It’s been about a year since my last post, and I’m sorry about that. The last we spoke, I had planned to write throughout my adventures in Blacksburg and it just didn’t happen. I could’ve made it happen, but quite honestly I felt a little too overwhelmed because I ended up bouncing from place to place a bit, so it made things a tad difficult over the summer, which then gave way to wedding responsibilities which gave way to etcetera etcetera…so if something was going to be left behind, it appears writing was it. I’m not proud of it, but I want to be honest.
It’s been nearly 2 months since I posted something substantial about myself. Personally, I’m all for keeping attention off myself, but that’s not what this blog is about right? It’s about getting stuff out there and seeing what happens. So here’s what you’ve missed so far: I’ve been seriously ill twice, had a major breakthrough in wedding planning, watched one of my best friends get married in a simple municipal ceremony, volunteered for a film festival (ActionFest) organized by folks involved in the International Toronto Film Festival, and got a full-time internship in Blacksburg.
Sorry for the long hiatus between posts, but the time away has been filled with wedding trips, illness, volunteering adventures and the intriguing excitement of possible employment.
I intend to fill you in on as much as I can soon, but for now: FIGHT!!!
The end of 2010 reminds me of a season 4 episode of How I Met Your Mother titled “As Fast As She Can“. In it, the main protagonist, Ted Mosby, has a conversation with his ex-fiancee.
Ted: Okay, I’m going to say something out loud that I’ve been doing a pretty good job of not saying out loud lately. What you and Tony have, what I thought for a second you and I had, what I know that Marshall and Lily have, I want that. I do. I keep waiting for it to happen. I’m waiting for it to happen and I guess I’m just tired of waiting. And that is all I’m going to say on that subject.
Stella: You know how I talked my way out of a speeding ticket?
Ted: Really?
Stella: I was heading upstate with my parents, I was doing 90 on the country roads. I got pulled over. So this cop, gets out of his car, swaggers over and he says, ‘Lady, I’ve been waiting for you all day.’ And I said, ‘Sorry Officer, I got here as fast as I could.’
Ted: For real?
Stella: No, it’s just a joke. [pause] I know that you’re tired of waiting. And you may have to wait a little while more but, she’s on her way, Ted. And she’s getting here as fast as she can.
Reading the tweets and status updates of friends and family, I suspect that many of them have been waiting for 2011 and all the hope it brings to arrive, and it got it as fast as it could.
Our weekend trip to meet with our officiant also bore unexpected fruit – the Bride found her dress. I don’t know anything about it, but she posted the above photo of the Runner-Up, so I feel confident that she’ll be stunning.
Booking hotel block now so that we can try to get our guests ahead of the VT 2011 Schedule. Got 2 done, hoping to finish the other one by COB. It’s all coming together. Just have to remember: Don’t. Freak. Out.
Last week had a very up and down feel to it. Applied to quite a few positions and thankfully heard back from two of them. Though it didn’t go as I’d hoped, I’m attempting to be optimistic about it. What happened? Keep reading…
This last month has been BUSY. Since last time I got to try out being a full-time parent to a 3-month old (pup), drove to Pottsville, PA for an extended “vacation” and went to my first engagement party. This post is going to be a doozy – you’ve been warned.
Where to begin? Well, in case you hadn’t met, this is our little Kaylee and she can be a handful.
We got her from the Charlotte Humane Society in mid-May and it has been both rewarding and a challenge every day. As a Labrador mix, we don’t know what she is which makes it difficult to predict what behaviors or health issues she may have, but thus far she’s completely healthy and incredibly smart. Within a month she understood the command for sit, recognized Crystal and I as her parents (or pack leaders) and demonstrated an incredibly sweet demeanor. She rarely barks, loves to lick faces and has no sense of her own size – which tends to become a problem when she meets dogs that are exceedingly smaller than her or exponentially larger. At the time we got her, I was working at my internship, so my interactions with her were limited to afternoon and evening walks, whereas Crystal got the whole shebang. As you know, the internship didn’t last, so when Crystal left town to be with her family while her mother had surgery, it was just me and Kaylee.
