New Year, 2nd Blogoversary

It’s been a whirlwind of a year. Reason I started this blog on New Year’s Day is because I wanted a new start. And because I knew people did recaps every Blogoversary and New Year … and I’m too lazy to do it twice in one year sooooo yep. Here goes!

January:

• 1st Blogoversary & 2012 New Year Resolutions: Thank you all for being there for me! As for my New Year Resolutions … I think I did a pretty good job!
• Launched FTK’s newly improved website & their first blog with Andrew C.
• Bought a new spanking 2012 SUV

February:

• 3rd Place in Laser Tag: Big accomplishment to me … I use to always come in last place!
• Won $150 at Bingo

• First time in a recording studio: back of a house type deal but it was cool to see how everything gets put together. Helped throw some ideas in. I loved it. I wish I was good enough for this line of work.

• Penn State for THON Weekend: Unforgettable … the pictures speak for themselves.
• Nicole Got Engaged!
• UTSA’s 5k Diploma Dash

March:

• Roadtrip with Family: didn’t blog at all! whoops!
• Goodphil 2012 in Houston
• Started Paleo

April:

• 2012 For The Kids Dance Marathon at UTSA: worth every minute of my life
• Job Interview
• Thoughts on Paleo

May:

• Nicole’s Bridal Shower
• My Graduation, Brother’s Graduation, Jenny’s Graduation: I didn’t recap much of that either … fail!

• Summer Road Trip to Destin & New Orleans
• Learned to Surf and got super sunburned! 😦

June:

• 2012 Houston Beer Fest
• Memory Lane
• Visiting San Antonio made me not want to leave

July:

• Hong Kong, Macau, & Taiwan: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
• Sissy & Brett got engaged!
• First Ever Guest Post from Rachael Happy Healthy Runner
• 2nd Guest Post from Alex The Run Within
• Nicole’s Bachelorette Party
• Nicole & Kevin’s Wedding

August:

• Alyssa & Greg’s Rehearsal Dinner
• Alyssa & Greg’s Wedding
• First Day of Work

• Wedding Dress shopping
• Bridal Expo

September:

• Wrote my first ever guest post on Rachael’s Happy Healthy Runner

• Started a Tumblr for motivation: I don’t go on it much but I’m fixing to well … fix that soon. 🙂

October:

• First Halloweekend in Houston
• Celebrated Sissy’s birthday with her and her friends on Halloween!

November:

• San Antonio for Fashion Out Cancer Show
• First Real 5k Race with Gobbler Gallop For The Love of The Kids

December:

• Christmas gift to self: New laptop

• First Time Ambassador for something: PV.Body
• Christmas Gifts! 😉
• 5k Race with New Year Resolution Run For The Love of The Kids

There has been so much going on this past year and there would be more if I was more consistent with my blogging. It’s been a year of ups and downs but the ups shine through more. I hope you all had a great 2012 because 2013 just begun and it’s going to be a great one!

Stay Positive! Think Good Thoughts!

Think Good Thoughts: Life Is Great

I figured I would partake in the Thankful Things Thursday. Which some days will become Three Things Thursday. All depends on how I feel. Since it’s new to me I’ll just do the simple ones.

I am thankful for family. It’s getting harder and harder for all of us to be together so when we are, I cherish it. Every time I’m back here, I don’t want to leave. Sometimes we’ll fight or bicker, but I know in the end, we love each other even when we never utter that word to each other.

I am thankful for my friends. One of my New Year Resolution is to stay connected with the friends I’ve made and hopefully will make. Even though I don’t see or talk to them all the time, we can still hold a conversation. I hope they know I’m always here for them no matter what – even if we haven’t spoken in five years. Which has actually been a case.

I am thankful for Rocky. Every morning my family goes off to work and I will wake up finding him outside my door waiting for me. He’s always happy to see me and does not hesitate to give me wet kisses. He makes mornings not as lonely since he’ll just lay around wherever I am.

I am thankful for having readers. I blog about boring things and posts come out every once in a while during the school semesters. So to have any readers at all is still a surprise to me. I cannot wait to graduate so I have more time.

I am thankful that my family and friends understand my busy schedule. I’ve always been busy but with FTK stuff, I’ve been busier than ever. And I’m so happy they understand when I can’t come home and visit or I can’t go out and play with them. I’m thankful that they don’t get mad at me when I have to reschedule (which is a lot) and they still want to be my friend afterward. Which leads to …

I am thankful for Andrew C. I have been told to build a new FTK website and this winter break was my task at hand.  That and The FTK Blog. Andrew C. came out of nowhere and swooped in to save me. Okay I pretty much asked if he was willing to. Yes, coding is part of my major. But to do it all on my own is pretty much torture. Which leads to …

I am thankful the new FTK website and The FTK Blog is completed. There is still some work that is needed but to have it the gist of it completed, it just feels damn good.

I am thankful pita chips, bananas, and yogurt. It’s what’s been keeping me full when I’m hungry at night. They’re all gone now. Note to self: Go buy groceries!

I am thankful for fans. No, not screaming fans, though that would be pretty cool. It’s been fairly hot in my room the past few days but my Aunt gets cold easily so without fans, I would of already had a heatstroke.

I am thankful I have things to be thankful for. We live life unappreciative of things around us. I guess this is a good way to stop and “smell the flowers”.

Happy

My mum needed me to do something for her but instead of calling me and waking me up, she sent me a text to do it whenever I felt like it when I woke up.

Then she bought me one of my favorite dishes for dinner and made one of my favorite veggies! Watercress. If you’ve never had it, you’re missing out.

I guess she knew I slept at 6am last night and wanted to reward me for my hard work.

Thanks mum. You the best.

Sadly, I did have to take a few calls that woke me up from my sleep. And I had to make a few as well. All for the site. I gave up on going back to sleep and worked on some things for it. But now they’re all sent to Andrew C. for changes. I hope he is having a good and relaxing day. I think today is the first day in three/four days I have not Skyped with him.

I love his company, but it feels pretty good not having to use my voice. My voice is scratchy from all the phone calls and Skype meetings I had with him and everyone else in between.

I just finished answering ALL emails sent to me since before, during, and after the start of building those sites. It feels good to come to an empty inbox.

Working a full time job isn’t as stressful as it has been these past few days … but I love it. Seeing the work is viewed by many makes me all happy inside. I’m sure Andrew C. feels the exact same way. Thanks to everyone that’s gone there to check it out.

Now it’s time to relax. Xbox Kinect Dance Central 2 … you and I have a date.