What's 5 years between friends?

Here I am again - thinking an online journal is a good idea!

My life has taken MANY unexpected turns and now here I am in Portland, Oregon. Living with my boyfriend of one year - Matt. I have a Master's in archaeology and I'm working as a server/bartender at Outback steakhouse.

And that's me. All 26 years and 176 lbs of me.

I feel many feels, but I have to say that while I miss undergraduate, my life is much happier than I think I have ever been before. I miss my family, but I love it here and I know that I can really make a life here - and adult life with all the trappings.

I've been working on myself - working to lose weight, working to better my resume, and working to just do more with my time. Without the regiment of graduate school, I find myself forgetting that I can do ANYTHING I want before or after work... It's freeing and kind of scary. Scary that I can do anything and I might be missing it. Missing out. Wasting time.

It's good to know that while I am happy, I'm still looking for more.