On the Eve of...

2009 comes to an end. It seems like such a blur when all was said and done. I went to get the makings for appetizers, New Year's brunch and the like. Its the last day of December and the Valentine's Day things are up. Its like the world is trying to speed things along. I'd like a break. A little time to stop and smell the roses if you will. I don't need reminders that February is right around the corner. Let me get through January - enjoy another birthday, pay off some bills, get to thinking about taxes, have another interview for a possible new job. I think that's fair.

So let's reflect. I would have to say the five best things about '09 were:
(1) Finding someone to talk to;
(2) My grandmother's 93rd year came to an end and we buried her elegantly and celebrated her and spent wonderful moments with family (she will be missed, yeah its weird its on the best list;)
(3) Finally getting to a place of better communication and understanding in my relationship with JE;
(4) Finding a possible new job;
(5) Taking more time for myself.

The five not so great things:
(1) Grandma's 93rd year coming to an end;
(2) BT's brother's accident;
(3) Getting out bid by $100,000 when trying to put offers on a house (HA!);
(4) My job;
(5) My brother moving even further away.

The five things I look forward to in 2010:
(1) A new job;
(2) JE getting his contractor's license;
(3) A better, albeit equidistant, commute;
(4) Tomatoes and the garden;
(5) Becoming more peaceful. (OM!)

All in all it was pretty uneventful up to about five or six months ago. It really does pour when it rains. But, I am healthy, JE's healthy, the rest of the family is healthy. We have all been quite fortunate in this economic downturn. There is not too much to complain about. I have been in this city for six years now, probably the longest I have stayed anywhere. I have lived in five different apartments, had two different jobs, found love, tried to buy an overpriced house, and continue to find myself and get closer to what I truly want for myself. And as things go, I am beginning to come back to what I have always valued and am getting better at being comfortable with who I am and the goals I have maintained for my life.

Happy 2010! May it be a calm one.