Ups of 2008
~Getting my Bachelor's degree
~Going on a 9 day cruise with Mike to the Western Caribbean to celebrate our graduation
~Vessel using the toilet (however, only to go "pee-pee", not "poops" yet)
~Buying a house we can call our own
~People here that I can truly call my friends
~Our trip to Canada
~Having family come visit us
~Mike having a job he enjoys and the financial security that comes with it
~Mike and I hitting 5 years of marriage and still going strong
~Experiences that were both spiritually and emotionally strengthening
Downs of 2008
~Lost friendships
~Depression
~Our first apartment in MT
~Personal disappointments
~Wasted time and unfinished projects
~The car accident (this deserves it's own post at a later time)
~Weight gain (tsk tsk)
~Not taking better care of myself physically and mentally
~Doubts (in several areas of my personal life)
~Periods of lonliness
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Happy New Year guys!!!
You know, I was reading your "Downs of 2008" and I can totally relate with you. My VERY down time was after I had Spencer ('06) and we moved cross country to a new job, new friends, new place and left EVERYTHING we had know for 5 years, including family, to nothing. It was really hard and I felt really low. It took me a long time to start being happy and positive and now after this move to Ohio, it isn't so bad. I think different times in our lives create different feelings and emotions and one day it will get better. Good luck w/ everything and 2009 will be better! Sorry this was so long! ;)
I hope that 2009 is a great year for you guys! We miss you a lot!
Ah the ups and downs... certainly an interesting set of those isn't it? The important thing to focus on is making the ups more meaningful in your life than the downs, and looking at the list, I could say that the ups certainly are in the realms of things that are important and lasting, if not eternal.
Love you guys! We miss you already!
Gramma B
happy new year. jamie....i really love you. you are so refreshingly honest. my type of girl. i wish we lived by each other. i hate all the fluff that people "sell" on their blogs. thank you for that post....i can identify with almost everything...except the cool stuff like a cruise!:)
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