I'm baaaaaaacccckkk!!!
After yet another unintedned haitus, I promise to try dutifully to post updates here at least twice a week. God knows I spend enough time on the 'puter, but after staring at the screen for 8 hours at work, and doing online homework at the house,I am usually ready to give the old eyes a break.
The holidays were wonderful. Truely. Having a 2 year old caught up in the spirit of Christmas made me feel like a child again. That old 'holiday spirit' came creeping back into my sould for the first time in years. It's a good feeling, and I'll hold onto it as long as I can...because I know its just a matter of years before her magic is gone and she's asking for $300 hi-tech gadgets to be placed under the tree.
I don't honestly know one person who thought 2009 was a great year. It got downright ugly at times. I dealt w/ furloughs and a significant pay cut at my job...we're still trying to figure out how to work around that one. I saw many loved ones lose thier jobs, or have to get second jobs to make ends meet. I dealt with many personal trials and tribulations. Friends dealt with foreclosures, illnesses, relationship woes and depression.
So I won't be so naive to assume 2010 will be awesome. I'm hopeful. I know, regardless of how it turns out, that there will be big changes to my life, and the lives of some of my loved ones. I'm anticipating some rocky waters ahead, but as usual, my family and friends will navigate them & keep looking for the serentiy of dry land. Here are just a few things that Oh-Ten (!) will bring:
Stella will return shortly to Boston for the open heart surgery we've known was coming for 16 months.
Several friends are getting married. In fact, I think I have 5 weddings in a 2 month span this summer. One being my closest childhood friend.
One dear friend is awaiting word of fufilling her dream to be a mother...She's adopting and could meet her child any day now.
One friend is throwing caution to the wind & gambling on a new career. Totally uncharted territory.
I hope this time next year, I'm writing on this blog about how great the year turned out. That Stella will be thriving with a successfully repaired heart. That my newlywed friends are enjoying marriage. That my friend is constantly sending me pictures and updates of her baby that she's waited so long for. That job changes are positive ones. That no one else gets laid off, or furloughed, or has to endure more pay cuts.
I'll keep you all updated!
In the meantime, Here is my holidays wrapped up in one image:
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