The Best of 2013

When I woke up this morning the first thing I thought was "Man, it feels great to not wear make up!" And it continued to feel great until I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror which led to my second thought of the day "Good Lord, who's that troll?!" and then my third thought, "That troll is you, you idiot. You were definitely not born with 'it'."

But I don't look this terrible every morning. Okay, that's a lie but last night, New Year's Eve slash my best friend Caroline's 21st birthday, is obviously the reason (excuse) for me starting 2014 on such a low note. So I'm sitting in my room, which used be my youngest brother's room, complete with racecar wallpaper that was real popular circa never, just reflecting on 2013.

This week I am recalling a dozen of the year's finest moments, month by month.

January
2013 started off with a bang (or lack thereof) when it became pretty apparent that the world was indeed not ending. I consider this a huge win. Mayans - 0. Everyone Else - 1. 

February
Jennifer Lawrence wins an Academy Award, which leads to more Jennifer Lawrence. J Law is flawless slash hilarious and I wish we were best friends but I will settle for pathetic fangirl.
Honorable Mention: The Beyonce/Destiny's Child concert at the Super Bowl.  

March
Marked exactly one more year until the first film in the Divergent series. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 

April
Gun control legislation stops at the Senate, proving that at least some politicians remember that we have a Constitution. The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.  

May
The International Olympic Committee announces that softball and baseball are being considered for the 2020 Olympics. This is a HUGE deal because America DOMINATES both of these sports, and the U.S. Men's Baseball team practice facility is less than an hour away from my house. (The committee ultimately voted against both. Sore losers.) 

June
Another Heat championship means Lebron is one step closer to finally getting the respect he deserves. This was tough for me as a Spurs fan (Manu Ginobili is yet another man I'm in love with), but my 2 favorite teams in the finals? Can't hate it. 

July
On the 4th of July the Statue of Liberty reopens for the first time after Hurricane Sandy. Huge day for America.  

August
NSYNC reunites at the VMAs. And all the white girls said "Amen." Furthermore, Justin proves sexy never left.  

September
Marlin's Alvarez throws a walk-off no-hitter. If you're not familiar with America's pastime (shame on you!), this is a pretty big deal. White girl translation - it's like meeting Ryan Gosling, dancing with Channing Tatum and Luke Bryan singing a song he wrote for you all in the same day. 

October
Obamacare proves to be almost as overrated and disappointing as its namesake himself. Fastforward a few months and more people have signed an internet petition in support of Phil Robertson than have registered for Obamacare. 

November
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire premiere. Aka the film event that I waited over a year for. An outstanding movie, but the trailer for Divergent stole the show. I cried from excitement. I'm pathetic. 

December
Beyonce's surprise album. Because Queen Bey did the dern thing, like she always does. Came out right in the middle of exam week. This album was partially responsible for my poor showing on my Media Law final. Oops.