end-of-summer recap
Today was the official first day of my last year of school. Now is the time to reflect on summer, starting with my stated goals.
1. Learn to play the acoustic guitar = didn't do. ever. oh well.
2. Read books. FOR FUN. = very yes. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was A-mazing.
3. Preach regularly at Cambridge Welcoming = yes and no. Preach regularly, yes. Only once at CWM. That's OK.
4. Work at the School of Theology Dean's Office and STH Library. = with flying colors, see below
5. Taking day trips all over New England = didn't do. couldn't get Stephen out of bed, see below
Things I accomplished that I didn't expect to do:
1. Completely finish the Library's Digitization Project. According to Vika, my boss, I am a rock star. Yessss!
2. Completely re-organize my storage closet, under-bed storage system, and kitchen.
3. Bury my grandfather. Somehow there's a feeling of completeness after doing something like that with dignity.
4. Knit myself a garment and begin a sock project.
5. Finish all the correspondence left over from my wedding. Hey, it was a lot.
6. Three words: beach. margaritas. girlfriends.
Now on to the report for Operation Don't Go To Church:
Well, I did manage not to go to church in the mornings. Honestly, unless I spent it in bed with my husband, it wasn't productive or necessarily helpful. Most mornings I watched cartoons, actually... and I seemed to waste more of the day. Yeah, getting up on Sunday does blow. However, I seem to have a better day when I do it, if only to gain the momentum to get a few things done. And singing first thing in the morning always makes my day. As a result, I have rejoined Marsh Chapel Choir for the coming year.
So what did my summer amount to? A lot of people asked me that today and I sputtered around. Then while I was trying to ignore a ridiculously long and surprisingly pointless sermon in STH chapel, it hit me: the purpose and end goal of this summer was to spend time as a couple and really build our relationship. This was the "honeymoon phase" that never came last year, as a result of a lot of factors. In fact, the final result of the summer was that I fell in love with Stephen all over again. He's on the brain like when we were back in Albion, horny ex-teenagers with nothing else to do but snog and go Meijering. The past three months have reminded me why I got married in the first place: I have the most wonderful person in the world for my husband, and I love him more than anything. That's why he's my priority.
This brings me to my final conclusions:
1. Life is not going to get as bad as it did last year, for the simple reason that I now have my priorities straight. I have rearranged my life to accommodate for "Steve time" because I know that's what's most important.
2. I love being married, and I'm proud to have Stephen as my husband. My life is a lot better now that we live together.
Looks like it's been an excellent summer.
1. Learn to play the acoustic guitar = didn't do. ever. oh well.
2. Read books. FOR FUN. = very yes. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was A-mazing.
3. Preach regularly at Cambridge Welcoming = yes and no. Preach regularly, yes. Only once at CWM. That's OK.
4. Work at the School of Theology Dean's Office and STH Library. = with flying colors, see below
5. Taking day trips all over New England = didn't do. couldn't get Stephen out of bed, see below
Things I accomplished that I didn't expect to do:
1. Completely finish the Library's Digitization Project. According to Vika, my boss, I am a rock star. Yessss!
2. Completely re-organize my storage closet, under-bed storage system, and kitchen.
3. Bury my grandfather. Somehow there's a feeling of completeness after doing something like that with dignity.
4. Knit myself a garment and begin a sock project.
5. Finish all the correspondence left over from my wedding. Hey, it was a lot.
6. Three words: beach. margaritas. girlfriends.
Now on to the report for Operation Don't Go To Church:
Well, I did manage not to go to church in the mornings. Honestly, unless I spent it in bed with my husband, it wasn't productive or necessarily helpful. Most mornings I watched cartoons, actually... and I seemed to waste more of the day. Yeah, getting up on Sunday does blow. However, I seem to have a better day when I do it, if only to gain the momentum to get a few things done. And singing first thing in the morning always makes my day. As a result, I have rejoined Marsh Chapel Choir for the coming year.
So what did my summer amount to? A lot of people asked me that today and I sputtered around. Then while I was trying to ignore a ridiculously long and surprisingly pointless sermon in STH chapel, it hit me: the purpose and end goal of this summer was to spend time as a couple and really build our relationship. This was the "honeymoon phase" that never came last year, as a result of a lot of factors. In fact, the final result of the summer was that I fell in love with Stephen all over again. He's on the brain like when we were back in Albion, horny ex-teenagers with nothing else to do but snog and go Meijering. The past three months have reminded me why I got married in the first place: I have the most wonderful person in the world for my husband, and I love him more than anything. That's why he's my priority.
This brings me to my final conclusions:
1. Life is not going to get as bad as it did last year, for the simple reason that I now have my priorities straight. I have rearranged my life to accommodate for "Steve time" because I know that's what's most important.
2. I love being married, and I'm proud to have Stephen as my husband. My life is a lot better now that we live together.
Looks like it's been an excellent summer.