2008 Highlight Reel

Here's a quick summary of the last year.

January: Celebrate the New Year with Zac and a friendly pair of lobsters; begin student teaching 3rd graders at Nichols Elementary.

February: Enjoy more than one snow day, as Madison is pummeled with several feet of snow.

March: Travel to the Midwest Gaming Classic, and become cooler to 3rd graders.

April: Pack up the Uhaul and move from current residence to cohabitated state.

May: After 5 years of studies, graduate from UW Madison. Celebrate with family at Laredo's, receive humorous note from Zac's coworker and Rock Band from Zac. Travel to Delaware for Al's wedding, and meet Zac's family.

June: Complete student teaching, and begin four week long session of summer school, teaching kindergarteners math and reading. Also begin job as captioning assistant, with the thought that the job will last only a few months.

July: Reflect on first three months of living in the new apartment, in which a neighbor was shot by the police, the washer broke and flooded the bathroom, and hornets began a nest leading into the bedroom. Decide the place is alright.

August: Busy enjoying the end of the summer, gearing up for a school year with a real job. Suffer from disappointment, and retain job at Captel as a source of income.

September: Celebrate the 24th anniversary of my birth with friends, tacos, a D cake and a pinata. Begin working at After School, which is not as good as teaching. Become discouraged with the job hunt, and consider relocating. Welcome Henry as a member of the family.

October: Travel to the Dells with Zac, enjoying the last warm weekend of the year. Pass on the prime rib. Ride a duck. See David Sedaris speak.

November: Spend entire month looking forward to Thanksgiving, then enjoy two of them. Continue working to make a living.

December: Begin the month with bowling in honor of Zac's birthday, and have visits from Robbie and Zac's mom. Relocation more of a possibility each day. Apply to several school districts.

So that was my year, and it was a pretty good one. Always an adventure, sometimes a disappointment, but always looking forward, and always moving on. If the rest of my years are similar to this one, I would not for an instant be able to complain. I'm looking forward to 2009.

Henry just knocked Sinclair off of my desk, while eating my plant. Fuck.