I bet you wouldn't recognize me if I walked by!

Yup - the goatee is gone. See Facebook for my new profile picture if you haven't already. It's a little scary, honestly... I've had facial hair more-or-less continuously since my 3rd year of high school, though it was definitely underwhelming back then :) Maybe it'll be for the best though. I wouldn't have shaved were it not for the job at Fort Snelling (which had its first training session yesterday), but this year has been forcing me to reexamine my life quite a bit. The sudden relationship with Sarah, taking classes at Augsburg, and the very act of getting the Fort Snelling job made me realize that I'm finally starting my next phase in life. In Psi, I identified with the Alumni group most strongly for once. A lot of the people I know are married and having kids, and for the first time I think I could manage both (NOT THAT I WANT THEM. Not yet, anyway.) Depending on how this job goes, I might be able to consider moving out of the house next fall or winter. Lots of stuff is changing, and I may as well change something that's been with me since high school. Maybe my goatee can be a metaphor for laziness ;)

Still, I think I'll let my stubble grow out until my next training session on March 28 :)