Things I did in 2009...

What did I accomplish in 2009?

* put my blender into use and started making soup
* survived taking four courses at uni in order to change my degree
* had my first birthday in Edinburgh
* passed my first year at Edinburgh
* saw some brilliant films either big blockbusters, little ones in alternative filmhouses or curled up on the sofa with great friends
* visited Cardiff and Barry Island
* went to Somerset
* saw friends in London and then 'Hairspray' and 'Romeo and Juliet' with the lil sis
* volunteered
* spent two weeks in the highlands with my family
* spent three weeks in America with some great friends
* kind of got over my fear of flying i.e. I didn't cry too much. Perhaps it would be better to say I didn't let my fear stop me from doing what I wanted
* climbed Mount Laffayette in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
* went to NYC
* ate lots of new American foods for the first time
* saw the White House, lots of cool art, monuments and museums in Washington DC
* went to the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, an amazing experience
* survived an American public bus
* saw my first baseball came
* returned to Edinburgh for second year
* had to say goodbye to a close friend
* enjoyed sewing at the cath kidston shop
* had many a wonderful breakfast at a number of little cafes in Edinburgh
* kept on with the Swahili
* visited friends
* wrapped up my Christmas gifts in brown paper and beautiful ribbon
* saw the new year in at hogmanay

Hogmanay, welcome to 2010

2010 was welcomed in with a fabulous bang! Fireworks at Edinburgh's Hogmanay with some of my closest friends was just wonderful. The street party was lively and noisy, chilly and splendid! New Year, New Start as they say... I have a number of resolutions, both private and public...
I want to:
fill my sewing box and learn how to sew again!
make my scrapbook of summer 2009, mostly my trip to America
start a scrapbook of life :)
do some art
more and more baking
take lots of photos with my new camera
make time for my friends, especially those far away and those who will be leaving soon
put my lovely writing sets to use
enjoy Edinburgh :)

I'm currently snowed in at home, hoping it's not going to affect my train back to Scotland this weekend. It's been fun walking around in deep snow to get necessities like milk and tea bags... perhaps another resolution should be to do something about this caffeine addiction. Games of Trivial Pursuit are always fun... ha!

All this snow is definitely Bon Iver weather:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0yaQ20dpWI

Merry new year <3