HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
I hope they find you well, happy and healthy! 2004 has been my year of two cities, goodbyes and beginnings, and multitudes of adventures. I made a kind of chart.
Tallahassee
Job: Mental Health Outreach Specialist at Ability1st
Housing: 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment with my friend Kenyetta
Relaxing: St. George beach, downtown park market
Distance to family: 1/2 hour to Uncle Larry's, 2 and 1/2 hours to Grandma's, & 8 hours to my parents
Friends: wonderful, mostly work-related
My Boyfriend Dave: living blocks away, working at Dept. of Education
Atlanta
Job(s): part-time nanny, church nursery worker, tutor; student chaplain at a recovery program
Housing: 2 bedroom 1 bath on-campus apartment with Emily, another first year student
Relaxing: Atlanta (good food, museums, bunches of fun little neighborhoods to explore, always something going on)
Distance to family: 4 hours to my parents, 6 hours to Grandma
Friends: some college and US-2 friends, lots of new theologian friends
Dave: teaching high school English 3 hours away
Adventures
Some trips to the beach
Moving to a new state, and the biggest city I've lived in
Starting grad school after 3 and a half years of working
A trip to Minnesota with the family
Three pro baseball games -- 2 Twins and 1 Braves
Three lovely friends' wonderful weddings
Van Gogh exhibit at the High Museum
Late night dining at IHOP and Waffle House, just like college
TV dinners with theologians in training
Generally, life is good. I'm finding balance. I love Atlanta. I miss Tallahassee. I love being a seminary student, but I miss being in social service. I love learning, but not so much studying. I'm glad Dave is teaching, but I miss living near him. I have fabulous new friends, but I miss all my friends from Tallahassee, US-2, college, etc. I hope you, too, find balance at this year's end.
I wish you all peace and joy!
Merry Christmas!
Blessings!
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