Back from hiatus!

It’s been around 2 months since I last wrote. The neglect is unjustified and not having internet is no excuse. You know when you have a great friend who you need to call back, but it’s been so long since you haven’t returned their call that it’s become somewhat of an uncomfortable situation? That’s how it is with this blog right now, so I will do my best to briefly fill you in. I’ve wanted to for 2 months, after all. An exceptionally mundane event occurred yesterday afternoon that sums up where I am at this point in my life: I was ambushed by falling acorns with trajectories akin to the Original Bouncy Ball and somehow lived to tell about it! I’m on the East Coast now! And I was walking to my local café! I didn’t need a car to get a coffee, for the love of mother-nature! Too many exclamations? Too bad!

Since last I wrote, I had the chance to revisit one of my favorite cities on Earth, Barcelona. Good food, cheap wine, old friends, new friends: check. I then took a quick trip to New York to see my family (one L.C. Armstrong, painter of the image at the top of my blog). And then off to DC to begin my job search—something that I’ve waited nearly a year to do. I was offered an Associate position (read: internship), while I continue looking, and I moved out here as of a little over a week ago. Things are excellent, as you may ascertain given that my biggest concern right now (aside from finding meaningful work) is dodging those dangerous little acorns on my corner.

It’s strange to think at almost one year to the date of my Sarcoma diagnosis, the cancer, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are but a memory. My hair-or lack thereof-reminds me daily. Yet, I also get compliments on a daily basis with regards to my boldness (“Wow! I want to shave my head so badly too! You look so edgy!”) to which I wouldn’t dare correct. My scars don’t do much to dispel the assumption, but that’s a great thing, because I never wanted to carry a cancer diagnosis around with me like some ugly little piece of baggage anyways.

Moving swiftly on…My new house is gorgeous, my roommates are fantastic, and there are friends from the campaign scattered everywhere. All in all, a pretty perfect set up and I couldn’t be more thankful or excited. I have to say that I do miss my family and friends—I think about you all the time. The disasters of the last year brought us all closer, so it couldn’t have worked out better, right? Thank you for continually sending your love. On a lighter note: Mom, please sell my car. I don’t want to see that gas guzzler ever again!

Well, thank you for listening – I’m really glad I finally got the chance to send an update. But as for now, I’ve not much more to say. The picture pretty much explains it all! I hope to write some much more interesting updates in the near future!!

Love,

Jaclyn

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