Sweet Solstice, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
In the bustle and haste of building a brand new life ... I overlooked a few major events in my blog.
First off, Merry Christmas! I hope everyone experienced a day filled with love, fun and happiness. And while I'm on the subject, Happy New Year's! (Christmas and New Year's just go so hand in hand).
Also, happy solstice. I always make a habit to note the solstice in my blog. In part because the solstice is a big deal in Alaska ... the return of sunlight is an event worth celebrating ... and in part because it provides a good marker for looking back and seeing how far I've come. This time last year I was fully immersed in running the Alaska Star and settling into my cozy little Chugach cabin. This time the year before I had recently started at Channel 2 News and was living with Joshua in our cute little house in Airport Heights (I still love that neighborhood). The year before ... I had just graduated and I was with my family in Argentina, at the start of what would become one of the greatest experiences of my life (to date). The year before that ... I was preparing to leave for five months to go to Guatemala and Honduras ... another phenomenal experience, and in someways the foundation for everything I hope and dream to do in this life.
Another event I overlooked in Novemeber ... the fourth birthday of this blog. It's kind of funny to think about how I started this blog on a whim back in 2005 ... on an icy and cold afternoon. I was sitting in the computer lab on campus and decided to try to figure out how to do it so that I would have a place to put my photos and thoughts when in Guatemala and Honduras. It's amazing how the things we truly love (like writing, traveling, photographing, staying in touch with friends) can take on a life of their own.
OK ... I think that's it on major celebrations ... until the Chinese New Year ... which I don't really celebrate, but since I failed to send out Christmas cards this year ... there's a good chance you all will be receiving Chinese New Year cards ; )
First off, Merry Christmas! I hope everyone experienced a day filled with love, fun and happiness. And while I'm on the subject, Happy New Year's! (Christmas and New Year's just go so hand in hand).
Also, happy solstice. I always make a habit to note the solstice in my blog. In part because the solstice is a big deal in Alaska ... the return of sunlight is an event worth celebrating ... and in part because it provides a good marker for looking back and seeing how far I've come. This time last year I was fully immersed in running the Alaska Star and settling into my cozy little Chugach cabin. This time the year before I had recently started at Channel 2 News and was living with Joshua in our cute little house in Airport Heights (I still love that neighborhood). The year before ... I had just graduated and I was with my family in Argentina, at the start of what would become one of the greatest experiences of my life (to date). The year before that ... I was preparing to leave for five months to go to Guatemala and Honduras ... another phenomenal experience, and in someways the foundation for everything I hope and dream to do in this life.
Another event I overlooked in Novemeber ... the fourth birthday of this blog. It's kind of funny to think about how I started this blog on a whim back in 2005 ... on an icy and cold afternoon. I was sitting in the computer lab on campus and decided to try to figure out how to do it so that I would have a place to put my photos and thoughts when in Guatemala and Honduras. It's amazing how the things we truly love (like writing, traveling, photographing, staying in touch with friends) can take on a life of their own.
OK ... I think that's it on major celebrations ... until the Chinese New Year ... which I don't really celebrate, but since I failed to send out Christmas cards this year ... there's a good chance you all will be receiving Chinese New Year cards ; )
Labels: celebrations, musings, ramblings, thoughts
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