to everyone out there in the world. I hope 2012 finds you all healthy, happy, and excited for what's to come. I know I am.
It's been a while. Yes, I know, but it's hard to blog about my life when I originally started it because I wanted to document my journey of becoming a FSO. What's been happening in my life lately doesn't seen to coincide with that. Obviously, I have mixed feelings about it. IDK, we'll see. Speaking of the foreign service....yes, I have officially applied to take the FSWE in February. Yay! I've taken it once so I know what to expect. The 'OH $#!& ' moment I had last time won't happen again and I'll be able to concentrate. I'm claiming it and speaking it into existence that I'm going to pass, make it the through the OA, clearance, and the register to be in the Foreign Service. I'm going to make it.
I got my diploma in the mail. WOOT! WOOT! It's still so weird. I am the Master of something; International Business to be exact! Go me! Go me! I'm also flirting with the idea of going back to get a second masters in Diplomacy or International Relations. I'm just bored, I think, but I don't want to be a professional student getting degrees simply because I can get them. I actually want to use this knowledge I'm acquiring.
I'm also sick. Mandolin convinced me that all children are incubators of all communicable diseases. They just carry all sorts of germs. I spent Christmas Day with her and since I hadn't seen her much she was like my 3rd leg. She gave all sorts of hugs, lovely super wet kisses, coughs to the face...the whole 9. About a week later, the Friday before New Year's Eve, I get sick. Sick as a dog, I tell you. So, I spent all of last weekend in bed with chills, back ache, shortness of breath, and a nasty cough. Thanks, Mandolin. Her mom didn't believe me when I told her that Mandolin gave me typhoid. She called me yesterday hacking and sneezing. Good luck on that a super awesome adventure that awaits you, Jill. She hung up on me. I chuckled.
I have to say I'm very optimistic about the year to ahead. I'm excited about where my career is headed, the love in my life is progressing, and all of my family and friends are happy and healthy. What more could a girl want?!?
