Wednesday, January 28, 2009
January
So... the snow/ice storm that has come through Kentucky has given me a little bit of free time to finally get back to the blog and maybe write something a little happier and controversy free.
Happy New Year, Everyone!
2008 in review:
I spent the entire year, for the first time, a married man and as a home-owner.
Lost was shortened by the writer's strike, but still managed to pull off an amazingly written season.
I started substitute teaching and taking classes at U of L to pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish. That seems to be working out.
A community group from our church started meeting in our home as of August. That has been good. It has been really good to share life together.
2008 was the year I began to imbibe and found that I quite enjoy Killian's Irish Red and some good bourbon.
A HURRICANE hit LOUISVILLE! I move to mid-America and figure I'm safe from hurricanes. Sure, maybe the occasional tornado, but, seriously?
An American President was elected that has given me hope for the first time since I've given any consideration to whether or not a president gives me hope. (although, to be fair, I was hopeful about McCain, too -- either candidate would've been better than any option we've had since...)
I paid off my truck!
We visited Charleston, SC for our first anniversary (and to see my good friend Candi get married).
It was a very busy year. My decision to drop out of seminary led to putting myself in a position to work as much as I could while I was trying to figure out what to do with my life and even making the decision has led to a lot of work and very little free time. That's just what I have to do right now, and I'm okay with that. Substituting can be draining, but it can also be really rewarding. And I had to learn this year that at starbucks, all I'm doing is making coffee, so there's no reason to get stressed out about it.
2008 was a good year. Many good things happened, but right now I just feel like it is characterized mostly by business.
More later.
Happy New Year, Everyone!
2008 in review:
I spent the entire year, for the first time, a married man and as a home-owner.
Lost was shortened by the writer's strike, but still managed to pull off an amazingly written season.
I started substitute teaching and taking classes at U of L to pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish. That seems to be working out.
A community group from our church started meeting in our home as of August. That has been good. It has been really good to share life together.
2008 was the year I began to imbibe and found that I quite enjoy Killian's Irish Red and some good bourbon.
A HURRICANE hit LOUISVILLE! I move to mid-America and figure I'm safe from hurricanes. Sure, maybe the occasional tornado, but, seriously?
An American President was elected that has given me hope for the first time since I've given any consideration to whether or not a president gives me hope. (although, to be fair, I was hopeful about McCain, too -- either candidate would've been better than any option we've had since...)
I paid off my truck!
We visited Charleston, SC for our first anniversary (and to see my good friend Candi get married).
It was a very busy year. My decision to drop out of seminary led to putting myself in a position to work as much as I could while I was trying to figure out what to do with my life and even making the decision has led to a lot of work and very little free time. That's just what I have to do right now, and I'm okay with that. Substituting can be draining, but it can also be really rewarding. And I had to learn this year that at starbucks, all I'm doing is making coffee, so there's no reason to get stressed out about it.
2008 was a good year. Many good things happened, but right now I just feel like it is characterized mostly by business.
More later.
