2011 was a fantastic year!

Alright, I am officially the worst blogger on the planet, but I thought I would write up some thoughts to accompany the end of the year!
This year has been wonderful for me, and I am really truly grateful to the people who made it that way.  I kicked the year off by flying to England and spending a semester in Oxford, where I traveled, learned a lot about poetry and gardening, and ate lots of scones with clotted cream.  I spent St. Patty's day in Ireland with close friends, and ran my first half marathon in Scotland.  Eventually my academic year abroad came to a close and I came home to work briefly at a local greenhouse, and then spent the summer working on an organic farm, which was quite an experience!  Craig and I celebrated our two year anniversary at the seaside with shopping, tanning, pizza, and sangria.  Then back to the grind with this past fall semester, and I joined a varsity cross country team. Running and studying took up most of my time and I also held a job as an RA, so I was very occupied, but managed to still keep my grades up- thank god!  I ran my second half marathon in the fall, and also became very involved with yoga at a local studio.  I had the most glorious 21st birthday which involved a couples massage, sushi, christmas lights, and a wine tasting with my lovely boyfriend.  And then the holiday season brought along lots of guests and activities as well as a much needed break from school! I celebrated with both sides of the family, and managed to smuggle the boy up to NJ to hang out with me for a bit.  Now I am all set to cruise off to the Bahama's tomorrow, traveling again to bring in the new year!  Really I couldn't have asked for a more blessed year.  Time seems to have passed very quickly, and I'm hoping this coming semester flies by as well, as I am feeling more ready than ever to be finished with my undergraduate degree- I just want to cross it off my list so I can move on (i'm so nervous something will go terribly wrong at the last minute and I won't be able to graduate for some reason)!!  Anyway for now Im just going to concentrate on laying on the beach and attempting to knit some socks with the organic wool I got for Christmas!

Hopes for 2012:
- Finish my Undergraduate Degree!!
- Successfully begin my masters program
- Become a certified Yoga instructor (ahh this is such a big hope of mine, but it's so intimidating!)
- Run a full marathon
- Go sailing at least once
- Eat healthfully

What are your 2012 resolutions?  How did you get through your last semester of your senior year of college?

HAPPY NEW YEAR LOVES!!