the new year...

So here I am, on the last day of 2009, thinking about the new year. In all honesty this has been a really rough but wonderful year for me. I was being all nostalgic and decided to look through old journal and blog entries. My year had a definite rough start but I'm hoping the beginning of this next one will be so much better. According to my journal I started my year like this: :)

Tuesday 6 January 2009

Today was my first day of class. I woke up early and studied my scriptures for 30 min. then I got ready, dropped off my rent, got textbooks and headed to my first and only class. On my way to class I slid down the stairs and banged my arm pretty good. Then I got to walk around campus with my very visible, soaking wet butt...

Despite the rough start I got a fantastic archaeology job in Nevada and got to go on a field trip to California in March AND September. I moved to Tonopah, Nevada and worked for the Forest Service for the summer. It was quite adventurous and I loved every minute of it!!! Check here for some stats from that adventure. After moving back home a 6ft square of space to live in...I'm not bitter folks, just cramped...I took the GRE. I got right back into the swing of things with school, got scuba diving certified, started training with my good friend Otis (we ran, we swam, we had a blast), applied for grad school, decided to go to Syria at the end of April. Oh, and on a lesser note, I decided to take a hiatus from dating anyone seriously and get my life in order...best decision ever...getting back into the swing of things, harder decision. :)

So there is a very, very fast summary of this last crazy year. Hopefully the start of this next year I will be able to find a job, get into grad school, and be able to afford to go to Syria. Let's cross our fingers folks!