Looking back
As I was driving home in the wee hours of the morning from our NYE gala I began to reflect on the last year. With various people throughout the course of yesterday we discussed what a rough year it was, with special note to the natural disasters. In my personal life I feel like it has been both horrible & great at the same time. The interesting thing about it, however, is that I can't remember any clear horrible moments...just the feeling of being down, or stressed, or whatever at various points. Also, as I began my reflections, I realized that generally I prefer to reflect on years of my life rather than calendar years...for example, age 24 SUCKED, age 25, while having some down points, has actually been overall pretty good so far. But anyway...here's my brief reflections on my personal year...most of you probably know most of this stuff, so it may just seem long & boring to you. But here are some highlights I can think of at the moment:
January
Started the New Year at the beach condo in Tybee. Always a good time. Spent 2 weeks at the beginning of Jan at an ASOL seminar in NY. This was actually a really difficult decision for me, and something I debating a lot. It was pretty pricey, and I just wasn't confident that it was really worth it. Now, of course, looking back it was probably a major step in getting me where I am now...as I met the girl I work for in Philly at the seminar. But anyway, I digress. Even though it had been 6 months since my ridiculously bad break-up with this guy, I was still reeling from it - especially post-holiday. I think the process of getting over him was one of the biggest challenges of the year.
Jan - Apr
Jenn, Holly, and I decided to start going out everytime one of us had a show close. This proved to be a great idea. So on average, every other week we would go out to a Wine bar & partake in tasty eats & drinks. And Jenn & I discovered the Malbec that made her really loopy.
March
Thanks to The Facebook I started talking to my friend Gary from high school. As a result, we got to hang together in Savannah for St. Patty's Day weekend. There was some dram involved, but all-in-all I was glad to see him & had a lot of fun. And my friend Laura took a mini-break to come down as well.
March/April
Accepted a summer internship with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Thanks to knowing Julie from the ASOL seminar I attended in January, I got offered a position in Operations for the summer.
April/May
Finished school (internship aside) FOREVER! Yay. Also went on my first date since the break-up (yes, it was a ridiculously long time after) & then moved across the country!
Summer
The start of my LJ. AND arguably my best summer EVER....or maybe at least the best since the summer of 97. Had an amazing time working for the Philadelphia Orchestra. I feel even more in love with them than before. I love the staff & I loved the musicians. Also, had an amazing time hanging with my cousin Pam. I have to admit I was a little apprehensive about it, especially since I was moving in with my Grandmother. And Pam and I always got along, but we were always young & could play games & color and stuff. It's different when you get older. But as luck would have it, we have a lot in common. And we had SO many wild & crazy times together. From crazy times at the shore, to meeting Red Sox baseball players, to Live 8, to Pam & me's simultaneous illness on our last big party-night -- I think the trifecta of Pam, Jess, and Kimberly is unstoppable!
September
Offered a temporary position to stay on at the Philadelphia Orchestra. This made me extra happy b/c I didn't want to leave. Of course it didn't make me as happy as getting offered a permanent position would have! My friend Heather got married in Sept, which was a bit weird for me. But while I was down for the wedding I got to see an old friend from undergrad which was great fun.
October
Decided to leave Philly, which broke my heart. Met an awesome guy about a week and 1/2 before I left...incidentally, that continues to break my heart. Also, had to take my Grandmother to the ER. I hope that never happens to any of you. It was seriously one of the more traumatic events of my life.
Left to Philly to full time job-search since I wasn't having any luck.
November
Holy crap - I got a job! Definitely a great month b/c I both scored a job & received my diploma in the mail. Hurray! I also spent a lot of Oct & Nov hanging with Jonathan & Jason, which was great. I miss my friends! And I came this close (imagine thumb and index finger almost touching) to seeing a guy I was in love with in high school Damn his brother for dropping the ball on me!
December
Started my new job in Phoenix. I won't talk anymore about this b/c you've heard my woes since I've come here...the broken foot, the stress of the gala, my broken car.
To conclude the year, however, the gala went off beautifully. And it's kind of a great feeling to be able to have something big like that end your year. It's like a major accomplishment to make you feel good as you finish it off. Of course if it goes bad, then that's a whole other story.
Anyway...that's my 2005 in short. As I mentioned at the beginning, I can't remember and big downers, just the feeling of being down...perhaps that came with the numerous moves to various places.
But here's to 2006! My only move will be into a new apartment in Phoenix. And I look forward to walking again (haha), making lots of kick-ass friends in Phoenix, and having the chance to visit those that I miss all over the country (or having them come to me!).
Cheers!
January
Started the New Year at the beach condo in Tybee. Always a good time. Spent 2 weeks at the beginning of Jan at an ASOL seminar in NY. This was actually a really difficult decision for me, and something I debating a lot. It was pretty pricey, and I just wasn't confident that it was really worth it. Now, of course, looking back it was probably a major step in getting me where I am now...as I met the girl I work for in Philly at the seminar. But anyway, I digress. Even though it had been 6 months since my ridiculously bad break-up with this guy, I was still reeling from it - especially post-holiday. I think the process of getting over him was one of the biggest challenges of the year.
Jan - Apr
Jenn, Holly, and I decided to start going out everytime one of us had a show close. This proved to be a great idea. So on average, every other week we would go out to a Wine bar & partake in tasty eats & drinks. And Jenn & I discovered the Malbec that made her really loopy.
March
Thanks to The Facebook I started talking to my friend Gary from high school. As a result, we got to hang together in Savannah for St. Patty's Day weekend. There was some dram involved, but all-in-all I was glad to see him & had a lot of fun. And my friend Laura took a mini-break to come down as well.
March/April
Accepted a summer internship with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Thanks to knowing Julie from the ASOL seminar I attended in January, I got offered a position in Operations for the summer.
April/May
Finished school (internship aside) FOREVER! Yay. Also went on my first date since the break-up (yes, it was a ridiculously long time after) & then moved across the country!
Summer
The start of my LJ. AND arguably my best summer EVER....or maybe at least the best since the summer of 97. Had an amazing time working for the Philadelphia Orchestra. I feel even more in love with them than before. I love the staff & I loved the musicians. Also, had an amazing time hanging with my cousin Pam. I have to admit I was a little apprehensive about it, especially since I was moving in with my Grandmother. And Pam and I always got along, but we were always young & could play games & color and stuff. It's different when you get older. But as luck would have it, we have a lot in common. And we had SO many wild & crazy times together. From crazy times at the shore, to meeting Red Sox baseball players, to Live 8, to Pam & me's simultaneous illness on our last big party-night -- I think the trifecta of Pam, Jess, and Kimberly is unstoppable!
September
Offered a temporary position to stay on at the Philadelphia Orchestra. This made me extra happy b/c I didn't want to leave. Of course it didn't make me as happy as getting offered a permanent position would have! My friend Heather got married in Sept, which was a bit weird for me. But while I was down for the wedding I got to see an old friend from undergrad which was great fun.
October
Decided to leave Philly, which broke my heart. Met an awesome guy about a week and 1/2 before I left...incidentally, that continues to break my heart. Also, had to take my Grandmother to the ER. I hope that never happens to any of you. It was seriously one of the more traumatic events of my life.
Left to Philly to full time job-search since I wasn't having any luck.
November
Holy crap - I got a job! Definitely a great month b/c I both scored a job & received my diploma in the mail. Hurray! I also spent a lot of Oct & Nov hanging with Jonathan & Jason, which was great. I miss my friends! And I came this close (imagine thumb and index finger almost touching) to seeing a guy I was in love with in high school Damn his brother for dropping the ball on me!
December
Started my new job in Phoenix. I won't talk anymore about this b/c you've heard my woes since I've come here...the broken foot, the stress of the gala, my broken car.
To conclude the year, however, the gala went off beautifully. And it's kind of a great feeling to be able to have something big like that end your year. It's like a major accomplishment to make you feel good as you finish it off. Of course if it goes bad, then that's a whole other story.
Anyway...that's my 2005 in short. As I mentioned at the beginning, I can't remember and big downers, just the feeling of being down...perhaps that came with the numerous moves to various places.
But here's to 2006! My only move will be into a new apartment in Phoenix. And I look forward to walking again (haha), making lots of kick-ass friends in Phoenix, and having the chance to visit those that I miss all over the country (or having them come to me!).
Cheers!