Review & "Resolutions"

I decided to put two blogs into one...a review of 2011 and "resolutions" for 2012 even though I don't really believe in resolutions.  I like to refer to them as goals but if I had used that I would have missed out on the alliteration aspect (I'm a teacher...what do you want from me?).

Highlights of 2011:

• I graduated college with my BS in Psychology
• I got floor tickets to see Josh Groban in concert for my birthday
• My text message was one of three chosen to be answered during the concert
• I got to have Josh Groban sing Happy Birthday to me, while having his arm around me, in front of thousands of people at the Verizon Center---easily the best birthday EVER!!
• I successfully completed my first semester of student teaching
• I was nominated for People Magazine's Most Awesome Star Encounter of 2011 with Josh
• I finished my first semester of grad school with Straight A's

"Resolutions"

• Start putting myself first a little more, even if that just means taking an hour after work to go to the gym. 
• Be truly happy with my life and stop being envious of everyone else and the things they have that I don't. 
• Have more self-confidence in myself and see what other people see when I look in the mirror.
• Stop defining my happiness and self-worth by whether I'm single or in a relationship. I'm only 22 and it's ok to be single...I just need to start realizing this and being ok with that. 

Hope you all had a fantastic New Year & here is to making 2012 fabulous!

Still A Winner

Many of you know that I was up for People's Most Awesome Star Encounter of 2011 with Josh Groban; I didn't win but the entire process made me realize just how lucky I am and have been.  The last 5 months have been an incredible roller coaster all because of something that happened on one very amazing summer night.  I was fortunate enough throughout the voting process to get an incredible amount of support from my fellow Grobies and have been blessed with getting the chance to get to know a few of them much better.  The real prize in all of this has been the amazing journey that I have gotten to share with Josh these last few months; I mean when else am I going to be able to say that he RTd me not once but twice trying to get us votes!  I feel so incredibly lucky to have gotten to have this experience with him and I sincerely hope that it doesn't end.  In a perfect world we would meet again and have the chance to get to know each other the way two people usually get to but life isn't perfect so for now all I can say is that I am a winner for getting to be a small piece in the story of his life.

The Josh Groban Experience Continues

So some of you may have read my post The Day Josh Groban Learned I Exist and know what happened that amazing night exactly 4 months ago (and if you don't know click the link and read all about it!).  Well I thought that was the end of the experience....but I was wrong.  People magazine is having it's annual Best of 2011 contest/poll and one of the categories is "Most Awesome Star Encounter"...I submitted our story and picture, had an online interview with someone from the magazine, and found out the other day that I made the finals!!  I am now 1 of 7 competing for the title and the winner will be determined by who gets the largest amount of votes.  So this is my request to all of you reading this...please click on this link: Most Awesome Star Encounter and vote for me and Josh Groban!  You can vote as many times as you want and the winner will be announced December 16th.  Please help me out and keep this amazing journey going!  Thank you!!

Bad For My Health

I've come to the determination that watching the Patriots play every weekend is bad for my health, especially my heart and blood pressure.  I'm so attached and invested in them that I take every loss way too personally...and these last two have been killers.  However, no matter what anyone might say about my boys I am ALWAYS going to support them!!!

Time For A Change

I have been thinking about this for awhile but it's time to actually do something about it.  For a long time now I have been really unhappy with how I look...I don't feel attractive or confident at all.  Other people say I look fine but I feel terrible about myself....but I'm done.  So today I went to my first class at the gym and am going to really try to hold myself accountable to going at least twice a week.  I am sick of feeling lousy about myself...I don't want to feel like nobody could ever love me because of the way I look.  I know that is a ridiculous notion but that's how I feel...right or wrong.  Here's to taking the first step to change!

Yes, You May

Where’s Maury Povich?? (an inside joke between Josh and I…I’m totally serious!)

Happy Halloween!

AARRRGGGGG!!!!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!