December, Baby.

Whoa, hold on, 2011 is almost here? You’re kidding, right?

I say this, having gotten this summer mixed up with summer 2009 in conversation recently. Things are just so different than they were a year ago. A year ago I was really feeling the holiday pressure, absolutely stressed out by the holidays.

I threw a very, very successful Ugly Christmas Sweater Wine Night about a year ago. I am sad to say that I did not recreate it this year, failing being in between houses and really had no place to hold it. Rats. Next year, definitely.

This year, after being back in a higher education environment (both enrolled AND as a member of staff), I’m thinking just exams going on are a huge break in my day. I really learned how to pack everything into my schedule again this year with the three or so running events I was in, taking GRE classes this summer, taking the GRE during one of the worst weeks of my life, almost running away to Australia for a week, running off to San Diego, New York, and Atlanta at the beginning of the semester, finally being a bridesmaid for the first time in my life after ‘almost’ being one twice, and my most favoritist change ever this year – my new position as Staff for Texas State University. It’s amazing when things just happen to click together.

So is this what happens when we start looking at life in terms of “my next paycheck is…” as opposed to “what day is it again?”. Life just seems to rush, rush, rush on by? Or is it because We’re so connected that we never really ‘turn off’ and just relax, ponder about our day? It’s on to the next and what does tomorrow’s schedule have in it. I feel like I’ve learned so much this year by means of standing up for myself and taking my job seriously. I’ve also learned some harsh lessons in friendships and which ones aren’t worth investing time (or gas) into. Win some, lose some, I guess.

I don’t want anything for Christmas this year, I feel like I’ve gotten really lucky since about September, and that’s really all I’ve been hoping for a long, long time. A+ joked that he rubbed some of his good luck on me about that time. I’ve been believing him, too, even though I don’t really believe in all of that (fate, meant to be, and the like).

Here’s to a great set of holidays – especially since I get two weeks off of work.
Yup, you read that right. TWO WEEKS off of work! I love working for higher education 🙂