'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Goodbye and Good Riddance 2009: So long and thanks for all the fish.
Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2009? Don't think we've forgotten about you
N-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ce, sarameg!
ooh, fling while on vaca with parental units?! You have gonads of steel, man!
It's not the first time. I'm demented. Or something. Broken??
eta: I haven't managed to leave the country without doing...somethingsomething. It's expensive. And usually of poor planning. But fun!
I was about to say, sara, you're getting into practically a HABIT there, with the parents, and the guides, IIRC...
Shut it meara, I know! eta: and I HOPE this one was a little different.
Suddenly I feel like taking a tour with my parents.
And that was 2001. Or so.
2009 has been a mixed bag so far. I don't think I can post about it yet, not until I know what December brings.
2009 has been a total rollercoaster year for me (and DW), and it has revolved primarily around having a baby. I started the year off by doing a round of IVF and getting pregnant after months of trying with IUIs. Then I miscarried at 5 and a half weeks and had to have a D&C. Then I did an FET (frozen embryo transfer) and got pregnant again. At around 17 weeks, I got bad test results on the baby and freaked out. Ended up that baby was perfectly fine. Now I am due in a little over 2 weeks with my baby boy. I am hoping to end the year with my healthy, beautiful son in my arms, which will cancel out all of the bad and make 2009 my personal best year ever.
Other good stuff includes DW and I staying employed during a rough economy, our bond getting stronger because of all the baby stuff we went through, and general good health.
Other bad stuff includes DW's uncle's sudden death in May and the continued emotional and financial fallout for DW's mother from the death of DW's father back in January of 08.