Happy New Year!

GUESS WHAT, KIDS! This is a cliché New Years post! So sit down, grab a diet coke, snuggle a dachshund, and just get ready to soak in all of this cliché.

2012 was a big year for me. I learned a lot about myself and I started a new major with a new journey. There were a lot of fun moments and a few sad ones, but there was always something to take away from them that made me a better person because of it. Looking back, I don’t think I would change anything about 2012.

Well, maybe one thing, but even with that I’m learning a lot about myself and I don’t think that I would have gotten the opportunity to learn about it unless it would have happened. I’m learning about how independent I am and am not. I’m learning that what I want for myself needs to come first sometimes. I’m learning things that I probably should know about myself before I get married. Do I wish I could have learned these lessons with Nick? Of course I do. But as much as I would like to, I cannot change what happened. I learned a lot when I was with Nick and I am thankful for all of the time that I had with him. Do I wish things ended differently? Of course. I loved him and I loved our relationship. But I can’t do anything to change what happened. I’ve done so much growing in the past four months and that’s something that I am really thankful for out of all of this. I definitely didn’t think that I would end this year single, but I know I’m not alone. I know I have a huge network of people who truly love and care about me.

2013 will be a year of growing and moving forward for me. I want to continue to grow and develop myself as a young adult and lay some groundwork for my life after college. I want to continue to strengthen the friendships I have now and work on the ones that need repair. I want to move forward and continue to learn from this break up with Nick. I want to keep looking forward and make new opportunities for myself and not dwell on the past, but use it to help me make decisions in the future. I’m excited for opportunities with school coming up in 2013 and excited to see where I will be this time next year.

I definitely never thought I would be where I am now when I was ringing in 2012, but I am happy where I am and I am happy with who I am. I am thankful for all the opportunites I had in 2012 and am so excited for the opportunities to come in 2013. 

Happy New Years, everybody!