2004

2004 was alot of professional ups and downs for me.  From the whole grad school debacle  to deciding to move to a new state and a new town with a month before the semester started, to slogging my way through four courses after six years away from school and having the courage to quit my job because it was just too much with coursework, it was nailbiting to say the least.

 

Good Things ^tm:

• Pats winning the SuperBowl
• Finding a sweet corner of New England to call home, complete with Tomatoey companions.
• Realizing that Tomatoey companions are way cooler and alot more fun than they let on.
• Finally living in a QUIET apartment.
• Finding my calling.
• Going car-camping for the first time
• BoSox winning. Even though I can't really call myself a fan, I at least can say that having grown up in NE I feel the collective relief. Congrats guys!
• Antonio's Pizza.  Heaven help me and my thighs.
• Realizing that when Pig said that he'd stick by me through thick, thin, rich, poor, good, bad, work, school, that he was telling the truth. Not that I didn't believe him in the first place, but  we've certainly been through most of that crap this year. :^)
• The slew of engagements this year, from my sis to two squiiishers to other friends back in Rochester, it'll be a party-riffic year next year.

Not-So-Good Things ^tm:

• Moving from a town that I had lived in for 10 years to one I've only driven by.
• Leaving all our friends behind.
• Leaving my hairdresser behind (ARLIE I MISS YOU!)
• All of a sudden being a poor college student again after making some serious $$ and getting all the free Nalgene Bottles a girl could want.
• Realizing that house hunting dreams are put on hold for quite a bit of time here.
• Moving in the rain.  Sweet Moses on a Pogo Stick did that ever suck ASS.
• Moving to a non-Wegmans state. No, Whole Foods does not make up for it.

Other Things ^tm:

• Coming to terms with having to rely on somebody else for financial support (I'm independent by nature, this is a tough one for me.)
• Getting to know a new grocery store.  Seriously, do you know what a goddamn pain in the ASS it is to get used to a new grocery store?

So all in all, it feels like a LONG year (personally.) I've got quite a few more gray hairs on my head from some of the stress, but I'm looking forward to 2005 and settling into our new home and some new friends.