It’s a Wrap (Almost …)

Posted by Will on December 5, 2009

The Bram Fam is keeping busy as we enter the final month of 2009. This year has certainly flown by so here’s to finishing it nicely along with pointing our eyes towards 2010.

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We have been running off and on for over a year now. I mention running first as it is probably one of the few things we can not only agree upon, but do together … in a loose, abstract way. I feel like over the year or so, Brittany has definitely taken her running to new heights. Meaning, the little needle on her graph keeps pushing upwards. Mine, well, it’s certainly seen a dip in the ratings. I think I am realizing just how hard it is to physically and mentally to come back from a setback, in this case, a MRSA ravaged foot.

It looks like I have regained, completely, the muscle tone in my leg, but after a number of weeks constantly and consistently running, I can definitely tell it still has some ways to go before I get back to the pinnacle I was previously standing on.

That being said, we are training for our second stint with the Jingle All the Way 10K. It’s an excessively flat run, looping around Hain’s Point and back from West Potomac Park.  It certainly was never mischaracterized as a interesting run, but it is probably the type I need to get back into races. Not to mention, Brittany needs to knock out a qualifying time so we can both sign up for the National Half-Marathon.

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Work-wise, things are slowing to a crawl. But, on the other hand, I have a few freelance jobs going so that is certainly keeping me on my toes. Not to mention, the wild, hair-brained notions I come up with and plot (and normally I don’t follow through with). I have some things I would like to do this coming year. So yes, I will probably be bringing back my printing inks from Georgia up to Maryland. I also realized I used to take a lot of photos but have not really done much the past year. So, I think it would be a good idea to take my camera more places and shoot more.

I also need to wrap up my site and also tweak this one. I don’t know how much nosing around people have done on the blog, but there’s definitely some glaring inconsistencies. I never really completed writing the CSS for Him & Her and I definitely want to wrap that up sometime.

Brittany is wrapping up her semester, her first as a teaching assistant, by cranking out a number of papers and also shaping her dissertation. Just the preliminary process makes my brain ache. A Ph.D. is certainly not something I ever on planning on pursuing (a Master’s is highly doubtful).

I am proud of what she has accomplished thus far (she’s already a Master) and it’s going to be a sweet day when she reaches whatever goal she decides to come to.

2009 had its ups and downs (and it’s not even over with yet), but this year has already been a success in the light that we have grown as friends and partners in all of the aspects of our lives.

(Erm, awkward ending).

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