2011, please be good to me

2009 was the worst year of my life.  2010 was an improvement.  Let's continue the upward trend, shall we?

This past year wasn't terrible.  In 2010, I:

• Ended my unemployment with a job at Bank of America.  I will celebrate my one year anniversary with the company this Wednesday.
• Met some amazing new friends.  Dannon, what would I do without you???
• Hosted Katie and Sabrina for their first visit to Austin.  
• Spent some wonderful time with my family and watched my nieces and nephews grow up before my eyes.
• Moved into my new apartment and lived by myself for the first time in almost four years.
• Got some wonderful news from my best friends.  Breanna is getting married in June and Sabrina is expecting a little girl in January!
• Discovered that it is possible to hate my little sister but then get over it and love her like crazy.  She is truly my best friend in the world.
• Made an important discovery about my health and gave up gluten forever.  I realized that this didn't mean I had to give up my passion for baking.

In 2011, I hope to:

• find myself in a career and position that ignites my passion and challenges me on a daily basis.  I can only hope that it also pays me enough that I can pay down a significant portion of my student loans!
• let go of the hurt and pain from The One I Thought Was The One, and allow myself and my heart to be open and ready for when I really do meet The One.
• see new places and discover new loves.  Right now, I'm making plans for a voyage to the Northwest.  Portland, OR here I (hopefully) come!
• let others know how much they truly mean to me.  I want to let go of petty differences, not hold any grudges and spend my days loving, not fighting.
• reclaim my health, once and for all.  I'm continuing with a gluten-free lifestyle, but I also want to create and embrace an active lifestyle.  I want to go out for a run because I WANT to and not because I feel like I HAVE to.  I want to willingly and happily eat vegetables every day rather than when I feel my pants have gotten a little snug.  I want to reach my fitness and weight goals.  This year will be the year.
• see my family more.  I miss so much because I live in a different city.  I want to see my nephew play basketball and watch as my niece learns to read.  I also want to spend as much time as possible with my grandparents and great-aunt and -uncle.  Unkie turns 82 this year and I feel like every moment with him means a little more than it used to.

 Here's hoping we all get what we're really wanting this year!