WHAT A YEAR!!!!

Wait what... This year, 2011, is almost over? ... What ever happened to it?! I was still making the mistake of writing 2010 in the date... Now I have to get used to writing 2012?!

I don't even know where to start. This year has been such an adventure, so full of love, laughter, emotion, success, devastation, sadness. But all in all, it was absolutely amazing. I still cannot believe that it is over, I know that I say that every year, but this year went extra-fast. Now, to reflect...

I did my first ever major environmental presentation and decided that that is how I want to spend my life; spreading my passion.

I finished the writing and illistrations for my first ever children's book.

Learned how precious life really is when I lost my 7-year-old cousin Jaida. 

Even more so, I learned the power of love and the importance of family when I saw my entire family join together to support each other.

I began my first novel - Which will definitely come out sometime in the new year (Chuggin' along... I think I can, I think I can)

I learned how to make the greatest cinnamon rolls in the world (Yes, definitely a highlight to the year).

I had to make probably one of the biggest decisions in my life.

And because of it, I learned in a lot of ways what regret really feels like.

I fell in love, with the most unbelievably amazing person on the face of this planet. And... It fell apart.

I was a contributor to a bunch of really cool projects that will be revealed in the new year - very cool experience.

I have to say that I am hardly proud of this past year. When new years of last year rolled around, I had all these great ideas... I was motivated, and ready to roll... and then it all sort of fell apart. It was an insanely hard year. One that told me a lot about who I was, and who I was to become. It showed me who was some of the greatest people in my life, and who maybe doesn't really belong there.

I think that emotionally and personally, I did a lot of growing, and a lot of finding myself.... and also a lot of falling apart. But... one of my favorite things is that I can cry, and then laugh about it... not laugh at crying, but smile because it's all over, and the tears no longer have to flow. It's exhillarating. I self proclaimed myself one of the happiest people in the world, and I'm working hard to achieve that... It's hard to be happy all the time, but it's about becoming independent and not letting outside things really get to you. It's about having confidence and control of your own emotions.

Hey, life's too short to be sad.


Overall, it was a wonderful year... Full of a lot of things, painful in some times, and some of the greatest memories were created. Some of my biggest regrets happened, some of the greatest obstacles overcome, and some of the greatest rewards were received. I'm just looking forward to seeing what's in store for next year!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! :D

P.S. I realize that this blog entry hardly does the intensity of the year justice. Do you know how hard it is to accurately describe an ENTIRE YEAR... In a SINGLE BLOG? I tried.