HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGERS! Sorry I've been missing in action... life can get hectic sometimes... So, what have I been up to? Let's see... My failed attempt to a BQ in October left me very discouraged... but I signed up for the National Marathon here in DC in March. However, I'm pretty sure I'll switch to the half marathon, and you'll see why... The day after Marine Corps I started a new job - and I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am with my new job! It's so nice to work for people that respect you, encourage you, give you productive criticism, and appreciate your work! I know I'm still in the "honeymoon" stage, but I can really see myself growing and having a fulfilling career where I am now. With my new job and some other internal struggles, my classes suffered, and I fell behind big time on my online class. I took an incomplete and have to turn in some papers by February to get a passing grade. Thank goodness for understanding professors! The Spring semester starts January 23 and I'll be taking two classes, one on Mondays and one on Saturdays. Then I'll have one class in the summer and I'll be graduating finally! No more online classes for me, I'm just not cut out for that stuff, I like human interaction too much. So, here come the big news... (no Burt, I'm not pregnant!) I'm buying a condo!!! I know it doesn't seem that big a deal and people do it all the time, but to me it's a HUGE event... And I'm doing it all by my self! It's a great feeling of accomplishment. I just got so tired of my roommate mistreating me that I thought, I have to move out... I didn't think I could afford anything reasonable in this area, but I found a very cute, practically perfect condo in Arlington, near Shirlington, where I can see myself living... I'm very happy about that. Closing date is set for January 29, keep your fingers crossed so everything goes smoothly! I don't want to be too overwhelmed training for a marathon, moving, buying furniture, and doing school work, that's why I'm going to switch to the half. I'm training with my friend Matt who is currently my neighbor but soon we may not be able to run together, which is sad, but I'm sure we'll figure out something. Alright, I hope this is a good update for you all, I hope to catch up with the blogs soon but don't get too upset if I don't comment too often for a while... Keep on running! Lucia
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