We have one more day of 2009 left. This past week, I started to reflect on all the things that have happened this year, good and bad. If I had to rate this past year on a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 5. Although a lot of bad things happened this year, there were some incredibly awesome things that happened as well.
2009 started off great with good friends and fun. January was a month of catching up with some people that I hadn’t seen in awhile.
My family took a cruise in March that was one of the best experiences of the year. I will be forever grateful for the experience to see those beautiful places. I realize how tough of a year it has been for a lot of people and I am extremely thankful for the luck I have had.
I started this blog in April and so far I’m proud of myself for keeping up with it. I have a lot planned for 2010 as far as this site goes. One of my goals for this year is to update this site more frequently and redesign the layout to something I’m happy with.
Summer was spent seeing a lot of concerts and attempting to fix my car. I dumped more money into that thing than I probably should have, hoping that I could magically fix the fact that it was 10 years old and on it’s last leg. Eventually she died and I now have a new car (and car payment) that I’m in love with. We lost my uncle in July and I’ll always remember him when I eat spaghetti. His death was a different kind of grief that I had never experienced before.
Dave and I went to Vegas in October and managed to not lose all of our money. I began the stressful process of moving out of my condo into my boyfriend’s house, something I hope to not do again for at least another few years. On top of the stress, we lost my uncle and a good friend of the family. Dave bought a condo (pictures of that are coming), Christmas came and went, and now we are looking towards a new decade.
Other things that happened in 2009:
- Jen and Gerald got married
- Julie’s house got struck by lighting and I had to adopt her dog for 2 months
- I went parasailing
- I donated 10″ of my hair to locks of love
I don’t really believe in new years resolutions, but I am a goal oriented person, so here are my goals for 2010:
- Save some money
- Continue practicing yoga
- Redesign this site as well as my portfolio
- Stick to/keep track of my budget
I wish everyone a very safe and healthy New Year.