ABrownEyedSarah is in law school. Not much time for anything else...!
January:
I must say I rang in the new year with a bang, in Austin, stayed out until four or five in the morning, then had a friend walk me to Vee’s where I was staying, but was locked out, somehow got them to wake up and let me in. School started, it was heartbreaking to lose Kate, but each time I lose someone I love, it’s like a mini lesson… you can’t really count on doing things tomorrow. Do them today!
In retrospect, it’s not necessary to stay out that late, but, I had a good time.
February:
This month speaks for itself in my mind. The month I decided, Screw it, and started just jumping into things. Again, a difficult month as we lost a very close family friend.
In retrospect, I should have thought things through a little bit more… but, everything happens for a reason I suppose. :)
March:
Went to New York with the girlies in my family for my mother’s 50th, and MY 21st!! Lots of merry evenings, we saw Wicked and Jersey Boys, the Empire State building, Central Park, rode (and convinced my older aunts to ride!) a carousel.
In retrospect, I should do things like this more often.
April:
Random trips home leading to opening such a can of worms… but again, what fun chaos can be! Round Up Weekend, I daresay was quite, quite, QUITE fun.
In retrospect, this was a fun fun month.
May:
Watched some of my greatest friends graduate, and enjoyed the parties. Made it through finals alive, had a few bad things happen to me this month, actually. A lot of bad things, actually.
In retrospect, no more trash can punch. Oh, and I should learn directions.
June:
Lived with two of my sorority sisters. Spent a lot of time laughing at them for how they watched The OC alllllll the time. Got to see Leela a lot. Went tubing down the river for the first time. Went running a lot, trying to clear my mind of unhappy things. Learned how to make omelets! Had my first Mexican Martini.
In retrospect, I wish I had been a more social roommate to them, but this summer was about me taking care of me, and I had to get that done first.
July:
Spent the 4th in Louisiana at my uncle’s camp, went fishing (caught lots of large redfish) and we did fireworks, I drank a bit too much, but not as much as my mother, so it was a little overshadowed. [Just a little.]
End of July, flew to Myrtle Beach to visit my cousin and shadow his wife, who is a psychologist. It was a fun few days, and I decided that wasn’t quite the career for me.
In retrospect, I am so glad I realized psychology wasn’t what I wanted to do with my life!
August:
My last sorority rush! Can’t say that I will miss it too much, especially since it was before my apartment was ready, so Caty and I were staying WITH Heather in her place.
Moved into my current apartment (out of the sorority house, no more sharing a room or bathroom at least!), started my senior year and finally got into ballroom dance!
I am pretty sure this is the month the antidepressants kicked in, killed my appetite, and I ended up not eating and fainting twice, alone, flat on my face in the middle of the road. Which is obscene, but maybe not fun. No, not fun at all.
In retrospect, I really should have been nicer to my body this month.
September:
ACL! Running up my phone and texting bill, but not as much as my brother. Got a lot closer to Heather. Desperate Housewives returned. Lots of football games, drives to College Station, procrastinating my thesis.
In retrospect, this was a quiet month.
October:
Early October, I kick ass on the LSAT.
Then, I cram into a car with the most amazing girls in the world, we caravan to Dallas for the Red River Rivalry, and my team beats the hell out of our rivals. Hands down the best weekend ever, even though it was a little dramatic… it was FUN, and that’s what I wanted this year to be about, wasn’t it? I also ate a fried grilled cheese at the Texas State Fair, and fried cookie dough.
Late October, Halloween downtown, I had a sweet costume and a good time, even though I got separated from my group, we eventually met up again, then while the rest of the large group was trying to figure out what to do next, talking about possibly going to someone’s house far away, Vee, Sarah L. and I sneaked off and paid a pedi cab driver (bicycle attached to a cart, people sit in the cart) $90 because he rode us allllllll the way home (far far from downtown, especially if you’re biking, I’m really surprised he agreed to it)... but he actually dropped us off at a late-night restaurant, and I think we had margaritas and fried things (fried cheese for me, fried pickles, fried everything!!) and then Vee drove me home, and I woke up the next morning in my pajamas, so I’d say a good night.
In retrospect, I wasn’t very nice to my body that month, which is probably why I don’t think I went out at all in November.
November:
Discovered Yogurt Planet. Ate lots of yogurt. Watched a bit of Lost. Went to my last home football game, and we won. Made my family come to ME for Thanksgiving! Enjoyed a leisurely holiday. Set up my first Christmas tree of my own with M. in my apartment with colored lights and laughed because we didn’t buy ornament hooks the first time and had to go out and get some, to actually hang things. What a silly idea, to sell ornaments without hooks.
December:
My sorority formal was amazing, I finally got to go with my friends, and a date, and even though we drank absinthe before we got there and were therefore totally tipsy, it was so much fun. We ate at a cute little place beforehand, too. And my friends like my boyfriend, and I am happy.
Got my class ring!
I got into law school!
I made a 4.0.
I hung out with an old friend and removed the stitches from my heart. And it feels good, to have everything straightened and settled (with this one, anyway). I hope someday I’ll feel like everything’s taken care of, in that department, but I’m a bit more emotional than… anyone I know, really, so maybe it is already and I’m just not cognizant of it [yet!!!].
In retrospect, it has been a fantastic year, and I hope this New Year’s I get home earlier than last year!!
