changes

Today is the last day I will be 25 years old.  Not that is really a big deal it’s just that I don’t know where the year went.  I know everyone seems to say that right before they’re birthday’s but really the year I was 25 and the year I was 22 just seemed to disappear.  I’m not sure what the excuse is for this year, but the year I was 22 a lot of that had to do with an unhappy work sitituation that was finally fixed.
Lots and lots of things have changed in the past year.  Too many things to really keep track of, some are really great wonderful things, others not so much, but again I guess that’s the road of life.  The most obvious change that has happened is of course that Chris and I got married.  We managed to throw a big party and celebrate the marriage too.  That pretty much ate up the first few months.  Then of course the holidays always fly by, especially now with two sets of parents to visit for each holiday.  The holidays are fun though, and I enjoy them each year.  Around this time an event occured at work that tends to rear its ugly head evey now and then since.  It definitely affected both Chris and I and has definitely been a learning experience…just to see what people can be like in different sitituations.  Ourselves included.  Early into the year we decided to try looking at some houses in the Peoria area, by the end of March we bought our first home.  The next few months after that consisted of working on the house.  It got to the point thats all we did, so we’ve taken the summer months off for a break.  And here we are again in the middle of summer.
Throughout those major events others have occured.  Two of my close friends at work have had babies, one has just recently decided to move back to her home town a few hours away.  My friend Miranda who I had wine night with every Wednesday during the last year has decided to go to grad school in California to get her MBA.  She leaves today or tomorrow.  We’ve grown really close and I’ll miss her tremendously.  Other friends of ours have moved to new homes as well.  Many more we’ve talked to less and less for various reasons, but mostly because everyone is so busy.  Chris has been diligently working on music.  At one point I made the decision to try and sell my flowers, and then we bought the house.  So I got the website up this summer.  I’ve gotten my bouquet published, and put on display locally.  I’m applying today to have a couple other pieces exhibited in another art gallery this fall.
This year has been very dramatic and full of high emotions at both extremes.  It was fun and fast.  I do hope that 26 will be just as fun, but maybe just not so dramatic.

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