Hi, friends!
You may have noticed I’ve made a couple of changes? After nearly eight years as christinadoesitall, I am now christinagoingplaces. Bittersweet. Bitter, because I’ve made so many happy memories and friends as christinadoesitall. Sweet, because I’m slowly finding my niche and place in this world. After years of dabbling in a little bit of everything and loving every moment of that, I am beginning to realize my passions. I’m both an MBA student and a girl who just really loves to explore the world. Education and travel are both so very valuable to me. So in more than one sense of the term, my goal is to be going places.
So here I am! Doing things! Going places!
Later this week I’ll be heading to Virginia and Maryland to visit my best friend of sixteen years. Because of Meg and her family, this part of the world has become much like a second home to me. I can’t wait to hug and laugh and dance and adventure with one of my favorite human beings.
When I return to Austin, it will be the beginning of crunch time. I graduate in five months, y’all! Part of me is so ready and the other part just wants time to slow down. The past year and seven months of grad school has been a blur of hard work and magic. I’m not ready for another semester of grueling coursework, but I’m not quite ready for it to all be over yet either.
Speaking of not being quite ready for things. This month I turn twenty-eight. Like what? When? HOW?! I wonder where all the time has gone, but then I remember. It’s been spent doing really great things. Like building a home and a family with the dude I love the most. And getting lost in happy hours and good conversation and captivating reads. Chasing big dreams, and catching many of them. Trying new things and facing fears head on. (Unless this fear involves getting my blood drawn and then I will definitely turn my head away and also possibly pass out.) Driving through states and boarding lots and lots of airplanes. And learning. Always learning.
And all of that? It makes twenty-eight sound way less scary and much more like a wonderland of possibility. I can’t wait to see where I’ll go next.
Pst –
By the way, I’m way blonde now! It feels fun and right.
Christina, Going Places 
Your hair looks fantastic! And have a great time visiting your friend!
Aw, thanks! 🙂
Enjoy reading your blog
Thank you, Ashley! 🙂
Love the new name and look of your blog AND your new hair color! All of it looks great! I love the way you approach age 28! You are most certainly going places 🙂
Can’t wait to hear about your upcoming travels and finishing out grad school!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙂 🙂
Aww, it’s crazy to me that you are so close to finishing grad school already. It seems like the time has just flown by! How great! 🙂 Loving your new hair, girl!
Right?! It’s flown by. Ps: Speaking of things that will fly by, I cannot wait to see pictures of little baby Rachel/Chris-topher.