Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011

Well it's New Years Eve. It kinda feels like it always is. There are things I love about NYE, such as confetti and friends and kissing someone at midnight. But there are things I hate about it too. I hate the fact that when I look back at the year there are lots of things I didn't do that I wanted to do, resolutions that never got done, places I never went. Maybe if a year was the length of two years I'd have a fair shot. It's always around the beginning of December that I really want to make this year one for the books...but then there is
Christmas to worry about and instead I start making a new list of goals and resoultions for New Years Eve. Oh well, time marches on...

So anyway, here we are. Time to look back at 2010. I posted on my FB earlier this month that "2010 was a year". Cause that's what it was. I couldn't bring myself to say it was a good year, but I also can't say it was a bad year. It was an eventful year, yes...eventful is a good word for it. I think I'll make a list, I'm good at making lists, just ask Ian....

Things that Happened in 2010:
(in no particular order)

• Got lost in San Fransisco with my girlies.
• Saw Wicked, my first Broadway quality musical.
• Dyed my hair for the first time, then later for the second time.
• Got buzzed for the first time, did first Ray Charles impression (allegedly).
• Tiptoed through the tulips.
• Saw BOTH Fullhouse houses.
• Met the one and only Staso.
• Yelled at a lady at Burger King, "I WANT 10!"
• Apologized for scaring a lady at Burger King.
• Drove to Camarillo for the first time by myself.
• Got to show my sister Megan all my favorite places on the Central Coast.
• Went to the Hollywood Bowl and saw Rent with like a million other people.
• Started a blog just so I could tell everyone how awesome it was.
• Got a Kitten.
• Tried to give away a kitten.
• Decided that I could live with a kitten.
• Had an heartwarming birthday weekend.
• Discovered the band Airborne Toxic Event.
• Realized how wonderful the show Community is.
• Got to be a brides maid for the first time.
• Watched my best friends get married.
• Witnessed first hand the power of friendship.
• Started writing again.
• Got a second job.
• Remembered how much I love making coffee for other people.
• Got a trophy girl friend.
• Found the true meaning of Christmas.
• Lots of other stuff that I can't write because it would be 2011 by the time I was done.

Things I learned in 2010:

• That when it comes down to the things that matter your friends are going to be there to get you through.
• That the worst thing you can do is stop trying.
• That the way I feel isn't always the only thing that matters.
• Jersey sheets are the BEST!
• That life doesn't stop and people grow up and move on, even if you don't want them too.
• Life is short.
• When your husband says it's not a good idea to get a kitten he's not necessarily just saying that to be mean to you, and that he's most likely right.
• That people can change, even if its just a little. That a little bit can be just enough.
• That if you have a few ants in your car, you most likely have a whole colony of ants in your car and they are probably living in that Office boardgames in the back seat.
• That creating a blog is easy, writing in it regularly isn't.
• When kittens climb to the top of a Bow Flex, they have a hard time getting back down. (I'm learning this one right now.)

As 2010 passes into the rear view mirror I want to take the last few moments to set some goals for 2011, that way next year I'll have something to write about.

Things I want to do in 2011:

• See the inside of a jail.
• Make a random stranger smile.
• Write a letter to one person in my life every month telling them what they mean to me.
• Go on a crazy adventure.
• Travel to a state I've never been in.
• Keep my dishes done.
• Finish at least 75% of the things I start.
• Lose some weight.
• Do something I didn't think I could do.
• Be a great friend.
• Make Ian think he has the best wife ever for at least 5 minutes.
• Write in my blog more often.
  

To all of my faithful readers out there, I want to wish you the best of luck in the new year. I hope you have some adventures of your own. And remember not to take life for granted, you only get one. Much Love!