Update!

Wow! It has been almost two years since I have written a post (seems like quite a while).
As I am sitting here on the morning of my 25th birthday, its times like this where I do my most "deep" or philosophical thinking. Or maybe this is the result of drinking two cups of tea at 10:30pm while watching USA kick butt in the early stages of the Olympics (Go Kerry!!!).

Nonetheless, my life has changed significantly over the last two years. First off, I proposed to my amazing girlfriend back in May and we are going to be getting married in July of 2017. Second, I have "survived" my first two years of graduate school and I am leaning towards getting my Master's degree, rather than continuing on to my Ph.D. My switch in mindset is really making me reevaluate my life. I feel like I am in a never-ending mid-life crisis (HOORAY...). One thing I do know is that I love to teach and I know what I will pursue something in education (like I was doing during undergrad). The one thing I am concerned about is what my mom will have to say about my decision to leave graduate school. I don't know if she will be super disappointed in me or proud for making my own choices. I'll have to see.

Other than being another year old (technically not till 11:55pm EST), I don't really feel much different than yesterday. I know this year is going to bring some huge changes in my life and I can't wait to see how everything turns out!

Have a good evening everyone and I hope you enjoyed your dose of Trashtalk.

NT