2007 in retrospect
So, Christmas is OVER!! I am so glad to be rid of the droning Christmas music at work. I no longer have to deal with people pressuring me to say, "Merry Christmas." I HATE Christmas and I don't have to deal with it again until the end of 2008! But again, my family is crazy, and I managed to survive another holiday with them.
Its December 27th. I can't believe that this year is nearly over. I think that it is time for my reflection of 2007. Hopefully, if I get this out of the way, I will stop procrastinating on my grad school applications... (I will surely find some other way to procrastinate, but this is one less thing to do tomorrow when I should be working on them)
January - New Years was great, aside from the purse getting stolen and being sick. I went back to Miami, and Steve and I were dating. I was dealing with my weight loss and adjusting to life with Celiac Disease. My mom turned 54, and my grandma 85. I was fairly content with life. I felt like I was starting to get my act together.
February - Valentine's Day was wonderful. My schedule was crazy with working full time, going to school full time, and trying to find time for my relationship. I was managing to juggle it all. There was a lot of snow.
March - I turned 23. My birthday was fun. We went out for Kylee's birthday.
April - Steve turned 24. Steve broke up with me. I found it very difficult to focus on school. Maddie and I became close again. I couldn't wait for the semester to end. I figured out that Miami was going to take too long to finish my degree, so I started looking into going back to UD.
May - Done with Miami! Going to UD in the fall... somehow. I started hanging out with Kevin again. Bad idea.
June - I went to King's Island like twice a week. I needed something to do. I needed to keep my mind off of my emotions that I wasn't ready to deal with. Maddie, Josh, Kevin, and I went camping at Yellow Springs. Fun times.
July - Chicago! Patti, Mike, and I went to Chicago to scope out the town so that Patti and I could get a feel for where we want to live. I am not sure that the trip was successful, but we had fun!
August - Oh, August. What a crazy month! Camping trip - Cynthia, Josh, Kevin, Patti, Steve, Desiree, and me. The trip was fun. I think Steve and I were finally able to be friends again. Kind of a shame that it took so long, since we both moved later that week. Steve went to NYC. I went to Dayton. I started back at UD, stepped down from my full time position, and started my 18 credit hour semester. There were many moments at the beginning of the semester that I didn't think that I would survive. I kept looking at all the reading, papers, assignments, and syllabi, wondering how it would ever get finished.
September - The beginning of no sleep, no money, and friendships over the phone. I was pretty upset about living alone. Correction: I HATE LIVING ALONE. I was struggling emotionally with a ton of things. I wanted to be at home. I hated my new store. I missed ALL of my friends from back home. I missed Honey. My loneliness was driving me crazy. I was depressed. I was finally trying to deal with the break up with Steve. I was stressed about graduate school decisions that needed to be made.
October - The month of the tests. Midterms snuck up on me. I had a test or two in every class during October. Josh turned 25. I began finding myself again. I finally started reestablishing my identity. Since Kevin was completely out of my life, I was finally able to heal the old wounds that kept getting ripped back open. The scars are still there, but they are becoming less noticeable each day. With the Kevin wounds closed up, I could finally deal with and accept the break up with Steve. My religion class was forcing me to face ALL of my fears and hopes about marriage. I think that class helped me see into the pain from my past relationships, accept it, and move on. The right person is out there, I am not ready for marriage, but one day, I will be, and the right person will be there when the time is right.
November - The month of the papers. Nearly every writing assignment that I had to turn in this semester was due in November. Since I feel that I write best under pressure, I spent many nights at the coffee shop writing my papers that were due the next day. I must have the deadline looming to be able to get something down on paper. Thanksgiving happened... I survived. Maddie turned 24. I finally became me. I finally felt good in my own skin. First time - ever. I started the facebook thread that may never end!
December - I survived finals week. I have no idea how. I probably should have died from the combination of no sleep, no food, driving without sleep, too much caffeine, and stress. All in all, December has been a good month. I have gotten to see my friends. Secret Santa was great. Secret Santa also made me sad. It made me realize that each year it is going to get harder to get everyone together in the same room at the same time. I was starting to think that it wouldn't happen this year. I survived Christmas.
Overall, 2007 was a decent year. I mean, I have definitely had worse. I discovered a lot about myself. I think I am finally growing into the adult version of me. It has been quite a journey. I am excited to see where 2008 is going to take me. There are a lot of big things that are supposed to happen in 2008. Some new chapters are going to be written. Its scary that right now 2008 is an empty book. I mean there isn't even really an outline yet. It is simply an idea in my head. I think by April, not only will a fourth of the book be written (certainly, not the mot exciting part), but there should be a decent outline for the last three fourths of it.
I think it is time for bed... I have a lot to do tomorrow. I have to finish moving into my new room, and I have to write my personal statements for my grad school applications. MUST GET APPLICATIONS FINISHED!
Peace out, friends,
Summer
Its December 27th. I can't believe that this year is nearly over. I think that it is time for my reflection of 2007. Hopefully, if I get this out of the way, I will stop procrastinating on my grad school applications... (I will surely find some other way to procrastinate, but this is one less thing to do tomorrow when I should be working on them)
January - New Years was great, aside from the purse getting stolen and being sick. I went back to Miami, and Steve and I were dating. I was dealing with my weight loss and adjusting to life with Celiac Disease. My mom turned 54, and my grandma 85. I was fairly content with life. I felt like I was starting to get my act together.
February - Valentine's Day was wonderful. My schedule was crazy with working full time, going to school full time, and trying to find time for my relationship. I was managing to juggle it all. There was a lot of snow.
March - I turned 23. My birthday was fun. We went out for Kylee's birthday.
April - Steve turned 24. Steve broke up with me. I found it very difficult to focus on school. Maddie and I became close again. I couldn't wait for the semester to end. I figured out that Miami was going to take too long to finish my degree, so I started looking into going back to UD.
May - Done with Miami! Going to UD in the fall... somehow. I started hanging out with Kevin again. Bad idea.
June - I went to King's Island like twice a week. I needed something to do. I needed to keep my mind off of my emotions that I wasn't ready to deal with. Maddie, Josh, Kevin, and I went camping at Yellow Springs. Fun times.
July - Chicago! Patti, Mike, and I went to Chicago to scope out the town so that Patti and I could get a feel for where we want to live. I am not sure that the trip was successful, but we had fun!
August - Oh, August. What a crazy month! Camping trip - Cynthia, Josh, Kevin, Patti, Steve, Desiree, and me. The trip was fun. I think Steve and I were finally able to be friends again. Kind of a shame that it took so long, since we both moved later that week. Steve went to NYC. I went to Dayton. I started back at UD, stepped down from my full time position, and started my 18 credit hour semester. There were many moments at the beginning of the semester that I didn't think that I would survive. I kept looking at all the reading, papers, assignments, and syllabi, wondering how it would ever get finished.
September - The beginning of no sleep, no money, and friendships over the phone. I was pretty upset about living alone. Correction: I HATE LIVING ALONE. I was struggling emotionally with a ton of things. I wanted to be at home. I hated my new store. I missed ALL of my friends from back home. I missed Honey. My loneliness was driving me crazy. I was depressed. I was finally trying to deal with the break up with Steve. I was stressed about graduate school decisions that needed to be made.
October - The month of the tests. Midterms snuck up on me. I had a test or two in every class during October. Josh turned 25. I began finding myself again. I finally started reestablishing my identity. Since Kevin was completely out of my life, I was finally able to heal the old wounds that kept getting ripped back open. The scars are still there, but they are becoming less noticeable each day. With the Kevin wounds closed up, I could finally deal with and accept the break up with Steve. My religion class was forcing me to face ALL of my fears and hopes about marriage. I think that class helped me see into the pain from my past relationships, accept it, and move on. The right person is out there, I am not ready for marriage, but one day, I will be, and the right person will be there when the time is right.
November - The month of the papers. Nearly every writing assignment that I had to turn in this semester was due in November. Since I feel that I write best under pressure, I spent many nights at the coffee shop writing my papers that were due the next day. I must have the deadline looming to be able to get something down on paper. Thanksgiving happened... I survived. Maddie turned 24. I finally became me. I finally felt good in my own skin. First time - ever. I started the facebook thread that may never end!
December - I survived finals week. I have no idea how. I probably should have died from the combination of no sleep, no food, driving without sleep, too much caffeine, and stress. All in all, December has been a good month. I have gotten to see my friends. Secret Santa was great. Secret Santa also made me sad. It made me realize that each year it is going to get harder to get everyone together in the same room at the same time. I was starting to think that it wouldn't happen this year. I survived Christmas.
Overall, 2007 was a decent year. I mean, I have definitely had worse. I discovered a lot about myself. I think I am finally growing into the adult version of me. It has been quite a journey. I am excited to see where 2008 is going to take me. There are a lot of big things that are supposed to happen in 2008. Some new chapters are going to be written. Its scary that right now 2008 is an empty book. I mean there isn't even really an outline yet. It is simply an idea in my head. I think by April, not only will a fourth of the book be written (certainly, not the mot exciting part), but there should be a decent outline for the last three fourths of it.
I think it is time for bed... I have a lot to do tomorrow. I have to finish moving into my new room, and I have to write my personal statements for my grad school applications. MUST GET APPLICATIONS FINISHED!
Peace out, friends,
Summer