Auld Lang Syne

I don't know how I have gone my entire life and not known what these words mean, but I looked the phrase up the other day and found that in Scotland it means "times gone by." I don't know quite how I feel about that. I never spend New Years looking back on the past year; rather, I've been accustomed to looking forward and thinking about my goals and hopes for the coming year. This past year has been a weird one for me. I am not really in a place that I expected myself to be in at the beginning of 2008... I love the place that I am in, but I definitely would not have seen it coming. A year ago I was still spending oodles of my time with my sweet residents at Stoneybrooke. I would have never dreamed I would be in the position that I am now in a completely different field. I have developed some of the most amazing relationships during this year... some that already existed in previous years, but have grown by leaps and bounds since last year. I have learned more about actively loving and serving those closest to me. I have grown as an individual and made discoveries about my personal beliefs. I have learned the true comfort that comes with sincere prayer. I feel that in realizing the things that have come to pass in these "times gone by," I am much more hopeful and optimistic about the growth and opportunities that I will happen upon in 09. I have much to work on and do this coming year.... a few resolutions are definitely in order.

1. Learn to sew.
2. Gym 5 days a week. I know this seems a bit much but I feel sooo much better when I make it all 5 weekdays.
3. Do not speak ill of other people. This is a hard one for me sometimes.
4. Clear the wake.
5. Learn to say NO.
6. Be more kind.
7. Wear sunscreen every day.
8. Read every book on Kelly's list. (Kells, I need that list.)
9. Be more open to possible relationships.
10. Don't fence sit.
11. Take more pictures!

I know, some of these are quite lofty goals... but I am just bound and determined to reach them!!

A tribute to my Lacey Friend.

This is my friend LACEY.

She is nearly 6 feet tall and I have never seen legs so long and thin.
Lately finals have sucked up all of her time
and work has sucked up all of mine.
I have not seen her in weeks.

I miss. We always have some hidden agenda lurking behind the photos that we take.

FYI.

Congrats on finishing school, polar opposite!

I love this friend with whom I have next to nothing in common;

somehow we completely relate to one another.

Dressed to the 9's...

The work party turned out to be quite nice. So what if I did spend entirely too much money on a dress that I knew I would have no need for in the future... we had a grand time fake gambling, listening to loooong speaches by every VP in my company, and eating fancy food. We went to great measures to collect as many raffle tickets as possible in hopes of winning that generic brand mp3 player, (which none of our fearsome foursome did,) and I learned to play craps. Tess's dress was exquisite. All around, the party was quite the affair.

puppy love.

I know this picture is fuzzy - this is one of my favorite friends and favorite dogs having a sweet little moment, looking deep into one another's eyes. I had to make them hold it when I walked in so I could take a picture on my phone... it was just too presh to pass up.

I WANT.

If I had $228 bucks lying around I would sooooo get these. I look at them every single day. We would be so cute together.

I am going to have to say something about the bubble paper. I am ready to throw my laptop at the previously mentioned coworkers head.

I don't care if you judge me.

I have been waiting ever so impatiently for this.

It is all that I hoped it would be and MORE!!
You will always HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME, BRIT!!!