I ended 2010 in North Carolina. I flew home on Dec. 15 and flew back to Salt Lake on Jan. 8. It was great to be able to see my family and my friends again. I also experienced my first White Christmas!!
I went to Marion to visit Jamie, Casar to visit Amelia, and had dinner and game night at Kelly's new house!
I got a cold while I was home but was feeling mostly better after New Year's and so I borrowed Uncle Andy's truck and headed to Raleigh to see Linda and Catharine.
After visiting the girls, I stopped in Greensboro to see some of my former coworkers before heading back to Lawndale. Except for Jennifer (who left before pics) and William are still working at AAA, everyone else has left. Also, since I saw them, Angela has given birth to her second son, Eli.
Once back in Salt Lake, I found I had a new roommate named Boyeon Kim from South Korea. School started on Jan. 10 and I've been settling in nicely to the new semester. Today, I attended the Sundance Film Festival (they show some of the movies in Salt Lake). I went with Callie, Alex, and his roommate Luke to see Pariah at the Rose Wagner Theater. I enjoyed the film, I didn't really have any prior knowledge of the film beforehand. Callie had simply offered me a ticket to whatever show they were seeing, I took the opportunity because it is Sundance and is an integral part of the community out here. There was a lot of material in the film that could have made viewers uncomfortable, but the story was done with style and insight that allowed the viewer to become invested in the characters without being made uncomfortable. Very well done.
I didn't make it into the ASB program going to Costa Rica, so now I'm left without plans for Spring Break. I'm hoping to go to the TTRA conference in Santa Fe March 17-19, which is right before SB. Perhaps I can go to the conference and then take my time getting back to Salt Lake and see some sights in that area. I want to go to spend some time in Santa Fe, Durango, Mesa Verde, Four Corners, Monument Valley, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, Moab, and Arches. That sounds like a pretty good trip, doesn't it? I'm also looking at summer jobs and seriously considering applying to positions in Alaska. I think it would be an amazing opportunity for me!
