Happy New Year!

It's been a big year. How bout a quick recap of 2011, eh?

Jan-May:

- worked on Senior Thesis for UTK

- completed my last semestester at UTK

- graduated with my undergraduate degree in Russian from UTK

June:

- my aunt, Nancy (Chichi as my sister and I called her) died in a car accident

July:

- trips to Chicago and New York City

August: 

- my last month in Knoxville, Carthage, and Tennessee

- offered and accepted position as Junior High intern at Prestonwood Baptist Church

- moved to Plano, TX

September:

- started classes at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX

- started job at Prestonwood

Sept-Dec:

- completed first semester at SWBTS

- went home for the first time in 4 months for Christmas

So yeah, it's been a year of moving, change, loss, gain, and everything in between. I've said goodbye to many people and met many more along the way, some of which are already changing and shaping my life as I begin a new chapter here in Texas. 

Now, with a new year quickly upon us, I want to set a few goals as is custom for the new year:

1. no more sodas - as much as I love Dr. Pepper, I really do drink too much of it

2. memorize scripture - specifically the entire books of James and Titus (which coincidentally are the first and middle names of a new baby born this year who shouldn't have been born until 2012)

3. run - I ran a 5K not too long ago and it was a little more difficult than I would have liked it to be

4. study Russian - sure it was my major, but I still have plently of learning and upkeep to do and it's much harder to do when you're not in a class every week

5. keep up with friends - with Skype, there really is no excuse to not keep up with people, regardless of where you are

There they are! Goals for 2012. While I feel like not all of them are very substantial, I also feel like they are all very accomplishable. I've got friends holding me accountable so I'm actually hoping to follow through with all of these. 

And oh yeah, maybe another goal will be to blog more. I've found that if I add it to my "to-do" list, I'm more likely to do it, so maybe I'll add it a little more often. 

Happy New Year's Eve, everyone!