I wanted to share my November/December in pictures. I have been so blessed these past few months: my brother Dave came to visit me and, as always, my friends loved him and want him to come visit again. I got to spend Thanksgiving break with my amazing friend Lizzy, my soulmate aka sister Kerry, an incredible guy who takes me on awesome adventures. I listened to the St. Olaf Prairie Home Companion from an iPhone while hiking around Mt. St. Helens (and yes, Garrison made me cry...), and I signed over my lease, ready to move into an AWESOME house with WONDERFUL housemates. My research is slowly taking shape, and I completed my GRFP proposal, plus I my abstract was accepted to go to a fun, informal conference in Alberta! (See? I TOLD you I am in school, although its hard to believe looking back at all of the recreating I've done in the last few months)....
Then, there are the things I can look forward to: driving 28 hours home to Wisconsin, stopping at OLAF and/or Minneapolis on the way, seeing my family, going to Chicago and Brillion, New Years, and learning to ski at Bridger Bowl on the way home! There are only a few small tasks standing between me and Christmas break!
There have been hard times, of course. Especially missing people I love that were my whole life last year. Its hard realizing that someone who means so much to you is so far away.... and reconciling with changes that you can't reverse. Plus, not seeing my parents for four months is not easy, though I am incredibly grateful that they sent Kerry and David to bring some Galbraith love my way.
I wish I could focus on the important things, and write like my more eloquent blogger friends. But, honestly, I am too overwhelmed by the task! Here are some pictures, they sum it up best:
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| My brother and I in the Selkirks. David, here are some inside jokes for you: projectile vomit, ripped pants. |
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| Doughnuts are SO FUN! We had a lot of great friends that made Portland a blast. |
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| Seriously. Look at this woman. She is amazing. Thanks for the mimosa <3 |
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| This is one of about three pictures I took with my camera in Seattle. Let this be motivation to you, Kerry, to post the pictures we took with your camera. |
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| Team Hojancha! Although we miss Oscar, who was at AGU. Also we missed Santa, who was there a few hours earlier. |
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| My new housemates. As you can see, they are kind of mean, but I think I'll manage. |
