Update

Relief. I am so glad that this semester is over. These past few months have definitely been a test of my intelligence, time management, and sanity. It’s a miracle that I came out alive but it’s also a miracle that I often found time to procrastinate.

So much has happened and yet so little of it feels noteworthy.
----I’m done at NIC
----I passed my ICLAs, which means I’m one step closer to teaching.
----I realized that I could potentially be teaching in a classroom before I turn 23. That is amazing yet ridiculously scary to me at the same time.
----I found a job that I truly love. I’m working at Atlas Elementary in an after-school program. It’s so entertaining and the kids are amazing.

Boston for Thanksgiving was amazing. I wish I could have had more time there. We did so much and yet nothing at the same time. It was nice to spend time with just Rachel and Peter without the hovering craziness of our mothers (which we couldn’t escape over Christmas break). We cheated and pre-ordered a dinner from Whole Foods. It was nice to not have to worry about food poisoning for our first Thanksgiving dinner on our own. Shopping on Newbury Street was amazing but what I really loved was seeing some of the rich history that Boston holds. The Nutcracker put on by the Boston Ballet was absolutely phenomenal. We walked around for an entire day and saw downtown Boston, Faneuil Hall, the Holocaust Memorial, and had dinner at a tiny Italian Restaurant on the North end. We then braved the crowd at Mike’s Pastries so I could get some delicious tiramisu. I’ll post some pictures from my trip at the end of this blog.
Some highlights: Cabo Wabo and revisiting Spring Break, The Nutcracker, Hunting Peter, Crab Cakes, Mike’s Pastries, Newbury Street, Disney Charades, and movie nights.

I am so excited to start 2009. Fresh and new. Fresh and new. That’s what I keep telling myself. I feel like my life and who I am and the direction I’m heading is so different and so much better than what I could have imagined a year ago. I’m still working on myself everyday and working on being a better person for myself. And knowing that I’m doing this for myself is empowering.
I promise that I’ll be updating more. Because this semester I’ll actually have time to breathe.

Boston:

Thanksgiving Dinner


Boston Ballet


Faneuil Hall


mmmm…the best Tiramisu I’ve ever had.


Downtown Boston


Spring Break revisited.


He Blends right in.

Hysterics.

I am probably clinically insane right now. This is by far the most stressful end to a semester I've ever experienced. I promise that after this dies down next week I will write a proper blog to update all of you on Boston/my life/everything that is going on in my brain. But for now I'll leave you with this:

"I feel like I could write a eulogy for a paper clip".

I just texted that to Kaleigh.

Anyone have a good number for a shrink?