Happy December!

I can't believe it's December 1! It's hard to believe how fast this semester flew! I still remember getting to JFK Airport in August and saying goodbye to my family. But getting on that plane changed my life in a ton of ways. These 4 months spent in Rome are unforgettable! But I'm sure I'll be back in the future, hopefully sooner rather than later. Now that it's December, I've been working on a list of New Year Resolutions and new things to try over my Christmas break!

While I'll be home in about 2 weeks, there are a ton of things that I want to try in 2013. One of them is messing with my hair - I'm dying it when I get home, at least part of it. But don't worry - I did my research so I won't look like a clown for my Internship in the Spring! My New Year Resolution list already has about 40 things on it - reading new books, watching new movies, going somewhere I've never been before, etc. Since I've been out of the American loop, I have no idea what the "popular" music, TV shows, etc are back home. I don't even know what movies are out in theaters. Needless to say, I'm going to have to fix this when I get home.

Some of the things I have on my list are as follows:

- Run another marathon

- Go to the Cherry Blossom Festival

- Tell the people at Starbucks my name is "Primrose Everdeen" and see what happens when they call out the name (Hunger Games reference)

- Watch every Italian movie on Netflix

- Make a Scrapbook of my semester in Italy (it might as well be a huge box)

- Make a book of recipes

- Cook more often

- Run at least 10 miles a week and swim at least 1000m a week

- Don't die on my 21st birthday

- Go ice skating in the Sculpture Garden in DC

- Meet someone new

- Help make my brother's wedding absolutely fantastic

- Learn Spanish

There are a ton more, but these will be some of the easiest for me.

You should make a list for yourself and see how much you can accomplish in 2013!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS!