So I may be a few days late (or over a week late) but Mom was pushing me to blog again, so I figured that I would make her happy and send out a few little updates.
My last blog was in October, so I guess I will give a short run down of the last few months.
October: Halloween! I spent it in Chicago, and that was lots of fun! David and I dressed up as Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, but unfortunately didn't have any trick-or-treaters! I guess he is a little too close to the city for families! We still had a blast and that meant that we had TONS of candy left over!
November: Work was pretty slow, since we couldn't do much until the end of the semester, but we were gearing up to take a few courses off reserve and put lots more on! It is really easy to do all the e-reserve classes, but a little more difficult when we are dealing with the actual hard copy of book and such. Also, I turned 23 (and now feel super old)!!! David made me a delicious dinner and then we went out to Top-O with Whitney, Clay, Graham, and Caroline! It was a perfect way to spend my birthday, although I certainly missed having all my friends around! It felt a little incomplete, but I was still glad that I was able to share my special night with close friends and David! Thanksgiving was also a wonderful time with family and David made a special trip down to enjoy the meal with my family! We had a pretty large crowd and it was certainly nice to see everyone again.
December: Carey had her "sprinkle" at the Olive Garden and we had a really good time! It was nice to spend time with my mom and sisters, as well as her mother-in-law and a few good friends. I really think she enjoyed the food, company, and the gifts! I also went back up to Chicago and got to test out my new snow boots! There was snow all on the ground and your footprints went away in less than 5 minutes! I couldn't believe it. It has certainly been a long time since I have seen that much snow. Normally we can still see the grass when it snows in North Carolina! We also had the family Christmas party, which was exciting! David made the trip down from Chicago for that too, which was a really nice addition. I have never had a boy to bring to family Christmas!
Christmas this year was definitely a new experience. Due to work, I wasn't able to come home until Christmas Eve, and only stayed until the day after Christmas. I really missed having a Christmas vacation! This was the first year in about 17 years that I haven't had that pleasure! I was envious of all my friends who are still in school or teachers that got that long break! I guess I am glad that I have a job in this economy and probably shouldn't be complaining, but oh well! On Christmas Eve, I went to TWO church services! First my Dad and I went to our old church, Plaza, to spend Christmas with some old friends and family. It wasn't the same without Granddaddy there, and I could tell that he was missed. Katie was also missed this year, but I am glad that her parents and sister were able to make it out to the service, despite the grief. After that service, I had a few hours before I left to go to Sardis for the 11:00pm service with my mom. It felt weird that I wasn't able to go to one Christmas Eve service with both of my parents, but I enjoyed the time I was able to spend with each of them. I was woken up REALLY EARLY on Christmas (7:30!!!!) to open a few presents before the Campbells and Dalys arrived around 10 or so. I got an amazing picture of Dad and me riding on the motorcycle on the way to Sturgis, South Dakota. I really love the picture and I was super excited that my parents got it blown up, and now it hangs over my TV! My parents opened lots of presents from each other, and we were forced to get dressed really early (I wasn't too happy I had to change out of my pjs before noon) and prepare for company! I had a great time opening presents with all of my family and I got a lot of really cool presents! The Campbells made candles that smelled lovely and the Dalys made really cool coasters! I can't wait to try both of those out!
I spent New Years Eve in Chicago, which was a new and exciting adventure! Kendall and Cam came over for about an hour or two before they went out to a club to celebrate the new year. It was weird not watching the ball drop, but I guess it wouldn't have dropped on time there anyway! We had some champagne and I enjoyed a quiet night in this year.
To sum it all up, I had a great 2010. I graduated from college, got a job, got my own apartment, and started dating a wonderful guy. I flew on an airplane by myself for the first time and with all my traveling, I have gotten pretty good at flying! I went to Mexico for the first time and enjoyed an amazing week with friends. I hope that 2011 is just as great as 2010!
If I can actually come up with good new years resolutions, I will post those soon. The students start classes tomorrow, so I am guessing work will be pretty busy with angry, confused instructors, meaning I better head to bed.
Goodnight!
