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Holidailies Prompt<\/a>: Write the annual holiday card\/brag letter for your family.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2008.\u00a0 Banner year for the household, let me tell you.<\/p>\n

In January, I celebrated a birthday.\u00a0 Survived another year.\u00a0 I think that’s something to be proud of.\u00a0 On a whim, I also decided to audition for the Cathedral Choral Society, not having any idea what I was getting myself into.\u00a0 Now I sing in some pretty big concerts a few times a year.\u00a0 It’s a great organization to be a part of, and I sort of stumbled into it.<\/p>\n

Fabulous things happened in February.\u00a0 I’m just not sure what they were.<\/p>\n

In March, my job sent me to work for another agency for six months, while still paying me my normal paycheck.\u00a0 I do not understand how the government works, but I do not care, because this was the beginning of an amazing thing.\u00a0 I want to work at that agency forever.<\/p>\n

April was a crazy month.\u00a0 I started it by running a 10 mile race.\u00a0 Running.\u00a0 TEN WHOLE MILES.\u00a0 All right, for you marathoners out there, that doesn’t sound like much but trust me, it was a feat of epic proportions.\u00a0 Then I finished off April by refusing to run again for a few weeks.\u00a0 Possibly not the best plan, but I’ve been guilted into running the race again this coming year.\u00a0 Better hit the pavement.\u00a0 Tomorrow.<\/p>\n

May meant a trip to Disney World.\u00a0 I would like to move there.\u00a0 Well, maybe not move there.\u00a0 But clearly, I should go more often.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In June, I pulled off a hugely successful surprise.\u00a0 I plotted to fly home to surprise my Dad for Father’s Day and he had no clue.\u00a0 I am a surprise planning genius.\u00a0 As you all already know.<\/p>\n

Later that month, I got an e-mail from my choir asking if anyone wanted to sing for the Fourth of July.\u00a0 I had no idea what they were asking, but hey, I didn’t have any big plans, so I decided to sing.\u00a0 That ended up being for the Capitol Fourth celebration held on the National Mall and aired on PBS every year.\u00a0 That was crazy.\u00a0 I never expected to be that close to people like Taylor Hicks and Jimmy Smits (who really needs to ditch the mustache) and Hayley Westenra.\u00a0 I’m practically famous, now that I’ve been on tv.<\/p>\n

Some family came to visit in July.\u00a0 Hottest weekend of the year.\u00a0 I managed to show them around D.C. and no one died or got lost.\u00a0 I consider that a successful trip.<\/p>\n

Late in the summer, Pippin and Cadu survived a vet visit.\u00a0 More than one, in fact.\u00a0 Pippin, being a manly man, has packed on a few pounds and is now on prissy diet food.\u00a0 He does not like that.\u00a0 And Cadu very bravely suffered through having a tooth pulled.\u00a0 He was so brave he didn’t even need any pain medication afterwards.\u00a0 He’s awesome like that.\u00a0 Pain will not stop him.\u00a0 So watch out.\u00a0 He will cut you.<\/p>\n

I returned to my normal job in September, and clearly, I had been missed.\u00a0 I got a shiny new desk in a prime location.\u00a0 And immediately got piled with work.\u00a0 That’s how truly important I am here.<\/p>\n

October meant a road trip to Notre Dame for a football game.\u00a0 Best weekend of the year.\u00a0 I ran into a bunch of people (many of you reading this in fact – all… 2 of you) who I never get to see anymore, and things were good.\u00a0 Of course, everyone was super happy to see me because I am awesome.\u00a0 As you all already know.\u00a0 Also, driving a total of 20 hours to be somewhere for 36 hours is pretty intense.\u00a0 In case you were considering it.<\/p>\n

The rest of the year has flown pretty quickly.\u00a0 Went to another football game in November and got to spend some time with my parents, which was nice.\u00a0 I like when people come to visit so that I can show them around the city (though don’t think about coming to visit during Inauguration – there will be a gajillion people here).<\/p>\n

December has been a whirlwind of Christmas planning and cats climbing trees.\u00a0 I sang three concerts this past weekend at the National Cathedral.\u00a0 Still waiting to read the reviews on that, but I’m sure they will be amazing. Because I am that good.<\/p>\n

So 2008 has been a great year.\u00a0 I hope 2009 is even better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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