2009 Wrap-Up

Jan 03, 2010 22:47

Why hello there journal, it's been so long! It's been about a gajillion days since I updated you! My last entry was Aug. 23rd, haha, & it wasn't much of an entry. We'll just do a recap of the year & tie it all up with a nice bow. 2009 was just another year of trying to be a grown-up.

Job-wise: Job-wise, 2009 was pretty eventful. I started the year off still on unemployment from the barge job. Sitting on my ass, staying up late, sleeping in. It was nice, but got old after I realized I was going nowhere. After my mom & Tim stayed at the Tradewinds, I thought of applying there. Katie was awesome & put in a good word for me & I was hired! I joined the reservations staff, answering phones. It came just in time, as I was on month 5 of 6 of unemployment. Not glamorous, but it got me off unemployment & looks better on a resumé than a huge gap in employment. And now I've just started a new assistant position! I've only had about 4 days, but so far so good! A decent way to start off the year.

Financially: Financially, 2009 was interesting. Unemployment was good, but no way even came close to matching the barge income. Still, I was able to pay all my bills on time as per usual, I just couldn't go out as much. Fine by me, N is on a really tight budget, so with the both of us having to watching money, it wasn't too bad. Since there's no more free parking downtown, we haven't gone out as much as we used to. Jenny's not close by anymore, so I wasn't going out with her, and everyone else seemed to be busy. Nights out were kept to a minimum. The job helped, but during dead season (fall) I was (am?) making less than I did on unemployment. Kinda sucks, but having a job is certainly better than no job right now. I can still pay all my bills & have enough for N & I to get coffee & for his b-day present and such, so it's really not too bad. Can't go on a proper vacation, but the bills are getting paid, & that's what matters right now.

Academically: I've officially been out of college for over 3 years now. I swore I'd never go back to school b/c I was so burned out. Heh. I realized I was not finding a job, and unemployment couldn't last forever. I needed another option. In February, I took the GRE & did mediocrely. I went through the application process for GVSU's biomedical science program & didn't hear back for weeks. Figured I didn't get in & would never hear from them again. Fine by me, I didn't think I'd get in anyways, but at least I tried & went through the process. If I applied again at least I'd know how it all worked. A surprise email came & they asked for a personal statement. Did that after a bit of a delay, & didn't hear back, until the end of July. Surprise of all surprises, I actually got in! Couldn't attend this fall b/c of the 2 week notice, but I'll be attending next fall 2010. I'm scared, haha.

Socially: Socially, 2009 wasn't anything super exciting. There were some really fun/important events. Jenny got married, Seth got married. I got to see Manda & Falcon for the first time in 2 years. N & I had a fun but short weekend with them & their adorable little kitty. N got to meet some more of my friends, and I got to meet some more of his friends. We had a really good weekend with Eric & Misty in Englewood., and some good weekends at his parents' house in Jensen Beach. In February he met my mom & Tim (he liked them, they liked him, all was well in the world), and in October he met my dad. Only one left to meet is Amy. Family stuff is good, friends front is okay. My circle of friends is shrinking. I guess that's okay b/c we'll be moving in June/July anyways.

Health: Holy crap 2009 was one for the books this year! I don't know if I'm getting older, or if it was just bad luck, but I had more go wrong in 2009 than ever before. I called out of work for the first time in 2.5 years or so. I had a fever for the first time in 3 years. All due to a case of Rubella (German Measles). Still no idea how I got it, and yes, you're vaccinated against it as a kid, but obviously it doesn't last forever! Had not 1, but 2 tests come back not right, so that was fun. One most likely was a lab error, since it didn't fit the circumstances/conditions, but it still resulted in panicked phone calls and some unnecessary $200 doctor visits. The other resulted in more tests & not fun procedures, more bad news phone calls & all the tears & frustrations that come with that sort of thing. Thank god for health insurance (sort of). Here's hoping I have better luck in 2010.

Romantically: This was an amazing year. In Jan '09, N & I had only been dating for a few months, so we were still trying to figure out a lot of stuff (I already knew I wanted to marry him tho!). Fast forward to now, and we're looking at renting a house & he's moving with me back to MI for school. We celebrated our 1-yr anniversary in October, & needless to say, stuff is going swimmingly well. We don't get enough time together (weekends are not enough), and with jobs & him still in school, it can be stressful. But I've been happier than I've ever been with him. Even tho we don't have the cash to go out all the time or take getaways, we always enjoy our time together. A lot of movies were watched while a lot of wonderful meals were made and eaten. I still haven't tried surfing, haha. I guess this is what people mean when they say they 'grow together.' I don't see it as growing really, more so just moving forward together. I've probably grown as an individual person, figuring out what I'm willing & not willing to put up with, haha. But things are going well. 2009 was a big year, but 2010 will be an even bigger year. Moving in together, moving across the country together, uprooting, finding new jobs, getting settled together. It'll be big, but I think we can do it. :-)

So Happy New Year, here we are in 2010 already. I have no resolutions, since resolutions don't really last. I just want to be me & keep doing what I'm doing, continuing on this so-called adventure of being a grown-up.
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