vagrant thoughts on the year

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the first half i lived in a foreign country.  whoa.

traveled a lot a lot a lot.

watched my bro get married.

i didn't know what to do with my life.  and now i do.

i graduated college.

i said goodbye to many friends, some for the time being, and some a bit more permanently.

i met loads of new people and made many new friends.

i got a job - my first since high school.

not to be a total buzzkill, but many of these events were somewhat anticlimactic.  it's not that they weren't fun or exciting.  they totally were.  they just didn't feel as crazy or sudden as i expected they would.  there were surprisingly few AHA! moments.  but, that is okay.  i'm not complaining.  just thinking.  on the other hand, there were many climactic moments, both good and bad, that were totally unexpected.  eh, it's life.

this has been the most change that has ever been packed into one year of my life.  at this point, it has become the new normal.  and i've grown used to it.  coming from someone who couldn't even rearrange his room as a kid because he'd start to really miss the way it was before, this means a lot.

most importantly, i've seen God's faithfulness time and time again, in the biggest trials i've faced yet.  each passing year, they seem to get bigger, meaner, heavier, only for God to show up in bigger, awesomer, more glorious ways.  like, really.  he's kind of a big deal.  praise him!

so, yeah.  2011.  it was nice knowin' ya.  but you're history now.  and i will treat you as just that.