Happy New Year! 2013. Incredible. The beautiful thing about being a planner of my caliber is that I'm not at all surprised at where I am after 2012. I knew I would be somewhere - not in NYS - pursuing a DMA. I didn't know it would be UNCG, but I knew it would be somewhere. I knew I'd be succeeding in my program because I don't pick stupid programs that don't work for me. I knew I'd have some incredible friends because I'm in a program with like-minded people. I also knew I'd be missing home after spending an incredible 3 weeks there. So with that, I say - Peace out, 2012. Bring on 2013. I think I'm going to officially start referring to the year as "twenty-thirteen" rather than "two thousand thirteen." I think it's time and I'm sticking to it.
I'd be an asshat if I didn't admit there were numerous surprises to 2012. Death is rarely expected and never easy to deal with. I won't say much except that I miss Steve and think of him every day. But I also just spent three weeks with his two beautiful children and their smiling faces can make the saddest day brighter. They're going to be okay and that will have to be enough to move forward. With that, we also have the surprise of Spoon, the third and final addition to the Ganoung brood. In a mere 18 days, Spoon will be introduced to the world. And a mere 59 days Spoon will be introduced to ME. Godmother-Extraordinaire! Spoon already has the characteristic Moriarty-can't-sit-still-to-save-a-life-shiftiness as is evidenced by Stan's dancing belly. It's actually pretty cool, for me at least. :)
So I rang out 2012 back in Syracuse with family and friends and got to see almost everyone I wanted to. It was awesome. Staying with Stan was the best because I love her and that is all. We threw what felt like 15 get-togethers and I saw a bunch of movies, and I ate a ton of food, and I didn't have to cook a damn thing. I got tons and tons of squeezes and kisses from Beebs, Stevie and Jaden, even some from Beebs and Stevie's cousins on the G-Noun side! I got to visit with the B'ville peeps, see the DeCoursey clan and the Moriarty clan, got to see a friend's band, my favorite local band, got to make a bajillion and twelve christmas cookies, got Stan to go shopping, saw my beeches, went to Singers, and saw bunches of SU peeps after catching "White Christmas." I should also mention, it was a white Christmas as it snowed about 30 inches while I was home.
All that in 3 weeks. I think there was one day that had nothing planned. That would be New Year's Day. Stan, the kids and I spent the entirety in our pj's watching Property Brothers, movies, and eating, not even pretending to leave the house. That was a good day. They were all good days. That's my point, I had the most wonderful break. And now I'm back and the semester starts up on Monday and I have a competition this Saturday and I'm already seeing a bunch of my friends and have already eaten at my two favorite restaurants here, so as amazing and fulfilling as it was to be home, I'm also glad to be home. Syracuse is and always will be my home, but I have to maintain Greensboro as my current home. This is more than school, it is my life and I have to continue to live it as such. If I think of being here as "being away at school" I will be denying myself the feeling of being truly settled. I need that and I don't think I've been pretending to be "away at school" but it's smart to remind myself that this is home and I live here now and I have a happy life here. It's also good to know that I will NEVER be going 5 months without seeing my family again as long as I'm here. I will make sure of that. :)
So for the remainder of my break, I will be reconnecting with my friends here, taking down Xmas :(, practicing for my competition this weekend, and oh yeah, getting ready for the semester to start in 5 days... at least here the "spring semester" actually feels like spring! Hooray for a southern winter!
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