for me.... Good luck at life with no friends or social skills = )
5) BEST HOLIDAY?
Halloween, what's better than being in costume AND drunk?? AND it's your birthday?
6) ANTHEM FOR 2007?
Waiting on the World To Change - John Mayer
6a) Runner Ups
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy
What I've Done - Linkin Park
Misery Business - Paramore
Predictions for next years anthem: Don't know, hasn't happened yet
7) ANY REGRETS?
Procrastinating. Not job-searching sooner.
8) BEST NIGHT OUT?
One of the nights out at the bar (Aww yay, I get to be Dianna's best night out =) )
8a) Runner Up:
Halloween/My birthday
Family Values and diner food with Dianna & Julie
Warped Tour with Kayt & Lauren
PF Chang's with the FPS!
Night at the shore with Kristen & Dianna
9) WORST NIGHT OUT?
Going out expecting to have a great time and not
10) WHO DID YOU SPEND VALENTINES WITH?
I can't actually recall
11) BEST RELATIONSHIP?
Me & Holly
12) WORST RELATIONSHIP?
With a friend that shall not be named
12a) Runner up:
The one that had possibility to actually be a relationship and wasn't
13) FIRST GIG OF THE YEAR?
I was unaware I had "gigs" lol...even if I did...I can't remember back to last January.
14) LAST GIG OF THE YEAR?
Birthday party for my mom
15) BEST DECISION MADE THIS YEAR?
Realized who to stay close to and who not to
16) WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR?
Completing internship at an amazing company, getting a real yob.
17) MOST STUPID IDEA WHEN DRUNK?
To text people, flirt with dumb boys
18) TWAT OF THE YEAR?
She who shall not be named
19) MOST LOYAL FRIEND?
Holly
20) BIGGEST CHANGE OF THE YEAR?
Graduating/No longer going to school =*(
20a) RUNNER UP
Having one job, looking for a new one
Alright. So, actual words now that aren't a survey!
Prior to 2007 beginning, I thought to myself that it was going to be one of the best years ever. I pictured myself having a great last semester, enjoying school and greek life to the fullest, graduating from a University in the allotted 4 years with a Bachelors' degree, take some time off, then find an awesome job, while still having an awesome time with my friends and just being happy to be young. MOST of that happened. Minus the finding an awesome job....still in the process of that. I may not have found a job immediately, but I thoroughly enjoyed having free time to figure things out. Why worry about working now when you'll most likely be doing it the rest of your life??
There were a couple speed bumps along the road in '07; a few family issues (which weigh more on my mind than I let on), and ending a friendship with one person. But in the end, I gained some of the most worth-while, 'real' in the sense of being REAL and honest, quality friends I could need, and I got rid of some of the fakeness in my life. I had fun at the bars and Rowan parties, hooked up with a couple boys, even though one lead me down a disappointing road. I got over that quickly, realizing how much better off I was. The only love of my life was SALADWORKS. And we still have a lovely relationship
I had an awesome summer, went to countless concerts, enjoyed the beach with friends and two trips to Florida with family. I've become much closer with my mom. This past year, more than ever, I realized how lucky I am to live this life, even with the speed bumps.
It is NO exaggeration when they say that college is the most fun and the best four (or five...or six, depending), years you'll have in your life. I miss it like crazy. It's the perfect combination of freedom and fun without actual responsibility, and you'll never be able to experience that again in life. The past year, including the birth of 2008, has made me see just how terrifying it is to "grow up". But I've talked recently with my two best friends and in two separate converstaions, we've come to the same conclusion; It's a huge change and it may suck for a while, but we'll be gaining great independence and actually having our own lives.
I have great hopes for 2008. I now have the position of Account Management intern at Red Tettemer which is a crazy amazing advertising agency in Philly. Hopefully in a few months I'll be able to work for them full time. I'm looking forward to breaking into an industry that will never be boring, and always keep creativity and fun involved. I've seen that some of the people I graduated with already have jobs at great agencies, which got me kind of down for a while, but I'll get there. I now have plans for an awesome vacation to Disney (yes another one
) But it's with my best friend and HLP, for her first time in Disney. And I won't be losing this friend anytime soon.
Oh, and the GIANTS are in the playoffs!! We may have lost Jeremy (Get well soon my love), but we've already won the Wild card game. Onto a battle with the Cowboys...
So I have a lot to look forward to this year. Here's lookin' at you kid...
From Jersey With Love,
Rachel <3