So let's see.... ready for a summary of 2009 so far?
Work
Well the post-Ike hell continued in 2009.... I continued to work 6-7 days a week and many many hours a day up until Easter. Starting Easter, I worked 13 hr night shifts for 3 weeks, and just last weekend, had my first weekend off! I suppose I'll still have to work some long days and a few weekend days, but basically, Ike recovery is winding down. I have a new supervisor, I went through my first yearly review, and I can hardly believe its only been 9 months since I started. Feels like about 10 years....
Play
Haven't had a ton of time for this yesterday, but I did get to take a week off at the end of March for vacationnnn! I flew to Nice, France and met Kasey there and we drove around southeast France for 5 days - super fun!! Maybe I'll post some pictures later :) Then we flew back to London and I stayed with Kasey at Cambridge for a few days - it was so fun to see where she lives and meet her friends (plus Cambridge is so cute!). It was a much needed vacation.
Right before Easter, mom and Taylor came for 5 days - and it was sooo nice to have family here! We had a lot of fun hanging out at the apartment, shopping, buying WiiFit, and dyeing Easter eggs! I haven't had many visitors since I've been working all the time, so it was great to have them here!
Life & Love
I ended my relationship with Rob at the end of March - for a lot of reasons - but I do hope that we will still be friends. That is, if I ever have a social life again!! Needless to say, with all the working, I've become a bit of a hermit. Not that I mind - its nice to spend time at home, and I don't mind being alone seeing as I get quite enough human interaction in my many hours at work!! I definitely enjoy a good bit of reality tv and buying new stuff for the apartment :) I'm sure there will come a time soon where I get out a bit more.
I'm still realizing that I do LIVE here in Texas. It's been such a whirlwind since I moved here that I don't feel like I've really built any sort of life for myself here. A good future career, I hope, but not much else at this point. I'm still holding tight to the close friendships I had when I moved here, and to my family - and although there's nothing wrong with that, it would be nice to feel a little more settled here in Beaumont. I guess it just needs time...
This summer, I'm looking forward to Sarah's wedding in Houston and Pam's wedding in Madison, and going to the beach with the family in June/July... I can't believe its already summer!!!
Anyway, maybe I'll be more of a blog updater now that I have time? We'll see...
