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Dec. 31st, 2008 06:00 pmWell, 2008 was a full, full year, and while it leaves me so much better than it found me, I'd still like the coming year to be full of something else entirely.
A recap: On the housing front, Light and I sold our Northampton house (after one failed sale), househunted, and settled on and purchased our new condo. We had some renovations done, had our Northampton stuff moved out by professionals and all the stuff from our apartment moved by friends and family. We have unpacked, settled in, found out many of the weird flaws a new place will always have, had a chunk of the upstairs bathroom rewired, and still have grand plans about finding furniture to fit this space.
On the job front: In February, Light was laid off, six months after we moved out here so he could take that job. Shortly thereafter, after some flailing, he was offered a job at the company that now employs him and while it's the very opposite of a startup, sometimes he seems to have fun, and we're both glad he didn't try to go the financial route. I, after a great deal of brow-beating, began looking for a job, tried to temp and failed, and as of this point, have been hired by a division of Harvard Med and have had my first two disorienting weeks of work.
On the health front, Light's back continue to plague him, I developed super-annoying plantar fasciitis, Light took surgical steps to ensure our no-baby policy, I managed to break up with my therapist and begin behavioral therapy instead and I had my first mammogram and gum surgery. And, since i can't figure out somewhere else to fit it in, Light's sister gave birth and we became an aunt and uncle for the first time.
On the traveling front, we went to my 10 year college reunion (I still don't know how I felt about it, six months later) his family reunion in Johnstown, PA, my family reunion in Stonington, CT. We spent our two year anniversary in Mystic, CT after some mishaps, and our holidays in Delafield, WI. On more local fronts, we've also been to back to Northampton, down to Marshfield for family things, and Providence for the RISD art sale.
Each year gets better. Each year I'm more in love with Light, and 2008 blew 2007 away. I expect 2009 to continue in this tradition. I'm sorry for those of you it sucked for, and happy for those of you who ended up getting things you wanted from it.
I hope your celebrations are fun, and the coming year kind to you all.
A recap: On the housing front, Light and I sold our Northampton house (after one failed sale), househunted, and settled on and purchased our new condo. We had some renovations done, had our Northampton stuff moved out by professionals and all the stuff from our apartment moved by friends and family. We have unpacked, settled in, found out many of the weird flaws a new place will always have, had a chunk of the upstairs bathroom rewired, and still have grand plans about finding furniture to fit this space.
On the job front: In February, Light was laid off, six months after we moved out here so he could take that job. Shortly thereafter, after some flailing, he was offered a job at the company that now employs him and while it's the very opposite of a startup, sometimes he seems to have fun, and we're both glad he didn't try to go the financial route. I, after a great deal of brow-beating, began looking for a job, tried to temp and failed, and as of this point, have been hired by a division of Harvard Med and have had my first two disorienting weeks of work.
On the health front, Light's back continue to plague him, I developed super-annoying plantar fasciitis, Light took surgical steps to ensure our no-baby policy, I managed to break up with my therapist and begin behavioral therapy instead and I had my first mammogram and gum surgery. And, since i can't figure out somewhere else to fit it in, Light's sister gave birth and we became an aunt and uncle for the first time.
On the traveling front, we went to my 10 year college reunion (I still don't know how I felt about it, six months later) his family reunion in Johnstown, PA, my family reunion in Stonington, CT. We spent our two year anniversary in Mystic, CT after some mishaps, and our holidays in Delafield, WI. On more local fronts, we've also been to back to Northampton, down to Marshfield for family things, and Providence for the RISD art sale.
Each year gets better. Each year I'm more in love with Light, and 2008 blew 2007 away. I expect 2009 to continue in this tradition. I'm sorry for those of you it sucked for, and happy for those of you who ended up getting things you wanted from it.
I hope your celebrations are fun, and the coming year kind to you all.
