January 9, 2008

  • A time of reflection...

    I didn't do my end of the year reflection...maybe because there wasn't much to reflect on.  hehe.  Well, there is, it was just a lot less emotional than past years.

    It was a mellow year.  Life is mellow and comfy.  Hmm...thinking about it, worst year was probably 2005.  This year in comparison, overall, a good year. 

    • School = good, although it was stressful at (many) times, but always the expected kind, the kind I know how to deal with. 
    • Friends = good, although I don't feel as close to anyone here as friends from home and probably never will, which I'm totally okay with. 
    • Family = good, everytime I go home I don't want to leave, I love my family!.
    • Sean = very good, he's so good to me even when I'm not nice to him, but I'm trying =). 
    • God = always good, Relationship with God = ?, up and down as always.
    • Church/small group = okay/not bad, very different than Newsong, much more conservative, very different culture, different people, different demographics...just different.
    • Midwest = not too shabby, kinda used to the cold, I now know how to dress whether it's 60 or 50 or 40 or 35 or 30 or 25 or 20 or less.
    • Health = good, but quickly diminishing.  I've gained at least 5 lbs. since I've been here.  My jeans are tight on the waist, butt, and thighs.  My shirts are tight around the shoulders and upper arms.  My bunion is gross.  My eye is forever red because my contacts.  My teeth are yellowing. And I think I have a lot of ear wax.  =
    • Food = yum.  I am cooking new things and they are usually good.  I hope to put together an album of all my food soon.
    • Fun = less than years before, but I'm okay with that, too.  I enjoy staying at home and relaxing more than I ever have before.
    • Morals = slowly diminishing.  I don't think I'm the stickler I used to be.  good/bad thing?  not sure.
    • Research = you never ask about research.  lol, but in all honestly, it's going.  that's always a good thing!  I am aiming to qualify by summer.  Hope I can do it.
    • Tan = gone.  Good Lord, my skin sees the sun a total of 20 minutes a week maybe?  At least the skin around the eyes does.  Everything else is always covered.

    Might be missing some things, but this is basically it.  I like to keep things simple. =)