Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2009 in review

what a year. here's to hoping and praying that 2010 goes a lot smoother!

january - early in the year, i got to go on a long weekend to colorado with jill. we went to vail and breckenridge.. she skiied and i just enjoyed the snow.

february - a fun little tradition started with this foursome.. "monday fundays" or any day really. just having fun together because we could.

march - lauren and nick got married! it was like 40 degrees and raining and outside but it was perfect!

april - i went to my last phi lamb formal.. 4 years of treasurers.

i also got to see my favorite band ever, sugarland!
may - what a busy, busy month! it started with a fun night for rachael's bachelorette party.
then, with phi lamb's closing ceremonies, the seniors said goodbye.

and finished with graduation!!! yea!!! my whole family came and it was such a fun weekend!

june - rachael and ryan got married in houston and it was beautiful.

july - sweet sawyer marie was born!
and i moved into my very own apartment!

august - my favorite grad students finally finished their masters, graduated from UT and made their way home. but what an incredible three summers!

september - i was lucky enough to get a day off work and tickets to watch my favorite texas longhorns dominate texas tech. hook em!

october - andie found her true calling as a banana for halloween.

november - i spent most of the month playing with these two. jill got her puppy, roxy, in july and they love playing and napping with each other.

december - my life currently looks like this... boxes everywhere as i am packing up and moving out of austin.
come on 2010! a new start in a new city. time to close the doors on 2009 with a bang. happy new years!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

on the move again!

the news is true.. i'm packing up my apartment and am heading a little south of this city. my new job and "grown-up" life start monday, january 4th!

as my time in austin is ending, this bizarre, weird feeling has come over me. its definitely bittersweet to be leaving. i've come to a point in my time in this town where it is clear i need something different. i need to leave the hurt behind, carry the good with me, and move on to something different.

there are so many things i'm going to miss here!
including, but definitely not limited to:
-my wonderful, supportive friends.
-the endless list of delicious restaurants only found with a 512 area code.
-the greenbelt. specifically andie's favorite spot on the rocks by the creek.
-the little pieces of everyday life that i've come to cherish so much.