The year commences

This morning I walked to school (about 1 hour) in the snow, everything white and glowing around me and the flakes coating me like a frosted cookie. The snow is incidental: the walk is a purposeful part of my list of New Year's resolutions.
1. Exercise three times a week. (by this I mean vigorous exercise, which is not what I am doing right now)
2. Eat healthier (Timbits only once a week, no alcohol, no chips unless I absolutely must, no pork, etc.)
3. Improve my French and Italian (I am not quite fluent in French yet, and my Italian is non molto bene, but I am sure it is going to get better soon thanks to the great books my mom gave me for christmas)
4. Visit one more country (Anywhere! I don't care! Top choices include India, the Carribean, Egypt, Morrocco, Scotland, South Africa, Somalia, Botswana, Congo, Sudan, etc.)
5. Get more piercings (Anywhere! I don't care! Just kidding. Probably my ears, although Dad tells me I already have enough holes in my head.)
6. Fly a plane (not fly IN one- actually fly one myself, along with some good-looking flight instructor, of course)
7. Play ice hockey (I am going to try out to play in TWU's CAN-AM games next month- Canadian girls playing against American guys, it is so so much fun)
8. Spend more time praying.
This is probably the most important resolution, the one that I hope to accomplish if all else fails. And it is probably the most difficult to keep, I realize. I need God's help just to get close to him. But I love Him with all my heart and I desperately want to spend more time with him, learning about him, and becoming more like him.