I finished my last semester of grad school in mid-December. It was a great semester. I really enjoyed my classes and feel I ended grad school on a satisfying note.
I packed up and drove across the country. My mom was nice enough to fly out on a Monday and start the drive across the country on the very same day she flew in. Monday (Dec. 15th) was the day it snowed a lot in Vegas and so we caught the very beginning of it. I think it continued snowing the following day too. We actually drove the most southern route because there was a lot of snow going through Albuqurqee (sp?); so we went even further down to El Paso, then through Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis, and then just up to Virginia. We got back to Virginia on Thursday night.
Christmas came and went and it was wonderful.
Some highlights...
1. Our after Christmas party at the Johnson's. Katie and Hunter threw this one together and it was great. It was fun to hang out with Andrea Greenwich and to catch up with Richardsons. And of course Katie and Liz Lindsey (Weber) were back to their crazy selves (they turn CRAZY when they are around each other).
2. Ice skating with the family. I always love going ice skating and I really kind of feel if I put time into it, I could be good. I'm talking like really good. So should I do it? Professional ice skater is my next career move?
3. Cleaning my room. Yes, it was kind of an annoying thing on my list of tasks to do, but it really feels good to have it accomplished. Since my parents are going on the mission, I've had to go through all my childhood stuff and clear out my room/box up my life. It was funny to go through notes and letters from elementary school and up, to finally throw out bloody pointe shoes I've been holding on to for forever, and to realize I won't need my "Coke - a proud sponsor of Meredith Swift for President [of Cooper Junior High]" posters anymore.
4. I made my jeans skinny jeans! I followed this tutorial and think it worked great!
5. I invested in some boots. I got some black boots for Christmas, but I'm really glad I went out and bought these too. NYC is FREEZING right now. I bought the camel ones, but I love the olive and black ones as well. They are on sale now at http://www.aerosoles.com/.
And now that the holidays have come and gone, I've moved on to the job hunting point in my life. I'm in NYC now staying with a friend. It's good to be here, but it's also hard to just not feel like I'm doing anything with my life right now. I just sit in front of my computer all day and contact people and job hunt.
If you're interested, these are the fields I'm looking in:
Publishing (children's books and/or curriculum materials)
Curriculum development
Non-profits
Literacy initiatives
Libraries/Outreach programs into the community
TV (children's broadcasting) production. I would love to write for Backyardigans or Little Einsteins. Alas, I think getting into this industry right now may prove to be difficult.
Pictures are forthcoming! I'll try and document my exciting life living in NYC. It just isn't all that exciting at the moment.
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