As 2016 is coming to an end, I realize that this year has been a year of changes. Some of these changes were quite major, and some of them just more personal in nature. I got to experience so many new things, and experience some things I had already dealt with, but this time in different and deeper ways...I can't say that 2016 was overall a spectacular year, as there were many difficult things, but those things were not without purpose. I would like to take some time to reflect on this past year, and list/describe the things that happened to me, and then in the next post I want to make a tentative list of the things that I want to accomplish this next year. I will go chronologically and try to include as much detail as possible so as to make this interesting. I might come back to edit this post if I think of more things, and I will re-post on social media to let you all know of the changes.
January
-I left for the study abroad term (or cross cultural term, as RBC calls it) to Spain on Jan 5. It was probably the coolest thing I've ever done! It was for only 5 1/2 weeks but I got to see and experience so many things in that amount of time. I have pictures galore for Spain but not as many as I would have liked, and the quality of them were average, not spectacular because they were on my old point and shoot camera.
February
-As part of my Spain trip, I got to stay over in Paris on the way back and see the big tourist attractions and some not so well known places. Danielle, Kristina, Nick and I made up our group. It was super cool! I have so many pictures!
-Niky/Arlyn's wedding on the 22nd!
March/April
-Continued Spring Semester
-Saw Ballet Magnificat in Springfield with some RBC girls March 15
-We moved! We just moved to a quiet neighborhood a few blocks over...
-Chorale tour over Spring Break to Canada/MI/PA/MD/NY
-IFI Spring Banquet at OSU April 19
May
-I switched work locations while our building was being re-built (I was there for about a month and a half)
-Saw my roomie graduate :)
June
-Saw Finding Dory my mom
July
-One of my best friends came to the area on business matters, and came to also visit me!
August
-Worked like crazy
-Hung out with friends
-Laptop died...
September
-Hung out with friends
-Went to a Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra concert on the 30th with my dad
-Friends came to visit at RBC
-Saw a debate at OSU with some RBC peeps
-Fall excursion to John Bryan 29th
October
-REACH open house at the RIC 2nd
-Hike at John Bryan with IFI 9th
-Replaced my muffler
-Steak and Shake late night trip with RBC girls 28th
-IFI fall party at Downsize Farm 29th
November
-Bowling with the girls dorm 7th
-Trump is elected pres.
-Ice skating at The Chiller with most of student body 12th
-REACH commissioning 18th
-All night volleyball!!! 18th
-My roomie from last year came for the weekend and three other friends!
-Christmas caroling at London courthouse 28th
December
-A Christmas Carol 2-4th
-RBC Choir at London Christian Fellowship 4th
-Christmas Community Concert 4th (including RBC choir)
-Christmas caroling at Marysville nursing home 6th
-Fall Dorm Party/Secret Sister reveal 6th
-Christmas lights at Columbus Zoo 9th
-Work M/W/F over break
-Christmas with family
I have only really listed the things that weren't as much personal in nature because I think that is more appropriate for a separate blog post if I will post it at all....let me know if you would be interested in a more journal-style post about this year!!!
Lots of love,
<3 Becca <3
