NEW YEAR! last year recap--new year expectations.

 Now this post is about everything I'm thankful for and everything that you (and I) can expect from me this year.          
          So 2010 had been everything but boring. It had been filled with learning, working, relaxing, working, losing friends and making better ones, and of course...more working. Yes, Starbucks has controlled my life for just over two and a half years now, but it has been some of the greatest moments of my life. Since I was thirteen, I had wanted to work there after my first experience at the Barnes & Noble cafe. I knew it was love at first sight...and I didn't let go of it until I officially started working for the real thing shortly after my 18th birthday. Now two and a half years later, I can proudly say I have received a very sweet promotion and have moved up the ladder. Along with the promotion came a move to a new store, and I am more than excited to be there. The store is alot slower than my old store was, so it invites the true Starbucks experience. It is full of awesome coworkers who love their job, and tight customers who treat us like family. Not only is the new store amazing, but it is less than 5 minutes away from my house, as opposed to the 25-minute trip to my old store. I love my job!

Hello ladies..
          I am going to make a very short comment about GIRLS real quick. This might sound cheesy and a little out there, but I didn't start blogging so I could become a cold, shiny, hard, plastic person; I started it so I can be more honest about myself. At the beginning of high school, having a girl friend ruined my experience. I'm not bashing this girl at all, because it wasn't about her. But I let a girl get in the way of friends and I let the whole thing control my life for a short while. I realized it was very stupid and told myself I wasn't going to let it happen again. I have also been through alot with friends who have completely given up friendships for girls or boys, and I realized I didn't want to be that person. Now high school is over. Thank God.
          I am now an adult, which is very weird to say, but the same goes with girls. I haven't had a serious girlfriend yet, and it has its pros and cons, and I still thank God for everything He has given me in life. But I am ready. Ready to move on with my life. I have complete and total trust in God and know he will lead me the right way...and to the right woman :) That is for the million people who have been telling me for the last two or three years that I would make the perfect boyfriend/husband.  (p.s. this wasn't as short as I thought it would be)

MOVING ON...
          Le Vehicule- In my last post or two, I had spoken about my car situation. One of the reasons I moved back home was to save for a car because I feared my current mode of transportation was on its last few miles. Well low and behold, a week or two after I moved back home, my '95 Lumina crapped out on me. Just died. It was kaput and not very subtle about it. It decided it was done with me at 4:30AM when I was on my way to work, and then the next car I attempted to use to get to work had a flat tire. That morning was not fun. Anyways, it wanted to steal all of my money by threatening to cost more than its worth to fix it. I didn't buy into any of its bulls**t and left it for another car. Yeah, that's right, I left it on the street to rot and die and went and bought a heck of a steal (1999 Chevy Malibu) for $1,300. yeah boi! Not only was this car a steal, but it has a working driver-side window, working air and heat, working cruise control, and the best part.....A CUP HOLDER! All of this my old Lumina didn't have. Oh and it has better gas mileage.
                 And to fill you in on it, I was going to do something very stupid, like buy an almost brand new car, and a few hours before I got to the dealership, somebody had traded the Malibu in. So God decided He wanted to show off a little by providing me with this crazy deal. And He saved me a bunch of money.

          My job- Like I already said, about 2 weeks ago. I was promoted up to shift manager and sent to an amazing store. yeah buddy.

          Friends- This is a big one, and possibly one of the greatest. Not to sound conceited, but I have alot of great friends--old ones and new ones. But this year especially has brought some of the coolest. Having truly great friends is a hard thing to discover in life. You don't always know who you can trust and you don't know who will always be there. At the beginning of the summer, I met a ton of awesome people, and I give Starbucks the credit. It's so cool to find people with similar taste in personalities such as sarcasm, movies, FOOD, and who also love to be extremely lazy and enjoy doing nothing but sit around and laugh all night long at your local Starbucks. That's what I did most of the summer. And because of this, I lacked sleep.

          Patience- I am so happy that I have picked this up and this year taught me well. I really had to learn to be more patient with myself and other people. Drama is something that needed to be avoided and I think it has made me a better person, especially in the work place. I had to deal with people that really pushed my buttons and at some points made me lose the love for them and my job. I have written about bullies and that was one thing I had to stand up to, for myself and my peers, and I am glad I did it. There is no excuse to treat someone with such disrespect and there is definitely no excuse to bully someone. And when it comes to talking crap about people, just stop. It doesn't make you look any better and definitely doesn't move you up on the "respect" scale. All of this has given me the confidence to stand up for whats right and I know I will always do it.

          Body of a god-........yeah...ANYWAYS! So I don't come off as an insecure person (at least I don't think I do) and I probably don't have any reason to, but shockingly, I have many insecurites. This might sound really stupid and not a huge deal to other guys my age, but again, bullying can screw people up. All through grade school I was made fun of by this one kid (and funny enough, I'm actually friends with him on Facebook), and he always made fun of my weight. I don't think I ever made a big deal about it at the time, but it is something that has always stayed with me. Sure, I was chubby, but I was also only like...12. So it's expected. He tormented me all through grade school and always found something to make fun of. To this day, and I'm 20 years old, it still bugs me. So this year I am making a change and it's fo' sho this time. I'm getting in shape. Not only am I doing it to become a more secure person, which I do realize I need to love myself more (as Dr. Phil says), but I'm doing it for all the people with the same insecurities as me. In a way, I want to thank this bully for making me this much stronger. It sounds cheesy, and I can't believe I'm actually going to say this, but "if I can do it, then anybody can". God loves me and always wants the best for me, so I have to meet Him half way.

                 This blog will officially be a place for me to share how this next adventure of "working out" transforms.
          Which also means more frequent blog updates. Stay tuned.

2011 will be awesome!