Things I Did in 2011:

• Graduated from SCSU (with a B.A. in English & with a GPA that was over 3 points higher than the GPA I left school with in Spring 06)
• Was accepted to Andover Newton!!
• Moved to Massachusetts
• Started Seminary :)
• Placed in the Connecticut State University Poetry Contest and the Connecticut State University Fiction Contest
• Had a music benefit held in my honor
• Had/have teachers who really inspire me to learn
• Went to UCC General Synod in Tampa
• Was attacked by a pigeon at UCC General Synod in Tampa
• Built what was probably the coolest long-term fort ever in my room (yeah, i still do that at 24... it is an accomplishment)
• Left the publisher I used to work at, started working at Starbucks (stahbucks)
• Experienced, like, the longest winter ever... and then a crazy hurricane in the summer
• Read my poetry in public (at the Buttonwood Tree) with some great friends
• Went to my childhood best friend's wedding
• Saw my friend direct Pirates of Penzance
• Watched my youth group kids go off to follow their dreams
• Was published in Folio literary magazine :)
• Sent out poetry to other magazines
• Learned hand-building for ceramics
• Took piano lessons (for college credit!)
• Had a summer off from school (the first in 5 years!!)
• Made some awesome new friends at school/my new job <3 (this is my favorite!)
• And most recently: I bought a shelf (like two days ago) and it is the very first piece of furniture I bought for myself while not living with my family... I don't know if that should be an accomplishment, but I think it is. (it's a real classy shelf too... one of those MDF, pre-drilled holes, laminated shelves.) :)