New Year’s Eve in Corpus Christi
So 2009. It was fast. I mean, I think I say something to that effect every new year, but come on. 2009? IT. WAS. FAST. I’m still not entirely convinced that the year is over, but the calendar doesn’t lie.
First of all:
Everything else kind of pales in comparison to that life-altering (in a good way) event, but here’s the rest of the list:
- Jose and I almost moved to Washington DC…but at the last minute, we didn’t.
- Jose and I went to Belize, where we scuba dived and relaxed on the beach.
- We BOUGHT A HOUSE and watched it go from vacant lot in March to finished home in July. And I love it. Love love love LOVE.
- We housed 17 people for a night in August when Jose’s family came to visit.
- We spent 5 gorgeous days in Seattle and went to Jen‘s wedding.
- I was the rendezvous team lead for STS-129 in November, my first lead mission. The crew even thanked me from space, which was pretty dang cool. I also supported four other shuttle missions this year either on the rendezvous team, ascent team, or both.
- I took 2 classes, completing the coursework requirements for my M.S. in Digital Media Studies.
- I ran a couple races, including my 5th Houston Half Marathon, despite having little-to-no time to actually train.
Last year I only made 2 resolutions. One was to have a most awesome wedding day. I’m pretty sure I accomplished that and then some. My other resolution was to clean up the study in our apartment. I never did that, probably because only two short months after I set that resolution, we plunked down the deposit to start building our house.
This year I have quite a few more goals than I did last year. And you’ll be hearing about them soon.
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