Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010.

Holy Moly it's 2010. I'll admit, I haven't made a single resolution. Not because I think improvement is a bad thing, in fact it's a very good thing, but I do think that labeling all the not-so-great things you want to change in your life is a good way to miss all the things that are already so great. So here I give you a short list of my favorite parts about 2009 and life in general. Happy New Year friends!

• I lived in Dublin, Ireland for four months and made amazing new friends.
• The moment I got off the train in Cinque Terra, Italy and the water was so beautiful it looked like DIAMONDS.
• Reuniting with Natalie in the Dublin airport. I cried.
• Approaching Morocco by ferry from Spain and then riding a camel while there.
• Traveling the world with Becca in general.
• Realizing I wanted to make photography my career. 
• Getting a mac.
• My surprise 21st birthday party with my best friends in the world.
• Standing next to my sister on July 4th when she married her best friend and my new brother.
• Going to New York City with three beautiful girls. (The drive from NC was maybe not my favorite).
• Murder Mystery party at O'Kelly. I was the murderer. 
• Roommate Retreat in the mountains.
• Making new friends in new classes.
• Seeing the World's Largest Set of Dresser Drawers (and the World's Largest Sitting Chair).
• Reuniting with so many old high school friends.
• Spending a weekend relaxing/laughing/eating with Katie at her lake house. (Judge Whitacker).
• Cliff jumping in Raleigh.
• Pretty much any social event held at O'Kelly.
• When Claire got engaged and we all screamed and cried and embraced. (And maybe I said a cuss word out of shock).
• Getting asked to be Claire's bridesmaid.
• Dancing. So much. In my living room. With my roommates. Sometimes on video.
• Taking my beautiful high school friends to Windy Gap this summer.
• Getting asked to shoot my very first wedding.
• Intramural soccer games. Always hilarious.
• Dancing my little heart out with my great friend David Wells and other friends New Year's Eve.

I can't wait for the adventures to come in 2010! 

Here's a little taste of last night's festivities.