"Thanksgiving"

Most people do this on Thanksgiving day, which went by a month and a day ago. We (Fi and I) were, of course, observing a completely different set of traditions. In memory of all that this year has been, I feel it is only correct today to give thanks for all the good things that have happened this year.

I've received my long-awaited Ph. D., accomplished a semi-cross-country move, celebrated the wedding, and begun my research fellowship at Harvard. I have many, many thanks to give my lucky stars for the relative ease with which I was able to negotiate each of these. But there was a common undercurrent of "pushing through" which required time, patience, sustained hard work, encouragement, and, sometimes, money, the source of a lot of stress to one who has been living on grad school stipends for a long, long time. I have one person to thank for sparing me as much stress as it was possible: my husband. I know I might have done these things on my own as well, but I'm sure they wouldn't have been as easy, as quick, or as pain-free as they were with his love, understanding, and support. And now, I'm here. Fiville is finally my home.

Wish you a happy holiday season, and I hope you see your dreams for 2012 come true!