So here I am, sitting at my computer on the very last day of 2004, not really breathing well because I'm sick, wishing I were well. It seems to be an appropriate time for reflection. But honestly, this year was... just another year. I can basically divide it up into 3 sections, The second half of my freshman year, which was fun and it was a good semester; My summer, which again was good, I spent the majority of it working 2 jobs and I took a biology class; and the first semester of my sophomore, which I like to refer to as the black spot. This last semester actually was pretty terrible for me (see first blog post) and if I were to sum up this entire year, I'd probably just say that I worked the year away. I don't really have any regrets or anything, it was a decent year, just kind of there. Ok well that's enough reflecting now. On to the other tradition of New Years- Resolutions. I don't really make a list, I'm honestly just thinking about these as I go, but I suppose for this next year there are some things I want to accomplish:
1) Have a better semester, focus intently on interior design and not let Ms. Martin be the death of me.
2) Go to Italy- or at least put forth a good effort to, but if it's not what God wants, then I won't
3) Get my financial life on the right track so I'm well prepared for...well, life.
3) Try to find an internship this summer, or at least make decent contacts
4) Not do any of these goals nor anything else without the absolute aide of God. I can't do it alone.
That's pretty much it I suppose. Tonight, my best friends and I and a bunch of other friends too are going out to dinner downtown, and then every year, Denver shoots off fireworks from a building Downtown so we're going to go watch that. And then, *sniff* I leave to go back to Anderson tomorrow. This break was not really a true break, I feel like I didn't spend nearly as much time home as I wanted to, but I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles. This next semester will be interesting, I have a feeling it's either going to be a great semester, or another terrible one. Let's hope for the former. Anderson people, I'll see you soon, Coloradoans and everyone else, I'll miss you, but will be back! Happy New Year's to all, I hope that God will bless the upcoming year for you and your families!
P.s. You wanna know what Auld Lang Syne is? Well, It turns out that "Auld Lang Syne" is an extremely old Scottish song that was first written down in the 1700s. Robert Burns is the person whose transcription got the most attention, so the song is associated with him.
According to this page, a good translation of the words "auld lang syne" is "times gone by." So (incorporating a couple of other translations) when we sing this song, we are saying, "We'll drink a cup of kindness yet for times gone by."
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