2009 Review

I set myself the challenge a few years back (after seeing a friend do so) of seeing if I could remember one thing I did each month out of the year. Well, apparently in my depression over New Year's I forgot to do so. So here goes!

(Oh, and for the record, getting back into the church swing is a wonderful feeling. I've made some wonderful friends in Life Group, and I'm incredibly excited to get to know them all much better and to really consider them close friends. This past week was my third week attending. I hope I never have to miss a Sunday night group!)

The Year 2009
January: I remember feeling very excited about 2009. It felt like it would be a very memorable year going into it. (And, once this post is over and I've recollected everything I can, I suppose we can decide.) I began my final semester as a Technical Communications major.

February: I honestly can't remember anything incredibly exciting (obviously). I feel like one of my writers for the school paper (I was the Editor; did I mention that?) may have written an article on parking in the snow that ended up getting grilled by the school security. Which irritated me royally. And that's putting it lightly.

March: My parents were gracious enough to buy my old car back from some family friends we'd sold it to. So, I got my old car back, and interviewed for a camp position (at Mowana) all within a couple days - and I got the job!

April: Our big final projection for a Communication Theory class was a portfolio (of sorts) of how we saw different theories of communication at work in everyday life. It was very interesting to study, research, and ultimately get an A on!

May: I graduated on May 17th with an Associate of Science in Technical Communications.

June: At Camp Mowana, the first two weeks of the summer were spent doing staff training. June 1st was the first full day of training. I fell in poison ivy that day I was fortunate to not actually get it on my skin as I fell on my bottom. But that very day the pants inherited their nickname of "poison ivy pants."

July: My outreach group spent an excellent 4th of July week in the town of Northwood, near Toledo. Great, great kids, and excellent accommodations.

August: The last week of camp was spent in New Philadelphia. It was an excellent week. Also great campers, and great staff. I spent the week with a wonderful host family, and my best friend from camp, Abby.

September: I turned 22. Still doesn't feel like it.

October: Two months into my first semester as a web design major. I really dug into my HTML class and loved it.

November: After the encouragement of my co-workers (who'd joined SparkPeople) and my curiosity of the site, I decided once again to embark on weight loss. I lost ten pounds from November 4th - December 4th.

December: The first year, ever, I didn't attend a Christmas Eve service, after having left my now former church, but having not yet found a new church. My little sister and I stayed home instead, did a little cleaning, baked cookies, and listened to Christmas music. I hope I never have a Christmas Eve without church again.

And there is the year's end. I can't believe it's February already.

I also feel like it's time for a new header. And maybe a different layout. One that I could actually design myself this time, since I know how! Ahh, in good time. (And right now, I don't have the most.)