the first.

welcome 2009, we've been waiting for you! this year i rang in the new year with most of my best friends. we hung out at sam and jake's, ate some food, played some taboo, and watched the ball drop. afterward, we all decided to pull an all-nighter and watch the first sunrise of the new year together. unfortunately, this plan failed miserably when the fog was so thick that we couldn't even see the sun. oh well, at least we tried together. the only thing that could have possibly made the night any better would have been lorelyn.

i cannot wait to see what 2009 holds for me and my friends. i am so happy to have the people i do have with me. i love sharing life with them, and 2009 is going to be no exception. below are some of my goals for the new year...what are some of yours?

1. learn to play a key other than G on guitar well.
2. keep up with my laundry as to not have the laundry monster.
3. live more of a carpe diem life (thanks crystalina!).
4. no chipotle. this one is going to be hard, but i'm doing it with my friends. =)
5. go to the gym at least once a week.
6. watch the sunrise from our hill with lorelyn and friends when she gets home.
7. give what i spend money on more thought.
8. spend time with friends/family at least once a week outside of youth and church.
9. give to STL and my church regularly.
10. save money to go to zimbabwe. start saving for missions trip next summer and to visit mary in new york.
11. get a good job once my stay at chevron is over.
12. move out on my own. for real this time.
13. keep up on emails with friends that live far away.
14. continue to make monthly playlists with mary.
15. continue to keep studying the Bible in check with katrina & others.
16. to learn to let the dumb things go and to give up "being in charge" more.

that's it for now. if i think of any more, i'll post them then. =)