Am I the only one reminiscing on the year 2000 and laughing at the whole Y2K thing? But seriously....2011?! Doesn't seem possible. A lot has gone down in the last decade. Here's a little something to put it in perspective...let's see here, I was in 6th grade when 2000 hit. So in the last decade I finished junior high, senior high and college. How crazy is that?
So, what are my plans for 2011? I plan to finish out another college degree...that's probably the biggest goal! Outside of that, well I really don't have much else to think about. I know I will continue to learn and grow in all aspects of my life. That's just the way life works!
I ended 2010 with a couple exciting things. I adopted a cat!!! :) Her name is Molly and I love her to pieces! She's a big furry goofball but lots of fun to have around. I also got to take a little adventure to downtown Chicago with my sister to check out the Christmas lights of the city. Talk about a ridiculously cold idea! :) I think the other fun adventure was trying out some old cooking/baking tricks from my mom. Made my mom's granola for the first time and it was a great success. Also tried my hand at making my own cream sauce to use for pasta--a success as well (this was a pretty easy task though)!
For the first time since my junior year of high school, I had NOTHING to do during "Christmas Break." I didn't have to work and I really didn't have to think about school either. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO nice. I totally vegged out the last few days of this year. Lots of "me" time--reading, cooking, sleeping,
cleaning, playing around on the computer...all the stuff that I love! :) I've loved every minute of it! I even let it roll over into the new year! Last night was the first night I left my apartment since Wednesday. It was a good feeling.To start off the new year in the best way possible, I went to my favorite place on the east side of the Mississippi River--Silver Beach, St. Joseph, Michigan. Yes...I went to the beach in January. The pier at this beach is absolutely amazing during the winter. It becomes ice covered and turns into a breath-taking view. I would have loved to spend more time taking pictures, but it was more than cold and I couldn't feel my body by the time we got back to the car. It was totally worth it though!
