goodbye 2008. . . .hello 2009

What a year.

Definately not one of those years that's going to go down in my book as "the greatest year ever," or anything remotely close. Infact, it will probably go down as the year that the most happened, ever.

I remember watching Dawson's Creek years ago on my couch in Bartonville, trying to sympathize with Joey on the loss of her mother to cancer (& at age 13), & I just remember thinking, I have NO idea what i would do without mine. Little did I know that a few short years later I'd be learning what that would be like. It would be easy to say that this is the worst time in one's life to lose thier mother, but the reality is, anytime is the worst time to lose them & it's always going to be an uphill battle figuring out the best way to go on.

But as I'm sure I've said before, no one ever told me life was going to be easy, they just promised me that it'd be worth it.

I'm hoping that 2009 opens doors to the things I was hoping to find last year but had to put behind because of more important matters. I'd like a new job with weekday hours & more money. I'd like to finally get my own place. I'd like to be able to travel, somewhere, anywhere, on some type of vacation. I'd like to meet new people. Find mr. right. Move to Nashville. See a shooting star. Win a million dollars *to pay off student loans & my car*. . . .lots of things I hope to see happen. . .will they all? No. I don't have luck like that. But I'd be happy to settle for a few.

the countdown to my second annual trip to Albuquerque begins: T-minus 19 days. better get to crackin on Matthew's 2nd birthday present!