Highlights of 2008

Well December has come to an end, which means it’s time for the cliché “year in review” blog post. I didn’t realize it had been so long since I had posted anything – I guess with the end of the semester and then coming home for the holidays, this wasn’t at the forefront of my mind. Reflecting on this year it’s incredible to think of everything that I have experienced. The beginning of the year I was still in College Station, finishing my last semester of classes at A&M. Now I’m in a completely different state, at a different school, on to bigger (and better?) things!

From all the things that happened this past year, here are some of the highlights of 2008:

• Last semester at A&M – more work than I ever imagined, but so much fun. Shout out to the A group!
• Living with my roommate again – even if we were both super busy and hardly saw each other. Love you :)
• Hawaii with my brother over Spring Break – although I had to drive to and from College Station in about 9 hours and get on a plane the very next morning, it was a welcome surprise and well worth the trip.
• Internship at Medical Center of Plano – I don’t know that I would use “highlight” to describe my experience, but it was fun? At least I got to live at home and enjoy being with my family and friends.
• Graduating from Texas A&M – so what if I didn’t go to the graduation ceremony…I still got my diploma.
• Moving to Bloomington – yea for road trips!
• Completing my first semester of grad school at IU – so glad to be on the other side of that. It wasn’t as bad as I expected.
• Shelley got married! – It may have involved some drama, but it happened none the less and I’m excited for her and William.
• Christmas with my family – the wedding allowed us ALL to be together in Houston, then we had a small group on Christmas day, but it was still wonderful.

There may be more, but these are the high points that came to mind first. I might have to make a supplemental list later if I think of anything else! There is so much more that happened that can’t be put in a bullet point list: relationships growing and changing, feelings I never thought I would experience or express, things learned about myself and others, more tears than I've cried in all my other years combined. At the end of the day, my successes were as great as my failures, my happiness as meaningful as my heartache, and I’m grateful for the lessons learned along the way.