january 2009
- rang in the new year in milwaukee after some fun in chicago. viva the year of kate!
- turned 33...what the?
- J-term class to New Orleans and back
- took a mini-break to TX
- spring semester starts and i'm not at all prepared for two new courses and stats. (lamented 8 a.m. classes)
- exhaustion from j-term lingers
- started the match.com thing again
- fundraiser for new orleans. the students did a good job though we didn't raise a lot of funds
- signed up for a gym membership
- awesome spring break! spend a few days in dubuque with dennis and then the rest of the break in albuquerque catching up with friends i haven't seen in too long. this included some high quality time with my friend haley and baby kate (and dan too of course.)
- discovered how cool park farm winery is
- happy to get a contract for next year even if it didn't have a raise on it
- finished watching Six Feet Under series. wow!
- conference in des moines. caught up with old friends, made some new friends, and had a great time connecting with my colleague
- iowa gets gay marriage!
- good times with dennis, erin, and brent at the casino on a random monday night
- fun easter weekend with mom that involved sushi, wine, shopping, and a champagne easter brunch
may 2009
- finished up one of the most challenging academic years yet
- celebrated with mom and dad for their 35th wedding anniversary
- started teaching what ended up being a very long and very annoying night class at the community college
- awesome camping trip with dennis
- welcomed baby alivia to the world unexpectedly. congrats monica and patrick
june 2009
- went to see bob schneider in chicago with jen and jed
- went out for coleen's birthday and discovered pub quiz trivia at 180 main and met some AWESOME new friends
- camping trip with the duhawk crowd
- started working part-time at park farm
- went to see Music on the March
july 2009
- celebrated July 4th with sara in college station and met some new friends
- had a fantastic trip to vegas with jody
- discovered how fun karaoke is on thursday nights at the yard arm (and met todd for the first time)
- got to hang out with my nephew luke in dubuque
august 2009
- traveled to san francisco for the ASA conference. first time to the west coast and it was a great experience
- finished long and annoying summer class at the community college
- bought a new car
- went to the Iowa State Fair with mom and dad and dennis
- got together with high school friends for a 15 year reunion
- started the 2009-2010 school year
september 200
- trip to texas for labor day
- camping trip with dennis at little wall lake
- went to see Wicked with dennis and it was AWESOME
- caught up with duhawks at homecoming
october 2009
- went to st. louis to see my brother and his family
- discovered i'd gained some weight since the last health check i had in 2008. :(
- started running again. :)
- went to new york city with shelley!!!!
- surprised mom with tickets to see Wicked for her 60th birthday
- first date with todd
- hung out with my mom, my aunt deb, and my cousins ashley and kelli for mother/daughter weekend
november 2009
- went to see bob schneider with todd in madison, wi
- found out i got hosed out of going to ireland next year
- went to kansas city with mom for our Wicked weekend
- thanksgiving at uncle dave's house and at home!
- discovered that i had lost about 10-12 pounds by the end of this month
december 2009
- went to some holiday parties
- enjoyed canceled classes due to blizzard
- went x-mas shopping with erin in madison
- had one of the busiest finals weeks yet
- took todd to m'town to meet the family for our christmas celebration
- enjoyed some of the newish holiday traditions (Holiday Inn with dennis and mom, x-mas eve at Jon and Deb's, candied bacon...)
- had an awesome gift exchange evening with todd
- celebrated new year's eve with many fantastic friends in dubuque!
this has been a really phenomenal year. i've met so many new people, visited new places, accomplished goals, and continue to grow at work. this year also gave me the opportunity to get closer to old friends as well and i really feel good about where i'm at with my life. :) i do have some things i want to achieve in 2010 (less debt, more publications, continued healthiness, improved teaching) and i really believe that i will be able to get all of those things accomplished. i think 2010 is going to be an even better year!!!! i'll keep you posted. :D
happy new year!
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