2014
Holy hell. It's been quite the year. I experienced my first two semesters as an RA at colorado state and shared tears and laughter with said residents. In my first semester i learned that not everyone is going to like you.. In my second semester i learned that it is much easier to make friends with your residents if you just be 110% authentic with them from the very beginning. Its okay to cry while telling them why you love CSU and it's also okay to reprimand them in advance for saying the word "retard" because they will. and it's only fair that they get a warning in advance and a good firm talking to if i don't happen to be there to hear them say it.
This year i told a professor to "give me a bad grade and get over it" which was me essentially telling her to fuck off. It felt incredible. I regret nothing. I mean yeah. I got my first C in that Gender Roles in Society class but that professor was inconsiderate and could take some less than friendly words. I'm well aware by me not giving a class my whole heart it only affects me butttttttt. you can't win them all right? She's fine. I'm fine. We are all fine.
2014 was the first year i started competing in crossfit competitions. I did the crossfit open, the Quick and the Dead, Clash of the Titans, the MBS Turkey Challenge, and the Invictus Online Comp all in the course of a year! Go me! Did i get first or even top three at any of these competitions? hell no. but they were all a great time. I pushed myself and put myself out there. Every workout or competition i do is one step closer to reaching my fitness goals.
I dated this girl. It was the first time I'd really dated someone. The first time I'd been a girlfriend. It was an overall great experience and i fell in love! So now i know what love feels like. and what heartbreak feels like. and what good friends who take you out and get you drunk to get over her feels like. This girl and I didn't workout. But by the end of it we were talking like adults without tears or curse words. and really thats all you can ask for.
I had a beautiful summer in alaska where i worked minimally but had my first job in the food service industry. It was actually fun! and I'm excited to work a few shifts over winter break. This job taught me to tip better. tips make the world go round. Me seeing a dollar in my jar after a transaction makes me a whole lot happier than seeing nothing. So from now on I give that feeling to others. Here I also learned that pride in a job comes in all different styles. and to say that someone doesn't value their work as much as you do because you show your pride differently isn't very inclusive. I also learned how great it is to get a free meal every time i work :) SCORE!
As always, i spent time with my pup and my parents. every year they show me what unconditional love looks like. Sometimes the parentals and I fight but at the end of the day there is a mutual respect and really thats what it comes down to. As for chops (my dog son), he's got my back. Always has, always will.
I learned the value of someone taking you to the DIA from Fort Collins and the value of someone picking you up from DIA to take you to Fort Collins. GOD BLESS anyone who has done either one of those things. Do you know how much super shuttle and green ride suck? A LOT. Your kind act of driving me for an hour even though i sing the whole time and talk about myself for a hot minute is so appreciated.
Holy crap. I'm never going to talk about my significant other with curse words and disdain. Good lord. What was the point of living with someone and possibly loving someone if you're going to say mean things to them. Why would they care for you if you don't care enough about your feelings to spare you harsh words? Sorry that was a rant.. I just heard a couple cussing at each other.
shit went down this year. It was bitter it was sweet. but overall I'm a better person due to 2014.
