I’ve had a lot of weekends away exploring this amazing country I’ve come to call home and traveled as far away as Sydney, but most of my time in 2009 was spent settling.  Settling into living away from family, my relationship with Matt and really, just life in general.  I also learned a lot about myself, got (somewhat) out of debt and even lost some weight!  I’ve done a lot and had a lot happen to me in my short 22 years and it was nice to have a bit of a rest year.

However, I think it may have been another calm before yet another storm.  What I didn’t mention in my last post is that in addition to my Dad having ALS, my Mom was also waiting for results from a scan.  She’s ok, so that’s good news, but it’s made me think of what’s next for me.

Luckily, I’m currently on a very relaxing holiday in the South Island with Matt.  We’ve been swimming, lying on the beach, taking lots of photographs (that I can’t upload now) and reading (The Lovely Bones for me, and James Bond for him).  Yesterday we went on an absolutely beautiful 5 hour coastal walk which left us both blistered and sore this morning.  Totally worth it though.  Tonight we’re going to ring in the New Year with dinner and drinks, just the two of us.

Hopefully, by the end of this trip I’ll have decided what my next move is but no matter what happens in the next year, I can take it.

So 2010, bring it on.