I have been a lifelong hater of New Years. I never understood why someone decided that January 1st was the day we started over. I hate New Years Resolutions. Drunk drivers. Overrated anticipation. The Rose Parade. Midnight kisses. and dressing up. Plus, count downs give me anxiety. You should know by now how I feel about change. All of this is relevant when speaking about my distaste for the holiday, that being said, I had a pretty good year.
Now that I spend time talking about myself and you spend time reading it I thought I would give you guys some basic facts about my time in 2012:
I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. Unbelievable.
I found my voice. Artistically. Literally. Confidently.
(Side note) Despite the fact that I managed to receive a degree and a minor I still am not one hundred percent sure how to spell words like unbelievable or confidently. Shoot man.
I found an irreplaceable family that the universe placed me with. They are beautiful people, artists and friends. They are the only ones who will ever understand what I went through. They're with me forever. And I could not have done it without them.
In true Pisces fashion I spent an entire semester kissing a really cool boy and not telling. HA HA.
I officially grew OUT of my size LARGE leggings. Fuck. So I resorted to buying jeans online, they always have your size and you can avoid the whole trying on process.
I went back to New York. The home land.
FINALLY got the sequins uggs I've been wanting for two years. Its official. Beautiful things come to those who wait.
I camped. Miraculously.
I successfully and unintentionally avoided my first pap smear. Which sadly resulted in an ultrasound, and no one tells you this, but those suck too.
Got my first post college job. Turned down my first post college job. What an idiot.
Through that rejection I reminded myself that my heart lies at Encore and with the kids that I teach.
Watched the greatest example of true love that I have ever seen get married <3 BEAUTIFUL.
Felt defeated by the real world which as it turns out is way worse than feeling defeated by college.
Officially became way too REAL for Tillys. I learned that honesty is not always well received. I also learned that I really don't care.
Learned how to apply liquid eyeliner. Life changing.
Didn't settle. Even though I really wanted to.
School was hard. Life after school was even harder. The fear of disappointing myself is higher than it's ever been, and even after all of that I can't remember a time that I have been more excited to start again.
Aside from the whole college thing none of this was too monumental. So I guess I'll go back to studying all things Beyonce. Good luck over the next 364 days.
From the girl who hates all things new.........
HAPPY 2013.
