So this is the new year...

Katie updated today, and I realized that a lot has happened since my last post, so it was time I followed suit.

First, a whole new year happened. It is now no longer 2008, but 2009. My transition from 2008 to 2009 was probably the most anticlimactic ever. I was sick and fell asleep at 11pm! I woke up at 1 am and said, "happy new year", and then crawled into bed.

Christmas was much better....I spent time with Chris and my family at the cabin in Big Bear. It was a magical, beautiful, white christmas, and I loved.

Another happening, which I am so very excited about, is I got a new job!

I still sort of can't believe it actually happened. I remember thinking that it was a good idea a few months back, and hoping that it would work out, but never really believing it would go the way I wanted (I have Chris, Julie, Katie, and Amanda to thank for making sure I actually went for it!).

Starting in the beginning of February, I will be the Manager of Budget Operations for the VP of Arts and Sciences Department at Columbia University (say that three times fast). I am finishing up my grad school application (tonight) and will (hopefully, if accepted) start my free education at Columbia Fall 2009.

I am so, I don't even know....thankful(?) blessed(?).....that this is even a possibility. And the other benefits of the job make me just as happy.

So despite the not so stupendous send off of 2008/bringing in of 2009, this year is shaping up to be a good one.