___________________________________________________________This year was quite a whirlwind. It seems like just yesterday I was wishing Casey a Happy New Year and exclaiming “We’re getting married this year!”….we thought it was going to be one of the best, toughest, busiest, and craziest years of our lives. And boy, it didn’t disappoint!
It had seemed like a countdown until October 17th. That was THE date…..never really looked past it to what would happen after the date. Everything was focused on that day…..and sure enough, life slammed us in our tracks on October 4th when my dad died. Nothing else really seemed to matter, like the colors on the menus or the placement of the tables…..the priorities in life were totally different.
And after feeling like my life was perfect and invincible………that nothing would ever go wrong in my life…it sure did. I lost a person close to me without ever telling him how I really felt about him or say goodbye. And that now affects every aspect of my daily life.
If I have learned one thing from 2009, it is to not waste the life you have at this moment. Don’t take ANYTHING for granted. If there is ever something that you want to do, or say to someone…do it, because you never know if you will ever have the chance again. I look back at things that I should have done this year with family, but didn’t because we were so busy with other things—we really should have made the time. Because I will never get that time back that I could have spent with him.
Along with the crazy events and schedules, there were also many firsts this year.
2009 was the first time…..
I stuck to a new year’s resolution and actually accomplished it…and more!
I went to Disneyland for the first time!
We ate a ridiculous amount of cupcakes over the span of the year.
Casey and I stopped working together for the last time at University Art.
I understood what it felt like to lose someone.
I really started to enjoy and appreciate wine.
I got married and became a Maguire!
Casey and I took our first plane ride together.
I went to Las Vegas and had a wonderful honeymoon!
I learned how to play craps…..and throw dice CORRECTLY. Grrrr…
I owned a handbag that cost more than my monthly phone bill…..and that’s a lot!
Casey and I had sushi.
I went ice skating.
I realized how many people were affected by my dad’s life.
I found out what it feels like to have a loving husband and amazing family.
Casey and I have realized how much has happened and changed us in one year. We’ve grown so much and realize that this journey is just beginning, with so much ahead of us! It’s great to look back on what we have experienced and been blessed with……while realizing with hope and optimism that this next year can be even better than the last.
Happy New Year!
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