365.

It feels like it's been some time since I've written - and only since a friend of mine mentioned my blog today did I realize that it had been a little while ... I'm home with nothing to do anyways.


Hard to believe that next week will be Christmas and a mini vacation. Some things are planned, but most of it revolves around good eating, hanging with family, and introducing traditions to the new ones joining us around the tree. Mike and I will be meeting with our wedding pastor for the first time, and checking out our reception hall, so I may claim it as a working vacation - not sure yet. As I look over to my calendar pinned up beside me, it is strange to note there is not another page to turn. Time always seemingly "flies by," and yet so much does happen in a year. Take my personal life for example:


January to February I lived out the last couple of months at-home-again in Maine with the parents and a dog, working in a job I love (with kids), and packed up all personal belongings to move to the Philadelphia area. Not only would I be moving to my third state in two years, but I was finally moving in with Mike, my loving boyfriend of four and a half years for the first time. I was fortunate to obtain a job within two weeks, and have since made a couple of very close friends through that work. They are truly some great individuals, the kind who in a matter of months can make an impact in your life that is everlasting. They begrudgingly introduced the "outsider" to her first WaWa, pork roll, hoagies (no Carly, no mustard), and all these crazy "pikes" around the area that are disguised as highways, but none of them really connect to each other, or at the very least provide a direct way to get where you actually want to be. These coworkers have helped me adjust to this new, ridiculous environment (internally smiles). Along the way, we attended three magical weddings, had our families visit us, did I mention I waitressed for 3 months?, we became engaged, and Mike and I moved again in the fall, when he did get his official position within the company.


And the year isn't even up!
It's been a winding ride, and all the twists and turns have been acknowledged and appreciated. So much has been kindly received, and so much more will be given out in the new year. The new decade. And if so much has already happened in less than 365 days, imagine what these last two weeks will bring. Maybe that's another reason this time of year is always so special, because the brevity of its moments are never lackluster or hindered by the overflow of gratitude for making it through another year. Always more to come ...