Here We Go...

January brings new beginnings. Or at least that is the mindset that comes with the dropping of the ball in Time Square every year. We celebrate, and then we make new year resolutions so that we might have hope that the things we really wanted to see happen last year will finally come about this year. Anything we were unsatisfied with last year, which seems like some sort of vague memory or hazy dream, is allowed to be wiped clean and we are all free to start over. That sounds great, but I hope that I still carry the memory of the people, places, accomplishments and disappointments that the year 2010 bestowed upon my life.
With the fluff of the New Year celebrations ceased and the normal routine of life has resumed, I have been thinking about things that I want to see happen this year in my life. I am in a slightly awkward, in-between stage in my life. I graduated college in May and began my first "real" job in the summer. I am at this crossroad of still being a young woman in my early 20s merged with someone who now has a business card and career goals. A large part of me wants to see the world with no inhibitions. To be able to wake up one day, pack my bags and see this beautiful world we live in sounds like bliss. But, then I am brought back to reality by the constant ringing of the phone on my desk with eager high school students anxiously awaiting me to assist them with their college dreams. And the strange honesty of it all is that I love it.
So, I guess I should get to my point of writing this blog. I have a deep feeling this will be a very unique year for me. There are a lot of things that I would like to see happen this year in my personal life. Most of the things will require a grand amount of faith and self-discipline, but I am in sweet anticipation of the year that lies ahead. I expect some self-reflection with a side dose of growth and maturity along the way. And that excites me. It will be comparable to an "Eat Pray Love" experience. But instead of Julia Roberts it is just Katelyn Graham, and instead of Bali and Italy as the backdrop for my story you have the southern charm of Mobile, AL.
I want this to be my online journal and time line for this upcoming year in my life. I think it is going to be a good year. For me and you.