Oh man, oh man, oh man. The year went by so fast. No joke. I still remember toasting to 2011 and I can hardly believe that my life is going by so fast. Approximately one and half year left until I graduate. Then I truly become an adult. Then I apply to grad school. Then comes a career. World travel? What next? Marriage? 0_0 PAHA! I can’t decide that one. That one is just going to have to come as a surprise.

2011 had its ups and downs. But the best part of it was rekindling my relationship with my Troybear <3. We both made a lot of sacrifices, changes, and compromises to be the people—the couple we are today. It is crazy to imagine that I have spent almost a third of my life with this man. I simply cannot imagine my life without him. 

The most important thing I learned in 2011 and is something that I always knew but never truly appreciated until this year is the fact that no matter who you meet in life or what good or bad happens to you, you have to keep moving forward. You cannot let the failure of one relationship or one goal deter you from improving yourself and paving new roads. So for those who have yet to set a resolution for 2012, here is one: be your own cheerleader.