The new year is rapidly approaching and time and circumstance have once again brought me back to Bangor. Although I would have to rank Christmas 2011 as worst-Christmas-ever, we're all moving past it together, and I'm once again reminded of my place with my family here. As always, the promise of New Years Eve follows quickly on the heels of "the holiday season", and brings with it the hope for a better year.
This past year brought many changes for me, but not nearly as many as the next one teases with. I still get to spend a few more months living in Philadelphia; the city has truly captured my heart and imagination within the past four years and I will always consider it a type of home. Who knows, maybe Alyssa will hold down our Philly home for the next few years and I really will have a place to return to in my favorite U.S. city. I plan to attempt to have a few more Philly adventures in the midst of attempting to wrap up my academic career at Temple. With 2012 only days away, graduation feels even more imminent.
2012 will bring lots of changes including two drastic changes in location/residency, one change in career (as in starting one) and one long overdue addition of a vehicle into my life-this could come before new years too, I'd be fine with that. Being back in Bangor always reminds me of the things that won't change, and I'm happy about that. I'm grateful that no matter what happens, I'll always have lots of homes to come back to and a huge, wide spread family to love from near and far. I'm not going to post new year's resolutions because I don't feel like it, although I realize that's where this feels like it's leading. Feel free to comment with some of yours though! I'd love to read them.
Happy holidays!
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