Finished

So, my stint at the Utah State Legislature is up. It has been a complete trip, with all the requisite scandals, lobbyists, highs and lows, inspirations, disappointments, and the occasional dirty joke about caucus. I will certainly miss the people. I have made some fabulously hilarious friends, people who I am sure will be around the political arena for years to come. I will miss the daily hustle. I'll miss the legislators, who were some of the most inspiring and enlightening people I have ever met. I will miss the dark little room I sat in, with four other people, for seven weeks, writing emails and doing research and laughing. In essence, I will miss the adventure. I have yet to truly process the experience I have had. It has changed my views on some things and solidified them in others. Like all things, it will take time to see how this experience will influence my path, but I can say it has and will continue to influence the things I do.

That said, I am beyond happy to be back at my life. Actually having time to be around my house, time to really work out, time to spend in the BC, time to do my YouthLINC stuff, time to climb (I have missed it so much!!), time to volunteer, time to do all the things I wasn't doing for weeks on end. But there is a time for everything, and I am glad I put as much as I did into my internship. But that time is over, and back to everything else.

I do, I do, love my life.