This has been a weird year, to say the least. I haven't posted in a while due to recent events, and I had felt like I had lost my voice. Everyday I have found things to write about, but due to my laptop being down for the last couple of weeks, I haven't shared. But now, without further ado, here are my thoughts about my year.
* My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary this year, our 16th year together, and 12 years since we decided to become man and wife. While we have had our ups and downs, as every other couple in history has, this year has become a renewal in our love for each other. Maybe it was a romantic week away together, maybe it was our year spending time at the gym together, or maybe it was just that we have become more in sync. Whatever it is, my husband and I are more deeply in love now than we were 15 years ago. I love him so much!
* I lost one of my closest friends last month. Closest meaning - the person I talked to all of the time, knew me like no other, made me a better person, someone I knew really well, and someone that I could be myself with and visa versa. We didn't exchange bday/xmas gifts, we didn't go out for beers, we never called each other to gab. I met him 16 years ago by vying against him in physics class in high school. We kept in contact via email, IM, and texts. We were friends. We didn't talk about specifics about our lives, but we talked about the people we were inside. I will miss him always. But it has made me more thankful for the other friends I have. My best friends from High School that I will always cherish, those women that have been with me through thick and thin. My dearest friends that I will always, always, consider my best friends. It is my goal to make them understand that depth of my love and appreciation for them in the future. To never let them question my friendship. Nic, Susie, Nikki. And even my newest friends. I want to make the effort.
* We have decided to try and move next year, which should be interesting. We need a bigger house, and we would like to be out of this area by the time Dylan goes to middle school. I hate to make him leave, but at least we aren't leaving the metro area, so he will still be able to see his friends. I don't want to move before the year is up, as Dylan has a really great teacher this year and he is in the gifted class. But I am sure that he will excel no matter where he is at. I really need to have more room to work, and the boys will need their own rooms, as Dylan is almost 9. Plus, James made a deal with Dylan that if he had a good year at school and got good grades, then he would give him his own room with his own Wii U. Good deal, huh? And of course, Dylan is having a stellar year. No problems and great grades as usual.
* Speaking of Dylan, he is a boy after my heart. He has gotten really into Harry Potter this year, and is the in the middle of reading the 3rd book. I love it! Okay, so he started reading the books because his girlfriend Piper is reading them, but it is still cool.
* My aunt Marletta was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer in August. It has been really tough on my mother, not getting to be with her all of the time during her treatment. She did spend a week with her in December and will most likely be going back in February. The treatment is going well and now that they are certain of where it is, she will have surgery to remove it in the next month.
* James and I did the Warrior Dash together in August, but he hurt his ankle a little that day. A few weeks later, he really hurt it playing basketball at the park while Nikki and I were running. His doctor was afraid that they might have to do surgery to fix the ligament using parts from a cadaver, but his physical therapy went really well. He finished his last session today and is stronger than ever. Plus, he is stronger all over because he started working out on lunch with a guy he works with. Next years Warrior Dash will awesome. Another plus side to his P.T. - his therapist wants to do the Tough Mudder as well, so we can do it together! Kick ass!!!!
* I got braces the week before Christmas. I figured that if I was going to work hard on my body, I might as well work on my head as well. I don't want to end up being one of those pictures that is circulated around the internet of a nice body but when they show the person's face, she is all messed up. Stupid fear, I know, but still a fear!
Okay, I am sure that I will find something else to talk about later, so I may edit.... But that is a good start.
