Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

I haven’t thought up of a great new year’s resolution as I had hoped, but I decided I am going to try to keep up my exercise resolution. I will do crunches and push-ups every night or when I wake up, everyday. I haven’t started that one yet. I was going to tonight but then my sister came over and now I’m super tired. But, as it is a new year I have to reflect on the old and look forward to the new. Here is a brief overview on what 2007 meant to me:

-I was President of DEA, Historian for APO and KDPi, and also part of the Search Committee.

-I won the Teacher Quality Project Program scholarship awarding me tuition, books, new laptop, parking permit and a living stipend for when I student teach (along with a lot of other things)!

-I was no longer able to work at the Drake Adult Literacy Center.

-Greg was diagnosed with Leukemia (ALL).

-I turned 21.

-Linda and I more than tolerate with each other, we’re back to being friends.

-I chopped off my long hair.

-I went to Denver for the first time!

-My parents met Greg.

-I discovered that I may not always know what I want, but I definitely know what I don’t want.

-My new favorite fruit is the Grapefruit.

-I met the cutest little boys: Luke, Nate, Jason and Austin.

-I’ve never been called “strange” so many times in my life.

-I discovered I’m not as strong as I thought I was in certain aspects of my life, yet I was stronger than I thought in other aspects of my life.

-I have the strong desire to leave, by myself, and discover my true potential.

-Painting is my new favorite hobby.

Now, as for the New Year, 2008, I have to have a bright outlook:

-I’ll be graduating from Drake on May 18.

-I’ll begin my first career as a teacher in Des Moines.

-I’ll live in an apartment and pay my own bills!

-I’ll have a bunch of loan debt that’ll need to be covered (not exactly bright, but reality).

-I want to learn how to cook beautifully and deliciously.

-I want to buy a sewing machine.

-I want to be a successful, young professional.

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I got straight A's again. whoohoo.

I'm excited for the Iowa caucus. I decided that if I had gone back to Iowa for the caucus I would not vote for Obama or Hilary, but probably the underdog: Richardson because of his stance on certain aspects that I find personally important to me...as it should be. (This would make my roommate happy :))