well, after my (not so brief) hiatus, i have returned to the land of the blog. i have a few post ideas brewing, as well as some old drafts (written during the fog of my thesis) which will hopefully be ready for this small forum soon.
so, what have i been doing, you ask?
thanks for your interest. this is the answer: lots.
1. i flew home with that boy of mine and rang the doorbell (of my childhood home...that was a first) and surprised the heck out of my dad for his 50th birthday. this was remarkable because a) i'm horrible at surprises...i always want to spill the beans b) my mom is horrible at suprises...she also wants to spill the beans (wonder where i got that from?) it was perfect though, like a movie, but better, because it was my real life.
2. i finished my thesis. amen and praise the lord! i had to take 2 days of my precious time in the states to accomplish this task. blasted procrastination, my lifelong enemy! it is not perfect. i had to come to peace with the fact that i would not be able to write everything that i knew or even everything that i probably wanted to write. it is what it is, and i still felt a little tingle of pride as i held the 63 bound pages in my hands. i accomplished what at times seemed like an insurmmountable task. take that, german grammar!
3. nothing. i think that is the reward of finishing a thesis. all of the books that i have not read, all of the movies that i have not seen, all of the coffee dates with friends that have been pushed to the side for the last few months - they are my reward for finishing. currently i am 100% sucked into the stieg larsson books (very late on that one, i am well aware) - i cannot stop reading! also, i have never wanted so badly in my life to visit sweden.
4. teaching. i have jumped back into teaching all of my old courses plus a couple new ones. i have a lot of new students (due to turnover from kids leaving to go to elementary school) and i still have to get a rhythm down, but i love it. i wish i could remember all of the things that make me laugh every day, but currently i'm drawing a blank. sorry about that.
so there you have it. i am alive and well. i had my first mug of glühwein at the christmas market yesterday and can hardly believe that this is my 4th christmas season in germnay - how time flies. in the mean time, i am feeling especially thankful and blessed by an incredible network of family and friends. ~love~
so, what have i been doing, you ask?
thanks for your interest. this is the answer: lots.
1. i flew home with that boy of mine and rang the doorbell (of my childhood home...that was a first) and surprised the heck out of my dad for his 50th birthday. this was remarkable because a) i'm horrible at surprises...i always want to spill the beans b) my mom is horrible at suprises...she also wants to spill the beans (wonder where i got that from?) it was perfect though, like a movie, but better, because it was my real life.
2. i finished my thesis. amen and praise the lord! i had to take 2 days of my precious time in the states to accomplish this task. blasted procrastination, my lifelong enemy! it is not perfect. i had to come to peace with the fact that i would not be able to write everything that i knew or even everything that i probably wanted to write. it is what it is, and i still felt a little tingle of pride as i held the 63 bound pages in my hands. i accomplished what at times seemed like an insurmmountable task. take that, german grammar!
3. nothing. i think that is the reward of finishing a thesis. all of the books that i have not read, all of the movies that i have not seen, all of the coffee dates with friends that have been pushed to the side for the last few months - they are my reward for finishing. currently i am 100% sucked into the stieg larsson books (very late on that one, i am well aware) - i cannot stop reading! also, i have never wanted so badly in my life to visit sweden.
4. teaching. i have jumped back into teaching all of my old courses plus a couple new ones. i have a lot of new students (due to turnover from kids leaving to go to elementary school) and i still have to get a rhythm down, but i love it. i wish i could remember all of the things that make me laugh every day, but currently i'm drawing a blank. sorry about that.
so there you have it. i am alive and well. i had my first mug of glühwein at the christmas market yesterday and can hardly believe that this is my 4th christmas season in germnay - how time flies. in the mean time, i am feeling especially thankful and blessed by an incredible network of family and friends. ~love~
2 comments:
Bekah,
It is so awesome to hear that you were able to visit the States for your dad's birthday--I bet he loved that. And, from a peer, hearty congratulations on finishing your MASTER'S THESIS. That is a huge accomplishment. (Hint: I would be honored to read it).
Your comment about the glüwein brought me right back to Christmas 2008. How the time flies indeed!
Wishing you all the best holiday wishes. :)
welcome back! good to have you back in blog-land!
What an awesome surprise for your dad! I flew home last christmas and surprised my parents - I still get excited when I think about it. That kind of international, knock on the door out of nowhere surprise is just so cool!
Congratulations on finishing your thesis! Holy crap, 63 pages?! In German?! you are kind of my hero right now.
Enjoy all the Weihnachtsmärkte stress free now!
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