A time of reflection...a time for reflection...huh, not really sure...let me think about that....

A million different things changed this year. Some of them were great, some of them were just plain horrifying but its come to the end of the year and so far I'm still here. Most of the time I'm barely holding my head above water but here nonetheless.

January 2007
Came home from Cyprus. A sad and happy event. For one, I knew I was going to have to come home and begin life after graduating college. Happy cause I was coming home. I look back now, and I probably should have just stayed. I could've made it. It would've been hard but it could've been done.

Started at my job, which I still have...I have mixed feelings about that.

February 2007
I don't remember anything major happening in this month....actually I don't remember much happening for the next couple months. Not until I moved out of the Pit of Despair that is my father's home....

May 2007

Moved in with Krys after she asked me to while in extreme pain getting a tattoo. I don't think she regrets the decision. We've been having some fun ever since.

Went to the beach a lot around this time. It's the summer, I live in Florida, It only seems appropriate that I spend my free time lounging away the hours. Carrie was dating a guy who had a boat and I went a couple times, until he became a bigger asshole then he already was.

June 2007

Threw a keg party for my birth day. Scottie and Erron showed. They were suppose to play but Tony bailed, so they came and drank my beer anyhow. Hadn't seen them in a while. Had a blast for my 27th.

My Step Bro got married over at Disney to his high school sweetheart. I took Krys as my date and Sis took Carrie. We had a blast. Free drinks the whole time, good food, and my whole family, including Uncle Craig and Aunt Tom, were there. Oh and the wedding was nice too....;)

July 2007

Went to a July 4th camping trip to Ginnie Springs with Krys. We had randomly met someone at Taco Night who said that they were going. We jokingly said that we were going to crash his camping trip. And we did. It was so fun. Met a lot of cool people. Some of who are good friends now.

Did a little something-something that I probably shouldn't have done but I did it anyways.

August 2007

Continued to drink regularly (and heavily) and do things that probably, in an overall manner, were not the best of choices but we all make choices. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad.

Went hiking up in Georgia with my Dad and Sis. Dad was awful and couldn't hike. I vowed to never go hiking with him again...On a lighter note, me and Sis kicked ass....

September 2007


Went to Raleigh to see Ben. Was over tired, drunk and pissed most of the four days. Krys didn't get laid and then the truck's cooling system got backed up and dumped water all over our feet. Oh!, and I almost forgot! Krys puked in the truck! That gave me hours of laughter! I can't believe that I almost forgot....that was probably the best part of the whole trip.

Went to the Jabil Pig Roast.
See, all the people that I met back at the July camping trip, work for Jabil, and now that I'm a friend (and a drunk), I get invited to all the functions. Open bar. Made out with the most gorgeous Spanish guy EVER...Long story but not blog worthy.

October 2007

Got a tattoo of some flowers from a vase that I saw at Ben's Mom's house. Had to do it in two stages. It turned out really great. Thanks! Thom from Monique's tattoo shop.

November 2007

Went to see Tegan and Sara at Janus Landing. BY MYSELF. What is wrong with you people. They are such great musicians. Someone should of gone. You all missed out.

L____ had his B-day celebration. The night before we all went out and tried to fit as many drugs and alcohol into one night as we could. Needless to say, I was puking in L____'s yard for about a half hour before I could move enough for Krys to take me home.
The day of his B-day they all went to Fort Desoto and took shrooms.

December 2007

Decided that having a little something-something with the kid that I grew up with since I was nine was a good idea.

Went to Next Big Thing 7 with my Sis. It was fun but I had such a bad headache all day long that I really couldn't enjoy myself.

Went to three different company Christmas Parties and one Christmas house party (that was non-family related). Found Spanish guy at the Jabil Christmas party and proceeded to make out with him, AGAIN!!! What can a girl do. I had to end the year with a bang.

For New Year's Eve we went to The Lobby down in downtown St Petersburg. Hadn't planned on ringing in the new year there but by eleven I was so drunk it didn't really matter. The night consisted of me boldly picking up my friends, making out with a girlfriend (Note to self: Stop that!), then while picking up another friend, falling through the front doors to the place with her on my chest. By some stroke of luck, I didn't hurt myself. Well, not badly.
Other things happened but those were the highlights.

This was my year, in a NUTSHELL. It was exciting and fun but I didn't get anything accomplished except for a bruised liver and occasionally a little AP*. But I'm looking forward to the New Year. I have some goals set and goals work for me. They are my motivation. They are what make it worth it for me to live that next year. And I'm sorry, but they aren't silly things like quit smoking, join a gym or lose ten pounds.

1.Get certified as a teacher
2.Go on a dig in the Greek Isles or neighboring area
3.Find a Master's program to get into
4.Lose another ten pounds (Ha, well, I have no excuse for this. I just write from my head. So, I guess it's on my list even if I do make fun of others with it on their list)
5.Get a different job
6.Start up pottery again
7.Establish more herbs in my garden
8.Volunteer occasionally, maybe at an art festival or the art school downtown


*For those of you who don't speak in Walshisms**, this is short for Alcohol Poisoning.

**A Walshism is a word or acronym that Heater, my Step Sis has made up. They usually have to do with alcohol, the affect of alcohol on the body or some type of alcohol related incident. Walshisms pop up everywhere. Keep an eye out for the asterisk.