Happy New Year everyone!
Last night I once again showed just how much like my father I really am. I had originally planned to go out with some work colleagues and tear up downtown Minneapolis, but by 10:00 I was too exhausted to do anything, so I took a nap and woke up just in time to see the clock strike 12:00. Then I went back to sleep. 500 miles away, my dad went to sleep at 9:00 and missed all of the festivities. We are so related. Today doesn't have the magic feeling it usually does, probably because I just let it happen. I liked it that way though. I'm just going to take life as it happens and enjoy it.
I spent all of yesterday really pondering New Year's resolutions. I have made the standard resolutions I suppose and I'll let you know how those go. But I guess I should back up to before New Year's Eve. Christmas Carol closed on Friday and I start work on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Tuesday. A three day weekend is the longest break I've had since I moved here and I'm reveling in it. Yesterday I cleaned my house and did dishes and laundry and finished the third book in the Percy Jackson series. The completion of that novel made a staggering 36 books total that I have read since I moved to Minnesota. Which brings me to the resolution I am most excited about. I have decided to read 75 books in the year 2012. It may not seem like a lofty goal, but reading so much has made me fall in love with the written word again and I can't explain how much I love getting lost in the world of literature.
A reflection on 2011: I graduated from college, spent a second year working at JBA, moved 500 miles away from home, got my first post-grad internship followed closely by my first post-grad job and had a blast the entire time. I think it is fair to say that 2011 was a year of ups and downs and one that I will never forget. But you know me, always looking to the future. And that's what I'm doing today, looking forward to a stellar 2012.
