BITTERSWEET

Hope everyone had a fantastic last day of 2011 last night! I sure did. I won't get into the details, but I certainly had a great time with the people that mattered to me the most and ended the year with a blast! I don't think I'll ever forget one of the most hilarious nights of my life, that's for sure ;) 

Anyways, I suppose that the first day of the new year is a time to commemorate all that was good and epic in 2011. And you know what, epic is the perfect word too! Although my new years resolution for 2011 was to "act my age" it ended up being more "coming of age" than anything. Instead of living in the moment, partying, and being reckless like I had set out to do back in January 2011, I was faced with important life choices and the obstacles that followed. This past year, I accomplished pretty much everything I said I'd do back when I hit my 17th half-birthday: I graduated, moved out, got a second job and applied to university. Looking back at that post and realizing how ambitious I was, is truly nothing compared to the feeling of looking back and being able to say, yes, I did accomplish that.

In the end, I suppose that my 2011 new years resolution was a total bust. Despite my best efforts at "acting my age" and letting go, I stuck to my truest self and proved that I will forever be one of those old souls (as much as I hate to admit it). Still, just because I totally disregarded last year's resolution, doesn't mean I won't make another one this year! A little tweak here or there, nothing too major this time. 

Here what I'm working on in 2012:

Smiling at eye contact with anyone and everyone. I've been told I look a bit intimidating because I always look so serious. Now's the time to flash my parents' $4k investment right? Those braces weren't for nothing!

Spending more time with friends I barely see anymore. Losing touch with reality when you're always so busy sucks, but so does losing touch with your favourite people. 

Become a better conversationalist. I'm generally good at conversing and communication, but you know how there's always that one person at any given gathering who is a natural social butterfly, flitting about from one conversation to another, thus always keeping the party fresh? Yeah that's who I want to be by the end of the year. 

Anyways, I've got a wake up call for 3:30 AM to catch that plane that'll take my dad and I from Winnipeg to Minneapolis, to Japan to Manila. I won't be blogging for three weeks, but you can follow me on twitter and instagram for sporadic vacay updates. I'll leave you with this YSL Le Smoking/Bianca Jagger-inspired outfit as a parting good bye. 

Wearing a jacob tuxedo blazer, thrifted gold silk top and silk pants, calvin klein pumps.