What can I say about 2011?
To be quite honest, 2011 was a very good year for me. Yes, it started bad and its ending a bit bad/sad but the middle is quite a trip.
From moving up to a new job that I am well suited for (and LOVE) to the endless trips to Disneyland, 2011 is sure to make it in my top 3 best years of my short life.
When this year started I was in a very deep depression and I would sink myself into this black hole. Due to various events and key individuals in my life, I was able to get myself out. They probably don't know what they did and they don't need mention but I owe them big time. And without much notice, the year kicked into full gear. By the middle of Feb I was enjoying my (now old) job, participating in University events again and going to Disneyland almost every weekend. My birthday rolled around to wonderful surprises everywhere and loving friends. Despite the fact that I hate celebrating my birthday, it was one to remember.
And before I knew it, it was summer.
And with summer came a new job, the adjustment period, finishing my master's degree and more Disneyland trips. Sure, there were set backs (most financially) but that was always overshadowed by the many happy events and moments that were surrounding me.
With the start of a new school year came the real beginning of my new job. And I have been loving every second of it. The term stress has taken a new meaning with students, deadlines and new projects but I would not change any of it.
The last 2.5 months of the year have not been the rainbows and butterflies of the first 10. It has been a time of great reflection on myself and others around me, a great amount of time crying and personal hatred and a greater amount of time of learning and processing. It's been a harsh reality, one that I have yet to fully accept, one that I'm sure I am not all at fault for and one that I would do anything to take back and return to how things were. But, we learn from our mistakes and I truly believe things happen for a reason. However, I am determined to not let myself be back in that black hole and drown myself. So, although this is not the ideal way of ending a year, I am learning to balance the sadness of it all with the hope and prosperity that this new year will bring new beginnings (and some old customs too).
All in all, 2011 is a year for the books. It's a year that I will constantly look back to in future times of turmoil and distress. The good times have definitively overshadowed the bad, something that I am trying to constantly remember in these last few months.
So, here is a toast to 2011.
And a toast to 2012 and all the wonderful experiences, events and people that are in store in it.
