Lots of tears were shed in 2011.  Went through a heartbreak that honestly lasted for months… quite a few of them.  But I’m going to take the cliche route and say that this past year has definitely taught me a lot about myself.  It’s taught me how closely to cherish friendships, and how important the support of friends and family who love you can be.  Throughout this year I’d come to grow exponentially closer with old friends, floormates, roommates.  Sara Kate and I got each other through quite a lot throughout second semester.  It’s showed me how to function as a single girl.  Spending the year single taught me the good and the bad of possible ways to carry yourself. (I.e., friends with benefits situations are usually catastrophic to the heart.) Being single, however, illuminated how much I should value and pursue friendships these coming years.  To me, college is more about the memories you make with friends, and the people you get to know than anything else; we have the rest of our lives to be married spinsters! :) That being said, I guess academics are important too… 2011 warranted me quite a few troubling grades and classes. However, this was the year that I experienced my first time playing solo piano on stage, in front of an audience.  I’ve played numerous times since that first recital in April, (including my first time with an orchestra!) and learned from each experience.

2011 was quite a suckfest. But needless to say, I’ve come a long way from January 7th.  I’ve developed friendships that I’m convinced will last me the rest of my life, picked myself off the ground and found new dreams to put stakes in. And coincidentally, at the very end of this horrible year, (the weekend before finals, to be exact..) someone very special walked into my life. And it may be too early to judge, but I definitely hope he’s here to stay. :) 

So here’s to 2012 being a year of bright, new experiences and memories to be made. I’m chomping at the bit to start this new year. Let’s make this the best year ever.