July marks my one year anniversary of being in Raleigh, so I’ve decided it’s a perfect time to review the past year. For Part I, click here!
February
- Took the most amazing cruise to the Bahamas I could possibly have imagined. Four of us spent five days in a lounging by the pool; bonding in our tiny interior room; getting on-stage in front of 200+ people; exploring the Bahamas; and drinking from our secret alcohol stash. What I never would have imagined was that the best part of it all would be coming away with amazing new friends.
- Had an article published on SourceCon, a well-known recruiting resource
- Organized a wine class and tasting with the blog girls
March
- Celebrated the six month anniversary of The Raleigh Forum with a happy hour
- Kicked off my Cristina Chats interview series with an interview with myself!
- Took another trip to DC and spent two days at the LivingSocial office. It was the first time I met my coworkers in the recruiting department face-to-face
- Began the process of finding a roommate. Ended up with a few friends and an awesome roommate!
- Began packing up my first Raleigh apartment
- Discovered the Wednesday night fajita, margarita, and comedy show special at Goodnights
April
- Moved into my new apartment and lived for a weekend without electricity
- Settled into my new apartment and began decorating {still loving it}
- Took the first “summer” day-trip to the beach!
- Attended the World Beer Festival and took another awesome trip to the beach
- Had a fun Around the World potluck with the blog girls
- Hosted my dad for the weekend {he’s here again right now!}
- Went to the NC State Farmers’ Market for the first time {I’ve been back since}
- Had a crazy fun weekend with the girls in Wilmington
May
- Voted against Amendment One {unfortunately, it passed}
- First day lounging by my new pool
- Celebrated Cinco de Mayo with friends
- Went to an awesome Pinterest party at the NC Museum of Art
- Spent one of the best weekends ever at Hollymead Farm {we’re going back in a week!}
June
- Took yet another trip to DC to visit friends and went to the amazing Taste of Georgetown event
- Spent a super fun afternoon and night at Sara D’s house outside Richmond for her birthday party
- Played in my first kickball game
- Went to the long-awaited Drake concert
And then there’s all the things I didn’t write about on the blog because they were private; seemed unimportant at the time; or weren’t measurable in one instance. I didn’t blog about meeting Linnie or Sara D when I met both of them because I didn’t realize we would become good friends. I didn’t blog about all the knowledge I’ve gained in the recruiting field. Or some of the crazy fun times that aren’t suited for a public blog {before you go getting any ideas, I never do anything too bad!}. Or some of the stresses that come with running a business, especially at age 22.
Having a blog is like having an online scrapbook of my life that I can refer to to reminisce, remind myself of what I’ve learned; and look over inspirational mementos. Although it’s certainly not an all-encompassing representation of my life, it’s a piece of my everyday life that I love having!
