Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Longest Blog hiatus EVER= Longest post in the world.

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




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