As prefaced by the title, this could very well be the longest post in the world...
So prepare yourselves.
I haven't updated my blog in months &months...
"Why?" You ask?
Perhaps I underestimated how busy grad school would keep me when I started this blog.
Or how exhausted I would be when I did get free time.
None-the-less, I am going to try and update you on the last few months via pictures & a couple words.
Here it goes.... [hopefully?] in order:
New house!
[will give a full low down on the decor soon]
St. Patty's/Bday/Housewarming Celebration:
& my sister surprised me & showed up in Portland!!
& told me she was PREGO!!
[its a girl!!!!!!!!]
Then i flew home:
& my family had a lovely memorial for my gpa :)
In the meantime, Portland continued to remind me where i was living:
[which was often awesome!]
[as much as it was a major adjustment]
Oh, Portland--
snowing one week, sunny the next:
i added to my resume [under "Nightlife"]
i saw some great shows:
[since getting here: Bon Iver, Portishead, Twin Shadow, Blouse,
M83, Neon Indian, Grimes, Bombay Bicycle Club]
[with great friends]
i visited the Oregon coast!
I went camping [twice!]
& saw my first:
Freaking[!] BALD EAGLE[!!!]
i attended my first ever Kentucky Derby Party:
[so much fun!!]
Salina came to visit :)
& we ran the Portland Rock n' Roll
HALF MARATHON!!
[i'm still shocked i finished....]
then, Gaby & I planted our garden & decorated our rooftop patio :)
& That pretty much catches us up!
Did i forget anything?
...
Oh, i received this in the mail at some point:
[woo!hoo!]
& last but not least:
i finished the first year of my PhD program!!!!
Yay :D
...& in 2 days I will be off to San Francisco to attend a conference,
[where I get to see Leah! Tasha! & Zane! OH MY!]
followed by a trip home to San Diego...
[Yayyy for the beach, best friends, horseshoe tourney, family,
Beach House @ HOB, Glen Ivy, gettin the hair did, & enjoying the sunshine!!]
& when i return to Portland:
the 4th of July,
&
Amynah & Mark will be here for a visit!! :D
After which I will be sure to be a more diligent blogger :)
xox
