Wow, this is my first time ever doing one of these things... I've never had a blog before but I've been sitting on the idea for quite a while. I realize that there is just so much I want to say that I would like to share with people or the world that a blog would be a great way to express everything. So, this is what I'm doing. And what better to start this blog than on New Years?
So, I guess this is where I do a recap of 2013, huh? Well, let me make it short. Let's see:
- I got out of my second year of college unscathed only to walk into the semester from hell
- I may have only been a Floorset Associate but I FINALLY got to work at my favorite store, Bath and Body Works
- My niece turned two and my nephew turned one and I am just a proud Uncle
- I worked at DIA as a wheelchair dispatcher; definitely my hardest job
- I made a great new friend
- My old friends rock
Okay, I don't know what the hell I'm doing here so I'm just going to stop. I don't really know what to say about 2013. There was some good, as you can see, but there was also bad. I lost my dad. Really bitter pill to swallow. Fall 2013 may have been from hell but the summer had me rooted in purgatory; at times it felt like I was neither alive nor dead. Just stuck in the in-between. Losing my dad definitely hurt me but it has also caused me to grow. Can't say how specifically yet but I'm sure it will become prevalent as time goes on. Aside from my dad dying, my summer was overly dramatic—way more than it ever should have been. So, after all that, I'm thankful 2013 is over. It was like 2013 vomited on my head. http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/4232320/get-away-from-me-o.gif Yup. And that was my reaction.
But at other times, I can't be mad at 2013. It's given me a lot. 2013 was bittersweet. Yes the hell it was. To sum up how that feels musically, take a listen to this:
This song, Day's End, an OC ReMix (OverClocked) of the staff credits song from Mario Kart 64 (Mario is my life), is the perfect musical embodiment of 2013 for me. It has it's highs and lows, at times sounding both victorious and sad but it still maintains that underlying theme of hope. 2013 was difficult. But, I got through it. I lived. And, I enjoyed the ride. There were some bumps I wish weren't there but hey, that's life. This song implies a journey. And no matter how tough that journey could be, I grew as a person and made it to the end, looking forward to whatever comes after. The end of the song details that celebration, the joy that yes, I made it and best of all, I'm HAPPY.
Speaking of the future and happiness, here's another song that pretty much speaks for me:
I like how the song goes on about how she wants to do all these things but at the end, it changes into the affirmative "gonna". Like, she's going to be free. She's going to be happy. She's going to be the person she wants to be and fly and all that good stuff. I spent majority of 2013 wanting stuff, wanting to do stuff, wanting to be this, wanting to be that—want, want, want! This year, I'm GONNA. I'm going to write (this is helping!). I'm going to knock this semester out of the park. I'm going to have fun. I'm going to be happy, basically. If 2013 has taught me anything, it is that I'm deserving of my own happiness. So, I wave goodbye to 2013 and scream "Hello!" to 2014. I am so ready for this fresh start. Take this journey with me and let's see what happens!
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