I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Friday, January 13, 2012

Cry Me A River (Jan 12)

  • I'm not sure if I'd describe myself as a "crier" or not. Though there are several Grey's episodes that have made me actually shed tears, I don't readily cry at sappy, cute or even sad things. (And in high school, I did refer to myself as a robot.) On the other hand, when I'm frustrated, scared or mad, the waterworks could (and do) explode at any time. However, rarely do I ever cry at happy things. Today was one of those blessed days. I woke up today almost paralyzed with anxiety about going to Korea - somewhere between sleeping and waking, it hit me like a brick wall that (factoring in my trip to Texas for 5 days), I only have about 2 weeks left at home. And then the mail came. I received a card and gift from Matt and Liz that just made me cry. I don't know how I ended up so lucky as to have them in my life, let alone a whole group of people just like them. Their love  for me  is amazing and I am so grateful for them, as well as for the rest of my friends and family.

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