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So. 2011. All I can say is that you've got some distance to go to top 2010 for me, kiddo.
Last year, I:
- Graduated with my BA (finally -- and actually two of them, one with honors)
- Applied to grad school and got accepted, with financing
- Changed my LDR with a great guy to a real-time, in-person relationship -- and he's even more amazing in person
- Moved cross-country
- Moved in with the boyfriend
- Started my MA at a program I love
- Taught for the first time
- Got a family again
- Found gaming again
- Got reminded what it's like to be around people who love me on a way more consistent basis than I was able to do in Seattle
- Awesome sex! Woo hoo! :)
- Got purple stripes in my hair
- Made new friends
Whew. All in all, that was a banner year. Love, upheaval, change, growth, stability, less stress, incredible dinners I don't have to cook... totally awesome. I have zero complaints. I miss Seattle and I miss my boys and I miss my friends, but you know what? I'm okay. And I'll be back to visit in April. :)
That said, it's sort of incumbent upon me to try to keep up the momentum through 2011, you know? I don't think I'm going to have the same level of upheaval in 2011 -- at least I hope not -- but I can keep moving forward and growing in good ways. To that end, I joined up at the rec center this week and went to work out yesterday for the first time in over a year (which was entertaining when I went in where I remembered leaving off in my settings -- yeah, that wasn't bright). I'm sending off a paper proposal to a conference this weekend, which could transform my summer if it gets accepted. I'm planning for my kids coming out in the summer, and a trip to Boston for Arisia next week, and going to Bonnaroo for the first time in June, and buying a new lamp or two for the living room, and just... being here. Home. Loved. Loving in return.
If you had asked me three years ago what my life would be like now, I could not have told you this. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this happening, much less with anyone I knew at the time. But here I am, and here I will stay, and I frankly have never been so happy. :) There are still challenges and ups and downs; honestly, the fact that he still wants me and shows no signs of changing his mind ever is a touch on the overwhelming side to me when I let myself think about it. It's like going outside on a clear dark night and seeing the sky so deep and huge that you have to look away before you're completely overwhelmed. The difference, of course, being that the night sky doesn't then come and kiss me and hug me tight, which makes it all so much better. :)
Life is good, and I look forward to what the new year brings. Happy new year, everyone. :)
Last year, I:
- Graduated with my BA (finally -- and actually two of them, one with honors)
- Applied to grad school and got accepted, with financing
- Changed my LDR with a great guy to a real-time, in-person relationship -- and he's even more amazing in person
- Moved cross-country
- Moved in with the boyfriend
- Started my MA at a program I love
- Taught for the first time
- Got a family again
- Found gaming again
- Got reminded what it's like to be around people who love me on a way more consistent basis than I was able to do in Seattle
- Awesome sex! Woo hoo! :)
- Got purple stripes in my hair
- Made new friends
Whew. All in all, that was a banner year. Love, upheaval, change, growth, stability, less stress, incredible dinners I don't have to cook... totally awesome. I have zero complaints. I miss Seattle and I miss my boys and I miss my friends, but you know what? I'm okay. And I'll be back to visit in April. :)
That said, it's sort of incumbent upon me to try to keep up the momentum through 2011, you know? I don't think I'm going to have the same level of upheaval in 2011 -- at least I hope not -- but I can keep moving forward and growing in good ways. To that end, I joined up at the rec center this week and went to work out yesterday for the first time in over a year (which was entertaining when I went in where I remembered leaving off in my settings -- yeah, that wasn't bright). I'm sending off a paper proposal to a conference this weekend, which could transform my summer if it gets accepted. I'm planning for my kids coming out in the summer, and a trip to Boston for Arisia next week, and going to Bonnaroo for the first time in June, and buying a new lamp or two for the living room, and just... being here. Home. Loved. Loving in return.
If you had asked me three years ago what my life would be like now, I could not have told you this. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this happening, much less with anyone I knew at the time. But here I am, and here I will stay, and I frankly have never been so happy. :) There are still challenges and ups and downs; honestly, the fact that he still wants me and shows no signs of changing his mind ever is a touch on the overwhelming side to me when I let myself think about it. It's like going outside on a clear dark night and seeing the sky so deep and huge that you have to look away before you're completely overwhelmed. The difference, of course, being that the night sky doesn't then come and kiss me and hug me tight, which makes it all so much better. :)
Life is good, and I look forward to what the new year brings. Happy new year, everyone. :)
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Date: 2011-01-07 06:46 pm (UTC)From:I hope things keep going well for you!
Also interesting you'll be at Arisia, since that used to be one of my home town cons. Now I need to try to find things to go to in Denver for this year!
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Date: 2011-01-07 08:38 pm (UTC)From:no subject
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Date: 2011-01-08 04:47 am (UTC)From:Life is good. Here's hoping 2011 is even better.
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