And yet another year.
It's crazy to think that 2008 is the year I will (hopefully) get my Master's degree. 2008 will also be the year that I will be entering this "real world" business on a possibly permanent basis. Out of academia and into the real world. I say 'possibly', because I might end up deciding that I want to get a PhD. But this year will be my first attempt at this scary thing called "permanent adulthood" that I only read about in coming-of-age novels and the business section of the newspaper. Having a career. Buying a house. Being concerned about the subprime mortgage crisis. Looking forward to interest rate cuts. Yikes.
I'm back home from visiting with family in Fargo and Logan. It was great seeing family, and if I only it was longer. I also wish I had time to see friends on this trip. I feel there were so many things I wanted to do that I never got a chance to do. Oh, how we wish for infinite time.
But I did get to eat at all my favorite restaurants (Oh Mexican food!). I made out like a bandit at Hasting's. I got to go skiing with my family. I got to go on walks with the dogs. I got to decorate the tree, celebrate Christmas, Davis's birthday, and New Year's with my family. I had a chance to read books (notice the S!) for fun. I had a chance to actually watch movies (2007 was a great year for movies: Lars and the Real Girl, Across the Universe, Juno, No Country for Old Men, Once, Eastern Promises, The Savages, Breakfast with Scot, The Simpsons Movie, on and on). I went shopping and got some great things. I played my piano and missed that ivory feeling underneath my fingers. My guitar keeps my musical needs satisfied while I'm here...but nothing can compare with playing my piano.
But now I'm back where I don't need to worry about getting injured, because I'm actually insured here. When I told Eagan I was going skiing with my family, he comfortingly replied, "Well don't get hurt, we're not insured here." While skiing, "Don't get too close to those trees. Don't ski too fast. Avoid any jumps. Stay away from bad skiiers" kept running through my mind.
Now I'm back in the land where there are lemon lifesavers. I was hoping the U.S. lifesavers would have changed their mind and had gone back to the original*, original five flavors (*original since my birth, at least). Nope, they still have those bastard raspberry and watermelon flavors. Which are great, I do actually like those flavors -- but maybe include lemon, too (six flavors, anyone?) I don't miss the lime, though, you can keep that out.
Now I'm back to mild temperatures. (Though, those mild temperatures are told to me in celsius...)
So, that's reassuring.
Photos from the trip:
4 comments:
You are right--2008 will be an interesting year. Hopefully I will be able to put off my emergence into the real world by about 4 or 5 years. I've just finished up all of my PhD applications and now all I can do is wait anxiously--it's terrible. I do hope that you and Eagan land amazing jobs that are perfect for you both. I'm sad I didn't get to see you guys this winter, but hopefully sometime in the Spring/Summer we can all get together.
I'm really sad I didn't get a chance to see you or any friends this trip. The problem was we were there for such a short time and had so much family stuff we needed to do. But I hope we can see each other sometime in the Spring/Summer. I really miss you!
Kudos to you for doing PhD applications while working towards your master's! I would not be able to handle that. I would pull all my hair out from all the stress. You are a wonder woman!
I hope you get back positive results from the PhD applications. Waiting is definitely the worst part. Good luck!
Heather,
Ah, just looking at the Conover family makes me miss every last one of you! I'm glad to hear the break was fun and relaxing. Juno was a great movie, huh? I have to even admit the excessive use of Moldy Peaches songs was nice too (even though I generally hate them) but I liked the cover at the end of the film.
Shannon,
It's crazy how time flies and people grow up and you try to think back to the last time you saw them. I meant to say this on the comment I left on your latest blog entry, but looking at your Christmas pictures with Brenna in them I was thinking Wow! When did she grow up! Even though I've seen her since then, I always seem to think of her as that seven year old with a smile full of missing teeth.
As for Juno, yeah when I saw in the opening credits that the music was by Kimya Dawson, I figured we were going to hear a lot of her music. And we did. But a friend of mine is a Kimya Dawson/Moldy Peaches fan...so some of that music has grown on me and whenever I hear it, it reminds me of my friend. But I did love the soundtrack to Juno. It just felt so perfect for the movie and for Juno's character. And I too absolutely loved the cover they did at the end of the movie. That was the perfect way to end that movie.
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