2009 A Look Back

Ah its quickly approaching that time of the year again. The end of one year and in this case the beginning of not only a new year but a new decade as well. Maybe its the holiday season or just the passing of time but I always seem to get nostalgic at this time of the year.

2009 came in like a lion and thankfully is leaving like a lamb (in some respects). I touched down at Logan after a wonderful vacation with a very dear friend only to be thrown into the emotional roller coaster of my beloved Babcie being admitted to the hospital with a simple urinary track infection and the shock of her passing away a week later of a massive infection. While mouring her passing I dealt with the onslaught of the lies, deceit and manipulation of not only my ex (a man who I was deeply in love with and thought was going to be in my life for a very long time) but all of the crazy woman he had wronged in the past. During a time when I was devasted by the loss of my grandmother (who had become over the years one of my best friends and most dependable confidant) I was being tormented and abused by a string of psychos who contacted me thru myspace and revealed all the lies, cheating, and disgusting things that my ex had been doing behind my back. In one week I lost two important people from my life.

Over time life went on and the process of purging the bad and negative from my life began. I was no longer going to tolerate people in my life who brought me down, disrepected me and who didn't have something positive to contribute to the friendship. So I end the year with a few less friends than I began but its those friends who are still here that I cherish. You are not only my friends but my extended family as well. It takes some rough times in life to show you who you can truly rely on.

As I look forward to 2010 I finally feel a sense of security that has been missing for quite some time. I have friends and family that I can depend on. I am living in a home that has is a link to my pass and hopefully the promise of a future. My health is holding steady and my job for the time being is safe. What more could a person want??

With luck 2010 will bring with it good times, fond memories, trips to new places and most importantly lots of laughter with the people I love the most ....my friends and family.

Happy New Year to all of you!!!