Toodles, 2011

I figure I could jump on the bandwagon and do a detailed breakdown of 2011, but I don't have pictures or the energy to link to a bunch of my old posts. Clearly, 2011 was the year of the blogging breakdown - blog posts decreased significantly, and became a lot more whiny. So sorry about that!

Well, glimpsing back at this year, it's been a loooong one. I can look back and off the top of my head recall these good moments:

taking 24 credits Spring Term (and kicking butt in each class) 

getting closer to English majors (who I desperately miss!) 

being offered an internship out of what I had expected to be my least favorite summer class

becoming very self confident and happy for the first six months of the year

turning 20 (and working 2 jobs on my birthday)

celebrating two years at my incredible job (oh, and the dollar per hour pay raise in June followed by a 24 cent raise in December)

My roommate moving in on the first day of February

having a super low key Thanksgiving and Christmas for once

Harry Potter parties!

The final harry potter movie premiere

Attending three cousins' weddings this summer

The birth of two cousins, announcement of another three on the way

The birth of my beautiful niece in February, her parents' engagement on Christmas

As well as these low points:

Three people close to me being diagnosed with cancer

People from my childhood passing away

Cyberbullying

Being hurt by two people I used to care about

Fall term being the worst in my college career thus far

Parents being hospitalized for a) a heart attack and b)two asthma attacks

Losing myself in self doubt and self deprecation for six months

This has been a very topsy-turvy year, full of highs and lows. Here's hoping that 2012 is less eventful, or at least filled with more highs than lows.