Where Have You Been?

I've been here all along.  I just haven't posted but have decided to give it a go again because it's therapeutic.  The year of 2010 has been altering.  My last real post was about dreams and I'm happy to say I accomplished one of them!  The maid thing hasn't worked out yet.  I'm still trying to negotiate that one with the CFO with not much luck.  But I am now a photographer that gets paid!  Woohoo!  It's not full time and I'm happy where I am in the process.  I'm not sure I'll ever take it full time.  Time will tell.  I have a fan page on Facebook and a photo blog AND a Flickr account.  Alright, moving on because I know you're seated on the edge of wherever your butt is to hear about my 2010. 


LIfe started to take quite the turn in December.  August through December is sort of a blur actually but I remember December vividly.  The company I worked for closed its doors.  Not all of us were 100% shocked but it was still sad to see the end come to fruition.  Of course most companies where a lot of the management spends money like it grows on trees can only last so long but I won't go into that.  Most of you have heard those stories.  Losing your job ain't great but unfortunately so many have gone through that and much worse.  The free time in combination with no money made me a bit crazy but cutting back was good.  We ate a lot of rice & beans and didn't eat a ton of it so I lost a lot of weight - big plus!  I believe I wrote a blog post about nothing fitting.  


January brought a new job with a company that actually COMPETED with my old company.  They hired 18 of us so when I walked in I was walking in to family.  It was home and it was wonderful.  I continue to say that the old company shutting down was a blessing in disguise.  The last year of the old job was miserable!  Everyone was grumpy, including me, which I know is hard for you to believe.  These are most of my new work peeps. 

I've had a great time this year.  I got back into the gym, I spent a lot of time with friends.  My little sister Leah got married!  There was much, um, fun around that like all weddings.  The planning, the drama, the pure joy.  My grandma passed away after battling cancer.  Unfortunately she passed away before my sister got married but she was respectfully remembered at the ceremony. 

We had a good time and Grandma, we missed you!

After the wedding fun was over it was summertime!  I took full advantage of my summer which meant I didn't stay home much.  There was Blueberry Frog to try for the first time and a boat to be on every weekend.  Plus...PLUS, our best friends from Florida moved to Charlotte in the fall of '09 so we got to spend a lot of time with them which is such a blessing!  No dull moments for me this summer.

Maybe a little dancing was involved...

Greek Festival Downtown

Ingrid Michaelson concert - love her!

It's actually a pain to add these photos so I'm going to stop.  If you're crazy interested just visit me on Facebook.  You have to be a friend to see any photos.  Maybe I'll accept your friend request...maybe I won't.

Throughout this year I've met new friends and lost some old ones.  I have learned growing up can be painful but it's all a learning process.  I never want to stop learning.  I'm looking forward to what 2011 teaches me. 

Year in review:

• new job - same place, same faces, less Dr. Jekel and Mr. Hyde
• wedding planning complete with bridal party drama and smackdowns
• business cards!
• lots of bunco's and girls nights
• greek festival with gyros!  i love gyros!
• Blueberry Frog for the first time...I need to get my free yogurt btw!
• gym rat and boot camp survivor
• new friends
• tons o' fun with the Foster's such as the zoo, football, apple picking, cooking out, shopping, Madden, Wii...the list doesn't end.
• some photography including new gigs: real estate photos & a senior shoot.
• flippy floppies & swim trunks
• sister time in Wisconsin
• Dad time in Myrtle Beach

Yeah, that's it.  I hope to be back more often!  If not, I'll see you at the end of 2011.