Saturday, December 31, 2011

2011: A Reflection

Last year on my tumblr I made two lists. One was the good bits of 2010 and the other was the bad. Despite my adamant belief that 2010 was horrible in every way imaginable, I found that by writing all the major (and some minor) good and bad events from the year down that 2010 actually wasn't as bad as I thought. So I'm doing it again this year.

The Bad Bits of 2011

  • Struggling with depression.
  • Seeing the true colors of someone I thought was a friend.
  • Having quite a few weekends run by Murphy's Law
  • The water pipe busting in my residence hall, and having to move into a hotel for the last part of the semester
  • Having numerous problems with the washers/dryers at Juniper/hotel.
  • Freaking out because the right side of my face stopped working.
  • Having steroids to take care of the Bell's palsy (face paralysis above) that made me beyond sick the week before finals. 
The Good Bits of 2011
  • Leaving the country for the first time in my life.
  • Getting my acceptance letter to Southern Utah University!
  • Mormon Prom.
  • Graduating from Parkersburg High School.
  • Working on a Habitat for Humanity House.
  • Flying in a plane for the first time.
  • Meeting amazing people who quickly became amazing friends.
  • Actually being in the Conference Center for General Conference.
  • Late nights spent talking and goofing off.  
  • Late night Maverick or Denny's runs.
  • Bringing extra mattresses into one of the rooms and having a sleepover before we moved.
  • Buying tiki torches and traversing a tunnel.
  • Pulling an all nighter.
  • Playing the longest game of Phase Ten and then Game of Things in a bedroom we were never supposed to have access to.
  • Doing the most awesome photo shoot in the Asylum.
  • Losing TWENTY pounds since summer!
  • Christmas with my family.
  • Ringing in the New Year with my Momma. 
Yep, definitely another year of blessings.  Here's to another amazing year!  2012, you shall be epic!  
Love, Chelsea