November Highlight: I turned 25 (Nov. 22)!
-Birthday weekend trip to Killaloe. Fresh air, wood oven heating, surrounded by trees (yum!). Used my Mexican license to rent a PT cruiser to get us up there (nepotistic connection to the guy at Budget).
-Returned Sunday night to dinner with fam and Em at Fressen (yum!) and a little partay at the Lippincott house with friends
-Spent my actual birthday making use of the last day of the extended weekend rental to drive with Michele to Niagra Falls. We only stayed about 15 minutes, though, so we could actually get the car returned. Pretty low-key night, drinks and cake at the Red Room.

December Highlight (so far): Finally landed some work in my field!
-Note: Have yet to sign (or see) the proposed contract, so maybe I shouldn't count chickens, but...
-I believe I'll be spending the former part of the new year developing modules for Foreign Affairs Canada's (formerly DFAIT) "Canadian Foreign Service Institute's Virtual Campus" :)
-Trying to remain optimistic, even though it's only short term contract, meaning I can't even take a break from the job hunt if I plan to remain employed - but at least it's related to something I'd like to work in long-term (i.e., Sustainable Development; capacity building, communications, project management, etc.).
-A foot in the door for future opportunities?