2010...I am currently 27 and will turn 28 in April. My 30th b-day is creeping closer! It has almost been 10 years since I graduated high school and 6 years since college. I have been living in the US of A for a year and a half now. Justin and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary in September. No kids yet! Time just keeps flying by.
I still feel very young and alive. I love being active, spending time outdoors and embracing adventures. I look forward to the future (sometimes impatiently so) but am genuinely content with my life. I feel very busy but loved by many. I am blessed.
To fully prepare for the upcoming year, I find it helpful to remember the past. So here's a brief summary of highlights in 2009.
At the beginning of the year, Justin was working at the Salvation Army as the Volunteer and Kettle Coordinator and I was still in the Americorps VISTA program at KRM. We lived at Brandywine Apartments on the South side of Lexington. We were both becoming more involved with Communality and in the process of applying for graduate schools. In the spring, we moved to the downtown area and were both accepted into the Patterson School. Justin got a job at AASHE. I enjoyed hanging out with the girls from Communality...Elizabeth, Marianne, and Theresa. We occasionally would meet for dinner or a night out. In June, I transitioned into a full-time KRM caseworker. Justin and I both became biking fanatics and joined the Johnsons on the weekends for biking expeditions. Rance and I braved the AT together and survived. Later in the summer, Justin and I both completed a half-century bike ride! I also ran in my first 5k. We enjoyed the occasional drive to Winchester to hang out with Roger and Jessica, as well as get togethers will college friends. In August, grad school began and things got REALLY busy. Justin and I both switched to part-time work hours and a full-time school schedule. We both enjoyed the first semester, but it was a bit stressful at times. So far, we've been impressed with the Patterson school and like our classmates. Justin and I have enjoyed attending UK football and basketball games--gotta love those student tickets! In November, we headed up to DC to visit family, see the sights, and attend the Middle East Conference. This was the first holiday season in KY that Justin wasn't working long hours so we got to enjoy lots of time with family and friends. I attended my 10 year high school reunion (a month early). Justin experienced his first trip to visit my family out in Prestonsburg. We brought in the New Year at Kyle and Caitlin Miller's wedding!
Adieu 2009....Bonjour 2010!
