Reviewing my 2019!

Looking Back on 2019

I know I shouldn't have to make this disclaimer, but I am really bad at taking pictures to document what I do. I didn't really do a whole lot in 2019, especially not things as exciting as 2018, because I was in the swing of work and grad school. But I'm going to do my best to remember all the things I did in 2019!

January

I started my second semester of grad school in January. I took Collection Development, Children's and Young Adult Literature, and Information Organization. The only really exciting thing that happened in January of this year was that I got to see Justin Timberlake in concert! That was number two on my concert bucket list so I'm thrilled I got to cross it off! 

Justin Timberlake concert

February

In February I participated in Contemporary-a-thon, which is one of my favorite readathons! I also started off a big exhibit project at work with a Black History Month exhibit in the library. Other than that, not a whole lot happened. (Are we sensing a pattern here?)

Completed exhibits from February-May

March

March was slightly more busy for me! I started dating someone, went to Chicago in Little Rock, did a Women's History Month exhibit, had a girl's day in Hot Springs with my mom and sister, and ALMOST got a new tattoo over spring break (it didn't work out with the timing). I also got to go on Support Staff Day Out for work and spend the day at Garvan Gardens, downtown Hot Springs, and getting our nails done! 

Spring Break Girls Day

Support Staff Day Out at Garvan Gardens

April

In April I went through a pretty rough breakup and that put me down in the dumps for a while. I got my driver's license renewed and HATE my picture on it. I did a "Celebrate Our Authors" exhibit at work. I also got to be home for Easter and visit my stepdad's mom's church which was a lot of fun.

Easter Sunday

May

I finished my second semester of grad school in May and got my first "B" in grad school because I forgot about a huge project and got a bunch of points docked off of it. I also started watching My Hero Academia, which quickly consumed my life! I never had any interest in anime but this show impacted me so much and I am so so glad I decided to give it a chance! I also got to watch some of my best friends graduate college!

Lunch after AA's graduation

June

In June I turned 22, so it was my "lucky" year (turning 22 on the 22nd). I played with makeup a bunch and read my favorite book of the year! At the end of the month I traveled by myself for the first time to go visit my bestie in Washington D.C.!

Playing Bingo in DC

July

I started off July being in D.C. with AA and having such an amazing time exploring the city! After spending six months in my apartment I got a dresser and a 7ft-tall bookshelf (that still wasn't big enough to fit all my books). I also started my Booktube channel (YouTube channel where I talk about books!) at the end of the July while participating in the Reading Rush. I also got super addicted to TikTok after trying to find cringey videos for a joke lol.

In front of the Washington Monument

August

I played with makeup more in August, my dog turned 11 years old, got to hang out with some of my besties, met my dad and stepmom's new puppy, and got to attend some of my friends' wedding! I also finished Adventure Time, which is one of my favorite shows of all time and it made me super sad. AND I started my third semester of grad school, in which I took Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults, Youth Programs, and Library Management.

Playing with makeup

My dad and stepmom's new puppy, Echo

September

In September I got 6 inches of my hair cut off! I also started decorating for Halloween because I'm that kind of person. I read the entire Raven Cycle series for the Raven Cycle readalong. 

Hair cut!

October

This year was my third year to wear a different Halloween outfit every day and honestly it might be my last, because it is exhausting trying to decide which Halloween outfit to wear with them getting increasingly more over-the-top! I went to a booksale with my mom and we made a day trip out of it! I watched some of my favorite movies and painted some really fun Halloween canvases. I got to fully decorate my own place for Halloween for the first time, which was just the most exciting thing ever! I got to meet my godson (aka, my best friend's kitten) for the first and celebrate my best friend's dad's birthday on Halloween which was a ton of fun. I met my *sort of* secret goal of reading 100 books in 2019 as well.

Some of my favorite Halloween outfits this year

My godson, Archie!

November

I got to see twentyone pilots for third time in November! This time we saw them in Tulsa and made a girls trip out of it that was much needed! I also got to see another one of my friends get married and then drove to College Station to visit AA at her apartment in a VERY round-about trip. We also had a GREAT Smoke Day and took lots of silly pictures.

twentyone pilots concert

Pics after the concert

Smoke Day

December

December was a big and busy month for me! I left my first big girl job, moved out of my first apartment, got a job in an awesome library in Northwest Arkansas, and moved up to NWA as well. The holidays were lots of fun this year. My dad's family Christmas theme this year was the Office and we had themed food and games that were a blast. I got to hang out with my bestie a bunch of times and got to see my siblings for the first time in a while (at least with all of us together). I wrapped up my third semester of grad school and I'm ready to start my last one in a few weeks!

My costume at our themed Christmas

Lots of good things came out of 2019 but man am I ready to see what 2020 has in store! ~Em