I know it's been awhile since I've updated, but I've got to be honest, I'm not as full of interesting blog material as I was in my college days. I consider the first two years of grad school to be my prime in that sense. Back then I could blog up to three times a day and it might actually be worth reading at least once! Now, I'm lucky if I can put together an entry once a week/month and be happy once it's finished. I suppose I've lost my touch. Most of my writing ideas stem from my career, and I'm acutely aware that no one is nearly as interested in pharmacy as I am, so why make anyone needlessly suffer?
Could my blog be on its last legs?? Because thinking of just that scenario makes me horribly sad, I might give it some more time and see what I can pull out of my ass. This place has been with me from almost the beginning of a transformation that made me who I am today. I owe it to continue as long as I can. In the mean time, I suppose whoever might be reading this is wondering what's been going on in my exciting life! Well! Let me tell you!
I still haven't mastered a work/life balance. I feel like I spend a lot of time working (or driving to work) and very little time doing everything else. It's probably not that bad (I'm a big, whiny baby). But it was especially hard this time of year because I usually have weeks leading into the holiday season during which I can simply enjoy being at home and being lazy, whereas this year I had.... one day. That was a total bummer. It was hard only seeing my family for a few hours, and only seeing Mike's family for a few hours, before returning to work and my normal routine. Although Christmas Eve and Day were spectacular! Mike and I spent a few hours in the car but we got to see everyone at least for a little while and I loved that so much! I still got to see my parents Christmas tree, my puppy, my stocking stuffed full, a wrapping paper war, and a three-part meal at Grandma's house. I can remember sitting on Grandma's couch talking to my cousin about working, Mike sitting next to me, and realizing that I'd reached that point. That point when I'm considering a real, contributing to society grownup. It felt good and bad at the same time. I've worked so hard to get there, but there were advantages to being a kid. Like more time with loved ones.
We've been married for six months now, and I can hardly believe how fast time has gone, and how much we've accomplished since that sweltering hot day in June. My life is so completely different that it's at times hard to keep up with it. I love it. I love everything about it, even the things that drive me crazy, like driving 100 miles round trip everyday to work at a pharmacy I've come to love. You know what I do for those 100 miles? I put my favorite tunes on my ipod and crank that shit up so loud. Sometimes I call people too, and the miles just fall away. I daydream. I think about the long, winding road that I traveled to get here and I strive to appreciate what I have now, lest I forget how valuable it all is to me.
Mike and I didn't exchange gifts for Christmas. We've been sleeping on his college futon since we were married, and decided instead to put some money towards getting a new bed. Today we went to Grand Rapids and picked out a queen size frame and mattress. It comes in two weeks and I'm SO EXCITED I COULD PEE!!!
I'll post pictures, so you'll be sure to get an update then, you whiny, greedy little bastards.