A Year in Review

What on earth have I been doing with my life?

Case it point, I started writing this blog December 31st- you know, like a month ago. Isn't that terrible? I thought that surely with classes ending and rotations starting I would have all of this time to be crafty, sew clothes, write blogs, help plan friends' weddings, pintrest excessively, etc. etc. But the truth is I got thrown into the real world head first and I'm still reeling. Of course rotations are wonderful and I am in love with all the sweet special littles I get to see and not having homework for the first time in my 24 years is the best.thing.ever. No, what gets me is the schedule. I get up at 6:15 or 6:30 (ok who am I kidding, its 6:35 now), go to work all day, come home and force myself to run so I don't go insane, watch Jeopardy, eat and pass out in my bed. I am regular par-tay animal. Seeing as I went straight from college to graduate school I have never actually had a real job apart from being a camp counselor. After my first full day, I called my mom to apologize for all the times I made fun of her for falling asleep during "Project Runway" because I get it now. At 9:30 I want nothing more than to curl up in my bed and sleep.

Of course I am getting to do all of this in Greenville so I can't really complain. I can't even explain what it's like to be back. Sure I miss Charleston because I adore the beach and of course adore my friends there even more. But nothing can compare to the fresh mountain air here, being in my favorite coffee shop without homework to do, finding a new incredible church and getting to do what I love. Basically, God knows what He's doing- which is a good thing because if we'd followed the plan I came up with when I was 16 I'd be married and living in Ireland. 2011 was a rollercoaster of a year. There were tears and triumphs, times I just wanted to curl up and crawl and times where my heart broke for the world around me. But I also got to make some truly amazing friends and learn more about myself than I ever thought possible while living in a place that only God could make so beautiful. And I finally fulfilled the dream of my 10 year old self and visit the continent that has called to my heart for so long. I made friends thousands of miles away in East Africa and friends down the street. 2011 was pretty stinkin good but so far 2012 looks bright.

But because I'm incredibly cheesy and love things like this... here's my year in review.

Flights taken: 6

Continents visited: 2

Days in Uganda: 10

Times I played the entire "The Reckoning" album from Needtobreathe: 20 and counting

New bands discovered and subsequently can't stop listening to: 10

Diet Cokes had: let's just not say and say that we did

Seasons of Arrested Development watched (for the 3rd time): 3

Times my childhood ended: 1- I'm looking at you Harry Potter.

Books read for fun: 15 (including the Hunger Games which if you haven't read you need to right.this.minute)

Harry Potter books read over Christmas: 4

Times bathroom flooded: only once but it was incredibly traumatic

Times "Super Bass" played: shameful

Times moved: 2

Times then vowed to move never again if I could help it: Countless

Classes taken: 15 (ish)- I think I might have blocked some of them out.

Blogs read: Also shameful

Hours spent on Pintrest: Let's not go there.

Awesome years: 1