23.

2009 Year in Review

I"ll be ringing in the New Year in Guatemala...hopefully this is indicative of a new world traveling leaf in my life.

[1.09]

NYE in NYC with Daniel, Jessica, and Felipe, Evan, and Judy

Birthday in NYC - farkle, Latin dance moves, late diners, hard knocks

Birthday in ATL - reuniting, dancing in the living room, dinner made with lots of love

Submit applications to Boston University and University of Texas, Austin

attended MLK March and visited Memorial

Obama inauguration party and Sarah Jane's

[2.09]

got extra crafty this month - S and I implemented craft days

struggled to attain my very first credit card

weekend in Asheville with great friends

tooth broke in half in middle of class

helped create play for black history day - so good it brought tears to other colleagues eyes (even mine)

[3.09]

snow in March in Atlanta

working diligently on paper for grad school applications

[4.09]

led a class at Warren Wilson College - loved it

was denied from UT Austin

accepted and offered full scholarship to Boston University

headed up National Day of Silence at the high school

officially accepted the offer to Boston University

put in my notice to retire from my first grown-up career

[5.09]

tried my hand on horse betting at the Kentucky Derby!

my sister had a baby...he's perfect

visited Boston and BU, met people in the department

taught high school for the last time...maybe?

saw Bonnie Prince Billy for a second time...melty heart

[6.09]

spanish class at Emory

camping at Lake Toxaway, NC

[7.09]

moved out of 1094 and into 1250

Asheville again

dinner with lots of people

saying goodbyes

packing

Dirty Projectors

Big Fun Going away party

visit Anna in Austin

wave bye, bye to Georgia

[8.09]

arrive in Cambridge

move into 68

sail to provincetown

explore my new city

meet colleagues

visit NYC for only 15 bucks!

get homesick

[9.09]

begin grad school

end social life

super quick amazing visit to Wilson Mountain Manor, NC

Sully's two year anniversary

[10.09]

annual chili cook-off - win first prize

writing papers, reading books

[11.09]

visit home for the holidays

writing papers, reading books

s finishes dissertation - big surprise party

[12.09]

first semester over

writing four 20 page research papers

halfway finished with master's degree

hearing things like: "you have a southern accent. i wish i had one."

-never have i ever been exotic...learning to like it.

leave for Guatemala to ring in the new year and learn some espanol!

this year I retired from my first career and am halfway finished with a master's degree.

i'll turn 25 years old on January 2nd.

this year was hard sometimes. definitely. but mostly happy i'd say. mostly full of growth. this year...i got big!

not bad, I say. not bad.