Highlights of my Year!

I like to ignore a blog for a year and then write two posts in a night...I'm a bit bonkers.

However, I was thinking, as I went through pictures on my computer, that I have had such a wonderful year. I'm going to go through each month and name the highlights...I encourage whoever reads this to do that! It reminds you of how blessed you really are!

January: The result of a sticky situation (me hitting the ditch) resulted in me leasing a brand new Honda Civic! Her name is Gwen. I like Gwen.

As a side-note, I think I actually got her in February, but allllllll of the other "car stuff" happened in January.

February: The students at in the Faculty of Ed had a spirit week, which ended in a "gym blast." It was supposed to be both years of Senior Years students on one team, both years of Middle Years students on another team, and both years of Early Years students on their own team. It turned out that my class (first year Senior Years, at the time) had so much spirit that all of us (except for maybe 3) came out to compete and we ended up having the same numbers as all of the other groups combined. That was a fun (and competitive) afternoon. 

March: Dylan and I found ourselves an apartment together. I don't think we moved until April, but we got the keys at the end of March. This place certainly feels like a home. :)

April: For the second time, I was able to enjoy being a part of the Strathclair Drama Club's annual production. This year, it was Annie Get Your Gun. Dylan and I got to play an on-stage couple: Tommy Keeler and Winnie Tate, the knife-throwing team. I also got to do some choreography again this year, which warmed me up for my role as co-choreographer (alongside my sister) for the next production of My Fair Lady in 2015. I am so lucky to be able to have such amazing opportunities to be on stage! 

May: I chopped all of my hair off and was able to support Dylan as he completed is B.A. 4-yr Honours Degree (2 completely unrelated things). Such a proud day!

June: I got to see my "baby" cousin and Dylan's little brother graduate from high school! I also got to go see Michael Bublé in concert. What a night! 

July: According to my pictures, I did a lot of canoeing at the lake and swimming in my hometown neighbours' pool. I got to support some of my closest friends' band, and we got started on the play that took place in November.

August: Lots happened in August! More time at the lake and a long-awaited trip to Minot. My sister got engaged in the middle of the month and I was able to take my dad to a football game, to cheer for his favourite team (who happened to win that one...and then didn't win many others after that)!

September: Got started singing with my all-time favourite choir once again and I met some new kittens! I also got to start a new school year with my classmates.

October: Got to be an extra in a movie, had Thanksgiving dinner in the field, turned 22, and carved pumpkins! I also started my 3rd student teaching placement.

November: I finished my placement in the middle of the month and performed in play by the end of the month. The play was overwhelmingly successful and we could not have asked for a better run!

Now, we come to December. So far, I have been finishing up my school work. I have also taken on the job of being in charge of organizing the Christmas Eve service that I have been attending and singing in every year for 16 years. I can only guess that my Christmas is going to be a spectacular one and that yours will be, too. 

Looking at this list, as I mentioned, reminds me of how truly blessed I am. I am now looking forward to 2015 and wondering how I will be feeling as I look back on this blog a year from now!

My "Currently..." Comparison.

It's kind of funny, I checked to see when the last time was that I have used this blog and it was about a year ago. It's interesting to look back at that post and see what has changed since then. Just for fun, I'm going to do the exact same type of post, to see how it compares to what's going on in my life right now! 

Currently...

Watching: Due to the fact that I still don't have cable or Netflix (I had Netflix for a while...then I had to delete it), I have to resort to YouTube for T.V. I have gone back to watching one of my favourite shows, Frasier. It is my favourite way to procrastinate. :P When I happen to be at mine or Dylan's parents' place, I binge-watch Food Network. 

Listening to: I have been listening to a little bit of Christmas music lately, to help me get in the spirit. Although, making up Christmas dances for the kids causes me to not do that very much until dance is over for the break. Haha. I have been listening to a lot of CBC on the radio, whenever I am in the car. Some of the stuff is just so fascinating! 

Loving: The feeling of finishing up my final projects and things. It's also nice to be finished the play that I was in at the end of November. Having some extra time is wonderful, and that extra time can soon be filled with things I want to do, rather than finishing things I have to do. 

Eating: This is a bad one. I need groceries. Badly.

Reading: I just started reading a book that was written by a friend of mine. 

Looking forward to: Christmas! I always love Christmas so much and I get so sad when it's over. But, I am also very much looking forward to the next chapter of my life, once I graduate and receive my B. Ed. What an adventure this-coming year will be! 

Currently...

It has been a very long time since I have blogged here (as usual) but, that's because I had to post on my other blog for school last term. I wasn't feeling very motivated to double-blog.

Anyway, I'm borrowing this from Kerri (thank-you!), so I didn't make it up.

Currently...

Watching: Well...since school started back up again, Dylan and I have not been able to watch our usual Desperate Housewives on Netflix. Since I don't have Netflix, cable, etc. at my place, I can only watch DVDs. Lately, Dylan has been putting on my old Billy Joel music video and concert DVDs, so I have been rediscovering the love for my absolute favourite musician. It causes me to stroll down memory lane in the best of ways, while make me feel a little less stressed at the same time. Wonderful. :)

Listening to: Whenever I drive by myself (which is rather often), I listen to Coffee Break French. It's a series of podcasts that are helping me brush up on my French, so I don't lose any of it. It has also been helping me get back in "French mode," first for my French methods class, but also for my next Pre-Service Teaching placement that starts in March.

Loving: The Strathclair musical so far. We just started a little while ago and it's so nice to be back there. It feels like we just left! It's normally hard for me to do anything even remotely enjoyable because I always know that there's something I need to be doing, rather than enjoying myself, whether it's choreography for work, homework, errands, housework, etc. But, when I'm at rehearsal, I have specific tasks to focus on, so my other work floats out of my brain for a little while.

Eating: Since New Years, I have been careful to eat three meals a day, healthy snacks if necessary, and everything is very healthy. It helps that Dylan's mom bought me a hotplate-type thing, so I can actually cook. :P Before school started, I had time to make stir fry, wholegrain rice with veggies and a quesadilla, etc. But...now my food is a little quicker, but I'm still sticking to the plan!

Reading: I hate to say that I'm actually not reading anything right now. My homework has been revolving around articles and text book stuff, so that's all the reading I'm feeling motivated enough to do. I still have three novels on my shelf that I want to get to soon, though. I think I can get to them in a few months.

Looking forward to: My second placement. It will be hard work again, but I'm excited to get back into it. I'm already not a fan of the projects and stuff that I have done/have to do, so the placement sounds tempting right about now. 

I'm not sure how long it will be until I write another one of these...but I'm sure I will be needing a little break sooner rather than later. :P Sorry if there are errors...I did this as quickly as possible!