One Year Later

So I have two really really ripe bananas waiting to be baked into something delicious (this will be another post, stay tuned), and while searching for a banana bread recipe I came across this:

What is this? This is a piece of paper exactly one-year-old! Yup, being that it's the final day for May to shine, I was digging through what I thought were recipes and found this. If you can't read it (sorry I'm not a photographer, nor do I have fancy schmancy camera), it reads "Two steps forward > What I want to accomplish." So a year ago I had my thinking goggles on and determination sprinkled in my pocket. What does this leave you? A list of 10 things.
Please read:
1) A new job in "Charm City." Focus, Focus, Focus. Apply, Apply, Apply.
2) Save for a dog (Airedale, Golden, Bull Terrier, Great Pyrenees)
3) Run the Baltimore Half-Marathon . . . October 16th
4) The most amazing 25th Birthday.
5) Plan-of-action for stationary line.
6) One month of cooking every meal followed by no candy or ice cream. May is your month.
7) A handwritten letter sent to grandma every month.
8) Reunion with Tuba, summer 2010!
9) $$$ in the bank for Amana's graduation (2012).
10) Adventures full of love and laughter with Mike.

So now I'm looking over this list, one year later, and what have I accomplished:

1) A new job in "Charm City." Focus, Focus, Focus. Apply, Apply, Apply. 

2) Save for a dog (Airedale, Golden, Bull Terrier, Great Pyrenees)

3) Run the Baltimore Half-Marathon . . . October 16th 

4) The most amazing 25th Birthday. 

5) Plan-of-action for stationary line. 

6) One month of cooking every meal followed by no candy or ice cream. May is your month.

7) A handwritten letter sent to grandma every month. 

8) Reunion with Tuba, summer 2010!

9) $$$ in the bank for Amana's graduation (2012).

10) Adventures full of love and laughter with Mike. 

I would say 7 of 10 items is pretty amazing. I landed one of the most rewarding jobs anyone could ask for! I have more saved for a future dog than I do for myself. I ran the Baltimore Half-Marathon in 2 hours and 10 minutes (not bad for a girl who doesn't like running)! Granted I was working on my 25th Birthday, but Mike surprised me, I was surrounded by 30,000 people, I was working with volunteers all day, I was able to witness my very first Komen Maryland Race for the Cure, and I couldn't have been happier. I was able to reunite with one of my very best friends, Tuba, after 6 years apart. (She is from Turkey and was brought to Boise through an exchange program.) I've been setting aside all of my coins for Amana (one of my dearest friends I met through volunteering with refugees). And last but not least, I have had soooooooo many adventures full of love and laughter with Mike. We find ourselves with something new every weekend. 

All I have to say is May, one year later, you have been too good to me! I'll be following up with this blog next year and making sure the remaining three items are crossed off!