THIS WAS REALLY WRITTEN IN SEPTEMBER 2015 (but was saved as a draft)
it's the last day of summer. 45 min left in fact before the clock strikes midnight and the next chapter of my life begins. I'm waiting for the dryer to finish, so that i can fish out my new martha's vineyard t-shirt to wear on my business trip, day 1 of employment and look back at this year and also twist my neck around to look ahead. This will be short because i do want to turn off my electronic devices at least 45 min before i go to bed, and that "the first 90 days" is causing me some mild anxiety.
what of year of highs and lows. not sure if i should go back to front, or front to back. probably like most things, front to back is probably more prudent. and to rely on my memory is a gamble so i should probably start with the beginning of the year. the boys were/are great, evs cuter than ever.
Highlights include:
-dylan's chinese new year performance at cornerstone - he left it all on stage
-family trip with my parents to taiwan
-standing up for myself and negotiating a nice package from Sephora
-amazing opportunity to have "funemployment" summer with 2 part-time consulting job
-opportunity to meet new and interesting people and learn what other options are out there
-my eat/pray/love trips: new york, socal and martha's vineyard.
-dylan's boathouse 4th bday party with family (he told me on our walk to the lighthouse that this was the best vacation ever and asked me if next year we could take him to hawaii)
-having the opportunity to watch evs figure out out how to open the kitchen trash and throw this capri sun away
-dylan's musicality - he will sing his own lyrics to songs, and also tends to remember the inappropriate lyrics the best (elie goulding - "touch me like you do..."; selena gomez - "i just want to look good for ya, good for ya, uh-ahh". the current leaders are taylor swift "wildest dreams" and "i cant feel my face" song by the weekend.
-evs just today, getting in the groove with "fishes in the ocean, fishes in the sea" song in swimming class. he will also spontaneously burst into song...most recently it's the "bye-bye song" from swimming lessons.
-both boys love kindergym, singing, dancing, ice cream, chocolate, gummy candy, lollipops.
-dylan - an oyster connoisseur and evan trying his first oyster in martha's vineyard
-both boys making it down the aisle at steve and winnie's wedding (and how cute they looked in their hats)
-the look on evan's face when he caught his first fish at martha's vineyard
-evs asking if he could take the whale home from the aquarium of the pacific
-dylan really pretty interested in space and the solar system
Lowlights include:
-ridiculous performance review rating (although I never saw/read what was written - if there was anything at all)
-the angst of trying to make it work at Sephora and trying to figure out what I want to do next (and b saying that we would need to sell the house this summer)
-flying down with the boys myself with 2 hour delays and evan throwing up 3 times, and no stroller and extra change of clothes for me
-dylan having different musical tastes than me (it all started with him liking that omi cheerleader song)
-boys starting to get physical with each other
-still not being able to help out with the practice marketing like i have always intended to do
-the wrinkle in time, AKA the 2 entities formally known as my boobs
-lame - but almost crying when we missed the first showing at the griffith observatory down in LA
that's it for me for tonight. happy summer - one of the best ever.
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