Today is just one of a few dates this year that will hold the honor of being completely comprised of one number, 1/1/11. It's a new year, a supposed "fresh start", a hitting of the reset button. 2010 was indeed quite the year for me. It kicked off crazy with my last semester at community college, a trip to QVC, and other adventures abound. Then graduation hit and things wend down from there for a while, then back up, then I suppose sort of leveling off. Summer of course, was way too short and my first semester at university way too long. Just as this break has been way too short. Just a few days after getting home from school I trekked up to Washington D.C. for a few days, and got back just in time for Christmas. We went a few days ago to see The Lion King musical production which was absolutely phenomenal! I recommend everyone to go and see it.
But now I'm facing the fact that in one week I will be sleeping back in my dorm room once again. And with gas prices already back over $3 a gallon I'm not sure how often I'll be able to come home. Even with having my three day weekend this semester. And much unlike many of my friends I am not ready to go back to school. It's not like it's the most spectacular and fun place to be so why would I be eager to go back? Also it seems that many folks I know had a crummy 2010 and are ready to wish it good riddance. But as I said, my 2010 was a year full of new possibilities and new experiences and I'm not sure that I was quite ready for it to end. 2011 for me just means lots and lots of school. I'll have just about 4 weeks this year that I won't be in school and the prospect does not excite me. Frankly even the year twenty-eleven...it just doesn't sound right. Plus it's a prime number year. Not cool. Today just seems to hold this foreboding in the air. I'm trying hard to not make it seem that way, but there's just something a touch off about it all.
Hopefully my predictions will be completely inaccurate. But that of course will have to wait another 12 months to be seen. Perhaps it's just the fact that it's once again, January. Nobody likes January. There's no real holidays (c'mon, no one gets together on Martin Luther King day. Sorry man), it's still cold and usually pretty gray too. January is stuck in a season that nothing grows, it's wet (and did I mention cold), and just dismal all around. Once you get to April then the year starts to get a little better. Things start to grow again, the end of the semester is in sight. Of course that part doesn't matter for me this year. 4 days after exams end classes start again. Ick! (Yes, I'm going to be complaining about this one a lot) But all this aside, I will try my best to make 2011 a good year. I really don't think that it can top 2010 for me, but we can sure try! And with that note, it's time for a family dinner (early, I know right?!) so I gotta run.
Happy New Year everyone!
Peace,
Elina
This is a picture of the Liffey in Dublin on New Year's Eve (Year Unknown).
Note: So it turned out the high temp today was over 60° F. So much for that cold thing!
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