I was talking to a dear friend today and realized how great life is right now. I am so blessed to be where I am at this point in my life, living comfortably with my husband and dog in our house and loving my job... living the American Dream, I guess. I really couldn't be much happier.
This week has been especially nice. We received our performance reviews at work this week and I did very well last year, which makes me love my job even more. It's nice to know that someone thinks I'm doing well at what I do. Perhaps even nicer because I (very luckily) fell into this job and for the first time in my life feel like I have a career. Life seems so secure right now.
At my college homecoming last fall, I ran into a professor who wanted to know what I had been up to. Apparently they liked my story and the faculty asked me to come and speak to the biology honor society. Rick escorted me (thanks for the support!) and I spoke to about 50-75 undergrads about my circuitous journey to where I am now. My unplanned path through science. I thought the talk went well, but there weren't a lot of questions. A few students came down after the talk to get some more information about the MPS work I did in grad school. All in all, it was a very rewarding experience and kind of fun. And the message of "it only took me 5 years after college to figure out what I wanted to do with my life" was kind of fun to deliver. Interesting to look back at my journey and see how it landed me where I am.
We've been spending a lot of time with friends lately and had some people over for the Superbowl. I had an allergic outbreak to something or another and although we haven't found the source of the problem, the symptoms are gone. Rick has been outdoing himself for Valentine's day--candy, flowers, a horse-drawn sleigh ride, and dinner. He's so good to me!
Like I said, life is good! Awaiting the warmer weather--can't wait for the summer.
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