Well folks, it's almost time for another new year. I can hardly believe it.
2009 was a bit of a struggle. But it also had brilliance and happiness in it. As I think about it - and I've been sort of peripherally thinking about it for a few days now - the good far outweighed the bad this year. Or maybe I'm feeling so great this week or month that I can't be bothered to even go back and worry about the hard parts.
This decade is being touted as one of the worst ever. No wonder, with Bush as president for 8 of the years. How could it not suck? And now that we're out of the single digits, we get to say the year easier again. Twenty ten. Much easier than Two Thousand and Nine. Someone on Facebook was wondering the other day what we call these 00 years. The Aughts. That's the answer. And now we are entering what, the Teens? Or the Tens?
Tonight I will attend the second year of my 'hood peeps getting together for poker played for random things. "I see your q-tip and I raise you a contact case." It was fun last year and I think it'll be fun again this year. I have quite the little stash of curious bits to bet with.
As always at this time of year, as Christmas winds down and New Year's hits, I start to think about my birthday. I'll be 37 in a mere 4 weeks. Holy crapola. I have no idea how the hell that happened. My 15th Reunion for college is in June. How have I been away from college for 15 years? I have lived more than half my life independent from my parents. I have been driving for more than 20 years. These silly milestones sill amaze me.
Things that were great about 2009:
- Getting fit. Finally and completely.
- Launching Never Cease Photography.
- Getting to know Sonia as a real little person.
- Starting a new job!
- Dogsledding for the first time (and winter camping too)!
- Another great trip - Turkey!
- Getting to share the joy of a new Cobbett's house.
- A new camera.
- A big garden!
- Finding Jackie, my trainer.
Goals (not resolutions) for 2010:
- Keep on keepin' on the fitness wagon.
- Take even better photos.
- Visit Kate and Todd in STL.
- Go to Houston when there's no event happening.
- Grow an even bigger garden.
- Take a summer course and think about fall courses.
- Buy a bike (! - I'm not entirely sure about this one!)
I hope 2010 proves to be pretty good. I have no reason to think it won't. Here's to another new year!
