Friday, October 16, 2009

October: Years in Review

This time last year, I was living in the Netherlands as an au pair and hating my life.

The year before, I was in Denver, getting a certificate to teach English abroad and planning a move to Poland (never happened).

The year before that, I was in my senior year of undergrad at Indiana and trying to convince my parents to let me switch majors from music to religious studies.

Now, I'm in North Carolina, in grad school for marriage and family therapy.

I'm pretty sure that this time next year, I'll be living on a commune in Duluth, hugging raccoons and harvesting the last of my swiss chard so I can sell it at the local farmers' market and have enough money to finish weaving my hemp wedding dress when I get married to my fiance, Wingspan.

It could happen.

9 comments:

Jalene said...

Hah! So funny. Racoons and swiss chard... fav part.

Anonymous said...

lmao. cute... ummm lets see... this time last year i was in class working at the bridal store planning on making it the biggest one in NY.

the year before that I was in basic training.

the year before that I was a freshman in college as an architecture.

This year i am in iraq... possibly about to be discharged for being a flamin' homo, etc.

(The plan for next year: Be living with my boyfriend Tyler, and joining the fight for equal rights...

what will probly happen: I'll be helping you sew your hemp wedding dress)

NarAut said...
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ArizonaLewis said...

i'm the deleted comment above. i was logged into my "crazy person" blog and didn't want to confuse you.

here's my comment, from me:

um. nathanael's flaming homo comment made me pee.

this post made me love you a little bit more. we are more alike than i thought. and i thought we were twins separated at birth. as the photographer with a master's in counseling and a resume as diverse as the jack in a box menu- i say good for you.

Anonymous said...

oh... i realized that i am completely retarded with lack of sleep and didn't complete all my sentences up there... you get the picture.

Arizona- Lol. I hope you aren't wearing expensive jeans!

Michelle said...

You were an au pair in the Netherlands? What was that like??

PS. A hemp-bamboo dress would be a modern hippy wedding dress. (Or bamboo clothes are made more for like pajamas?)

Just want to keep you up on the times... and comfortable.

thatgirlblogs said...

you and wingspan are going to ave a beautiful life, with your daughter moonbeam.

shine on ;)

Barb Tyner said...

Well, dear, as long as you have a goal.

Meg said...

I'd bet on it.

Last year: Arizona, unemployed, not minding it at all

2007: Dubai, making bank and living like it

2006: Kentucky, learned how to say y'all and decided to never say it

2005: Virginia finishing vet school, ah so sweet

Next year? Hopefully looking at my fully furnished apartment with a shit-free dog by my side. And maybe a fiance named Fitz, cause why not?