2010 In Review (Part One)

I can't believe that 2010 will be over after tomorrow, where has all of the time gone?! Each year seems like it goes by faster and faster, and it makes me wonder that if I feel like this at 17 (almost 18), how am I going to feel when I'm 30, 40, 50? Yikes! Craziness, I tell you... Anyway, almost every news show/talk show, etc. has done a highlight reel of the greatest moments of 2010 or something of that sort. Because I am the list-loving person I am, I decided I would give a month-by-month personal highlight reel of 2010. Because it may end up being lengthy, it may have to be split up into two separate posts, but we'll have to see!

January
January began well. I started the year by finding out that I was accepted into YAB, and later attended my first meeting (it was also in January). Another highlight from January was meeting Adam, who was my eventual first boyfriend. The only really bad thing that happened in January was that the quiz bowl team was eliminated at the Area tournament, thus dashing our hopes of making State, and ending our streak of attending the state tournament. Other than that, January was a great month for me!

February
February was fairly anticlimactic. I don't recall anything too monumental happening during February. Perhaps the biggest thing that happened for me was that I got my prom dress, but other than that, nothing too exciting!

March
March was a good month, as well. I happen to love March because it contains Spring Break, my Mimi's Birthday, and, oh yeah, my birthday!!! I enjoyed a nice birthday party for my Mimi with my mom and aunts. I was slightly disappointed with my birthday, though. There was a huge snowstorm that broke out the day beforehand, and my birthday was spent stuck in the house. I am not a huge fan of cold weather, or really snow when it comes in large amounts. At the end of that week was my first track meet of the year and prom, which were on the same day, as it turned out. Prom was good, but after-prom was much better. This leads right to...

April
April was right in the thick of track season. I spent most of my Saturdays occupied with track meets, actually. I also made the trip down to Thomas for Adam's prom, which I actually enjoyed much more than my prom (I think it was the DJ that dragged my prom down). We also made State in band. We came very close to getting Sweepstakes, but we just didn't get it. I believe April was the point that I began my countdown to summer!

May
May was quite momentous for me. The very first day was a success for me. The 3200m Relay team, of which I am a member, qualified for the State track meet! The state track meet was the following week. We ended up placing 13th out of 14 teams, but we were still lucky and blessed to have made it that far, so we were still pretty successful in our books. I also ran a successful campaign for STUCO Treasurer. The biggest factor of my success was that I ran unopposed. Nevertheless, I was still the victor! May also included the Beta trip to go see "Iron Man 2" in theaters. (What can I say, times are tough, and the Beta Convention is too expensive for my school) The trip was lots of fun, though! I ended the month by going to the lake for Memorial Day, which was also fun.

June
June was trying for me. I began the month by taking two college classes. Note to Self: NEVER TAKE A 7:30AM CLASS EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!! Yikes, World Regional Geography just didn't work for me at that hour of day. I did well in the class, but the time slot left much to be desired. I also took a Computer class. Apparently, I thought I didn't have enough to do, because I also volunteered at Bass Hospital two afternoons a week. Tuesday afternoons were at the sleep lab, which I grew to love, and Thursday afternoons were at the Hospital Gift Shop, which wasn't as great as I thought it would be. After I got in the groove of my schedule, it wasn't bad, but I was an absolute wreck the first week. I also learned of Zane's heart condition, which I found to be troubling. All in all, June wasn't my favorite month of this year.

It's getting late, so I believe I will pick up with July in the morning, good night to all!