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Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A Year In Review: My Faves and Living my Bucketlist

Ahh, another year nearly completed. I get very reflective this time of year, reflecting on what has made 2011 all this it has meant to me. This post includes a compilation of my bucket list experiences, favorite meals, songs, movies, YouTube videos, books, and websites/blogs. Friday's post will include all of my favorite memories! I hope they inspire you! I credit Today's Letters for inspiring this idea. Enjoy!
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Things I happily checked on the bucket list

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I can’t look at this picture without laughing. x:




Other's checked on the list:
  • Get a professional massage (best life choice ever)
  • Get into grad school
  • Get a graduate assistantship
Favorite New Foods/Drinks
California Sandwich & Texas Omelet, The Omelet Shoppe, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Fresh, local blueberries, blueberry stand on the way to Grand Haven, Mich.
Breaded Shrimp, The Willow Tree, West Branch, Mich.
Optimus Prime Sandwich & sweet potato fries,  Electric Cheetah, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Breaded Shrimp, The Butler, Saugatuck, Mich.
Mommy's Dearest Sandwich, Bewitched Deli, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Den Pop, Den Party Store, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Chicken Casadilla, Baja Grill, Holland, Mich. 
Chai soy latte, Crumbs, Saginaw, Mich.
Hawaiian Sandwich, East Egg, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Eye Catcher Drink, Harvey's, Saginaw, Mich.
Pizza Pinwheels, Holland Brewery, Holland, Mich.
Nachos, Beach Stand, South Haven, Mich.
Dutch Chocolate Gelatto, Santo Stefano Del Lago, Grand Haven, Mich.

And of course, all of those fresh McDonald's Coke's I drank--anywhere U.S.A.

Fave Songs
Best Love Song T-Pain feat. Chris Brown
Free Fallin' Live-John Mayer
God Gave Me You- Dave Barnes
WMU fight song
Sparks Fly- Taylor Swift
Party Rock Anthem- LMFAO
Superbass-Nikki Minaj
Love will hold us together- Matt Maher
Good Life- One Republic
The Show Goes on- Lupe Fiasco
Lay 'Em Down-Needtobreathe
Pumped Up Kicks- Foster the People
Fave YouTube Videos
Sophia Grace & Rosie (makes me  think of my sister & I)
Nature Neat (just ridiculous)
GVSU lipdub
Grand Rapids lipdub
Fave Movies
Bridesmaids
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
New Years Eve
Pirate's of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides
Footloose
Fave Books
The Bible (always)
A Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren
The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin
Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Peggy Orenstein
Cold Tangerines & Bittersweet, Shauna Niequist
My Year with Eleanor, Noelle Hancock
Velvet Elvis, Rob Bell
The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway

Fave New Websites/Blogs Discoveries
Pinterest--feel free to follow me!

My friends blogs/websites:
Living in Student Affairs--Josh
Carleigh Courey, graphic design-- Carleigh

(Fair warning, the majority are fashion related, my recent admiration).
Selective Potential (she's a West Michigan blogger!)

Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Years Partay! Hello 2011!

How wonderful it was to ring in the new year with some of my dearest friends! Julie and I drove over 2.5 hours to get to the New Years Eve Partay, giving us plenty of time to catch up on break, Christmas, and life. We made it to Miner Lake without any great troubles (thank you BlackBerry GPS), minus turning down the wrong driveway.

After over two weeks withdrawal without seeing Lindsay and the others, it was great to be back with people I've had so many fun times with over the past year. We laughed. We danced. We ate. We played Catchphrase. Bringing in 2011 from the Mike's cottage was fantastic! Thank you Miner Lake for geese wake up calls, swans, and a picturesque first morning to 2011 as well.

Happy New Year! Here's to a wonderful 2011!!!

Here are a few things I am looking forward to in 2011:

Learning more about God and the plans He has for me
Graduating from GVSU/shaking T. Haas' hand
The adventures to come with my final semester of undergraduate school with friends!
Spending time at home and up north with my family
Spending time with roommates and enjoying my time at the apartamento
Hearing back from the 5 student affairs graduate programs I've applied to
Deciding where I am going to graduate school
Beginning an student affairs program and assistantship
Still being on the CRT Team, a Women's Center Intern & Ambassador, and working in News & Information Services
Spending summer in West Michigan
Snowboard trips
Blogging and journaling and reading
Presidents' Ball 2011
My fourth and final Leadership Summit
Using my Magic Bullet to make smoothies galore
Running the River Bank Run again