You would think that after 4 years of a Bachelors degree, I would have learned to start 8-12pg papers early as opposed to the day/night before they are due. Welp…I didn’t. This shall be me tomorrow….

And some of this….

Welcome to Grad School….the hardest thing I have done in my life so far. Did I mention I have a performance of a 3hour production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale tomorrow as well? Cause that’s in there too. Awesome-sauce.

Lets look at 2011.

I graduated from CMU. I had my four year anniversary with the man of my dreams. I got my drivers license. I got accepted into an MFA program. I moved very far away from home. I have learned to navigate/live on my own (with the company of a very cute/large cat). I meet some fantastically wonderful people and had some great adventures in a brand new city. I survived my first semester of grad school and came out with a 3.6 GPA. 

I was able to go home for a few days between shows and got some brand new clothes, dyed my hair and cut it short and blunt and added bangs. I miss my family, I miss my boyfriend, I am sickly but I have amazing friends here that are making sure I don’t ring in the new year drugged on NyQuil with my cat. 

I am optimistic towards 2012. There are things about my life I want to update. I’m not fat, but I wouldn’t mind being a little skinnier. I miss my Pilates routine and am determined to find a way to fit it back into my life. I am determined to keep my GPA, or raise it higher, even though I am in a Felicia Londre class. I am going to go out more with my friends but work harder at saving my money. 

The only thing to make this night better is to have my boyfriend and my best friend (who is currently in Kenya) by my side. But I have great friends here and if I keep going, my boyfriend and I will soon be living in the same city.

Cheers, 2012!!