Hello, 2010

Really, 2009 is over? I know it's cliche to say "where did it go?" but really...where did it go?! The past few months in particular have felt like no time at all, and if things keep going this way...well...bring on 2010!

So far, as a year, it looks promising. I get to intern at the animal hospital that I've been daydreaming about and drooling over since before I even moved to Portland (in fact, it was one of the reasons I chose Portland in the first place!). I get to graduate and take my boards, and then (hopefully) start working at some awesome and wonderful new job (see previous comment re: amazing internship opportunity). I get to move back to NE Portland, leaving behind the hick-filled, middle-of-nowhere Aloha neigbourhood I've been calling home. Not having to travel 90 minutes to see friends, being walking distance from actual restaurants, and not putting up with my Mexican karaoke loving neighbours anymore will be a thrill, let me tell you.

I get to spend more time with the lovely group of people down here that have become both friends and a surrogate family to me. I'm looking forward to curry buffets, gaming, movie nights, mushroom hunting, coast trips, gaming, pho dinners, gaming, tea drinking, and even more gaming. I'll get to see my actual family when they come down in June for my grad, and I'll get to see Bunny when she comes to visit in March.

Overall, if 2010 can be as good as the second half of 2009 has been for me, I'll count myself very lucky. To have such fantastic people in my life, amazing opportunities, and to be doing something I love? Yeah, I can't complain.