Last post was in 2010? Oops, time to recap on 2011 now! Thanks to Facebook Timeline, I can easily remember what has gone down this past year :)
1) A full year at my current job (not ING)- a lot of changes, a lot of new faces, and a changed mentality to roll with the punches. Though not my ideal position, I am thankful for a job and to be able to financially support myself.
2) Travels!! Boston/Maine in May, DC in Sept, Seattle in Oct, oh and 2 Vegas trips in between (if that really counts!). Traveling has renewed my appreciation for the family and friendships I have in my life. Boston/Maine was with my sister, aunt, and mom. Our foodie adventures (especially to Red's Eats!) are things that I will always cherish. DC was with my old HS pals Kevin and Brian. It's so funny because we NEVER spoke a word to each other in our teens! We were all so different and hung out in different crowds. Now we are all in the working world and can bond over past memories of Mills, our college experiences, and of course our love for food. Seattle was with my really good friend Lisa. We so happened to go during Seattle Restaurant Week so that was an added plus! Really not that much to see but I had awesome company and the Seattle eats scene is not too shabby either. Oh yeah, and Vegas, well, was Vegas. Bumping into old friends in the club and drinking til we pass out. Good times.
3) I cut my hair 10-12 inches shorter. A much needed change!! I love it and don't think I will be having long hair for a while.
4) Relationships (cynical me has put this as 4 which in Chinese closely mimics the word death, heh heh). This has been a tough one for me this year. Figuring out my life without C and finally breaking off something that needed to be broken off since the end of 2010. I didn't realize how toxic that relationship was for him and I but also my friends suffered as well. I put them in compromising situations and let myself be taken full force by a naive and tumultuous first love. To make matters worst, and I think it was karma playing an evil trick on me- I dated soon after C and got my heart broken. A short stint of the kind of person that I should of been dating in the first place. Obviously, it was too good to be true- ended with my tires screeching and in lack of better terms, getting the fuck of out his life.
This year has been interesting to say the least. Good times mixed in with a whole lot of not-so-good. It's tough to let go of the past but it all works out (for the better) in the end. It's 2 weeks until my birthday and the new year could not of come at a more opportune time. 2012 will be better, I am making that promise to myself.
