2004 was, for the most part, a good year for me.
First and foremost, I got married to a wonderful, silly guy. If you'd told me
10 years ago this was going to happen I'd have said "yeah, right", and five
years ago my reaction would have been to sigh wistfully. Still, we managed
to organize a wonderful wedding, and didn't kill any relatives in the process.
Other good things: Seeing two other pairs of friends getting married(one
pair I didn't expect at the beginning of this year). G and I are still employed at the same places we were at the beginning of the year. I
got to meet a whole bunch of Buffistas at the F2F, and I got to meet Nilly when she came through town.
Not so good stuff: Too many friends are unemployed or underemployed.
One friend lost a baby she was so happy about. The political situation.
2005 has a lot for me to look forward to. A new niece or nephew, come June. Buying a larger place. Maybe starting a family.(There's a few things that need to be settled before that can happen) Another pair of
friends getting married.(They were originally planning to get married this
past October, but house renovations pre-empted those plans)
Happy New Year, Buffistas!
2004 has been, like all of the naughts so far, full of both good and bad, in equally life-changing measure. I'm not even going to try to cover all of it. But it began with my mother's death and the challenges of motherhood, and ended with buying a home and the prospect of my second child. Most of the milestones along the way had to do with my daughter, Frances, who is far more wonderful than I ever dared to hope.
I think what I'm learning is that life is, more than I ever thought, what you make of it, both good and bad.
I came out to my sister this year. That's one of the hardest things I've ever done. She didn't speak to me for a week, but the crappiness of that week was so worth it when she told me she loved me no matter what. She just wished I'd told her sooner.
Yay for the happy ending, and for your courage and wisdom to be yourself around those you love, SA.
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2004 for me?
Let's see...It was better than 2003 was, for our family. I can say that, hands down. When compared to much of the world, we want for nothing we need, and little (save extreme luxury) that we would like to have.
The world is a scary place, but I think that has always been true.
I just know it was the only year in my lifetime about which I can say that the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, never mind that they swept the Cardinals in the doing, and came back after being down three games to the New York Yankees in the ALCS, in order to do so. My father never had that.
Shallow? Sure. Sometimes.
Sweet fancy Moses, Cindy! How did I leave that out.
Seriously, the Sox winning the series. One of the best weeks EVER.
(and exhausting, even, or maybe especially for our non-baseball Buffistas)
Seriously, the Sox winning the series. One of the best weeks EVER.
Agreed. I still bliss out just thinking about it.
My dad brought a NESN produced DVD about the entire Red Sox season, from spring training to the team's welcome home and victory parade. I cried like a baby through it.
My dad brought a NESN produced DVD about the entire Red Sox season, from spring training to the team's welcome home and victory parade. I cried like a baby through it.
Note to TomW: Remember that single tear of joy your wife shed on your wedding day? Now you know where you stand. :)
So says a Mets fan. WITH A HEART OF STONE!
Hey, you've got to factor in the difficulty. The laws of God and Nature didn't have to be overturned for Tom and Nora to wed!
