Started the year with my best friend, in a very Elizabeth and Kaitlyn way. I wouldn't have had it any other way.
Watched the bulldogs beat the Gators for the 1st time live. At basketball. Fell in love. Again. With the Same boy.
Saw real snow for the 1st time since I moved to Georgia when I was 5. Saw 70 degree temps before all of the snow melted.
Planned my 1st big event: Zoo Atlanta for HERO with 150 kids and 150 students. Survived.
Applied for an internship with Coke North America on a whim when I found out I couldn't go to Spain anymore. Literally put together an application the day it was due. Didn't get it. Wound up with the opportunity of a lifetime as the intern at the World of Coke downtown instead. Learned God always has a plan.
Felt at home at Turner Field for the 1st time when my boys came to town. Watched as they lost one game, won two more, and started a revolution towards a 27th World Championship.
Helped my best friend find a place to live in greatest City in the world. Fell asleep to music from a Jazz player on a rock in the middle of Central Park.
August: Turned 21. Had my 1st real alcoholic beverage. Yes, it is true that I had never had a full alcoholic drink until I was 21. I would rather have 200 calories of delicious cake than a drink that doesn't taste good, though I have found a few tasty ones since then.
Went deep sea fishing for the 1st time. Learned that after you catch a shark, don't go swimming, said shark will come back up to visit.
Visited Savannah for the 1st time. Fell in love with graveyards and spanish moss. Watched the bulldogs lose to the Gators, but loved it all none the less.
Last home football game as a student. Sad, sad day for a football fan whose college career has been nearly defined between these hedges.
Finished out an amazing year with UGA HEROs at the HERO Olympics. Successfully transported 170 kids to Athens, and again, survived. Learned that I can never give back to these kids what they have given to me.
