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This year...
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December 27, 2009
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2009 for me, was a year of more ups than downs, however, the downs were 'bigger' than the ups.
I wish I could say it was great.
With the holidays and everything, it's not easy to look back and be thankful.
Mike and family both experienced loss in our families due to cancer.
Mike's grandmother had ovarian cancer and my aunt had breast cancer.
I also experienced a personal loss - In January of this year, I had a miscarriage. It's been something I haven't been able to write about on this blog until today. I fell apart and was a mental mess for months. I feel I can't go on to 2010 without logging that it did happen... and so. That's that.
In July of this year, my family had a reunion in Hawaii, where a lot of family is from. It was wonderful. I didn't want to leave, and not just because IT'S HAWAII, but because of them...I was sad, I got teary and emotional and I didn't want to leave THEM. I love them. All of them. I'm thankful that it won't be TOO long before I see them all again (2012!!).
I am thankful that this year I was able to spend a lot of time with my beautiful niece. She is super intelligent, funny and just a joy to be around.
I am thankful that our families find time to dedicate to each other everyday... whether it's a phone call, an email, a facebook update or a personal visit. I am thankful to be part of 2 very loving families.
After the miscarriage, I decided to leave my job. During a time of crisis in the economy and unemployment rates being so insanely high, for me -- my job was not worth it. I worked for the same company for almost 7 years. It was my first real job out of college. I left for personal reasons and needed some real ME time.
I took a job as a part-time pet sitter. I didn't take the job for the $$, and it was rewarding and fun.
I am thankful that after 7 months of 'ME' time, I am no longer a 'mental mess' and am back at the same company that I had left earlier this year. Instead of being an employee, I am working as a consultant. The job is different and requires a hell-of-a-lot less responsibility. I don't have the same daily stresses. I am thankful that I can say I LIKE MY JOB.
I started playing music again. After a lifetime of playing either the saxophone, viola or piano -- I stopped. I stopped it all after I changed my major in college in 1999. Every place I have lived since then I have been unable to practice, b/c it's just toooo loud for the neighbors. Well, this year I took it up again. Screw the neighbors, I live here too and I am a musician.
I joined an orchestra and a wind symphony. I started taking viola lessons again (it's so hard to find a good teacher). My new teacher told me that I play good and that I don't need him to help me with everything. So after 4 visits with him, he wound up playing during the entire lesson while I watched...(seriously, did not even get to pick up my viola) and I paid him. What was I thinking...I found a new instructor and can now say I am starting to finally LOVE playing it for the first time even though it was the instrument I majored in college. I didn't love it then or ever for that matter. Now I do!
Mike and I survived our first year of marriage. Which I can honestly say has been the EASIEST thing ever! We've grown so much together.
We got DIBS this year. Our wonderful little bichon-poodle pup. Both of our furbaby's are such a blast and we love them to death!
Next year holds a lot of possibility... I'm excited and looking forward to a fresh start. |
| posted by Typette @ 10:59 PM |
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I'm a delinquent...apparently.
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Sorry about the
That some of you may have gotten when visiting.
I didn't pay my hosting bill...
My bad, yo.
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| posted by Typette @ 9:04 PM |
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Sugary Sweet!
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December 19, 2009
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I've been on hiatus -- not on purpose, but it seems the little things in life, like blogging and farmville... have been neglected.
The holidays are crazy... Work is nuts - (end of quarter and end of year always is).
Anyway, thought I'd share this photo of the Gingerbread house I helped my niece make.
We are stuck indoors for the weekend due to the insane snow storm we've got going on... ah, winter.
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| posted by Typette @ 10:34 PM |
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