As 2010 comes to a close and my step-dad Mark is back in the hospital, I can't help but reflect on what a roller coaster this last year has been.
In 2010, I got to see so many of my friends get married and start their futures together. I was also there to watch a friend bury her husband before their one-year wedding anniversary. I was lucky enough to celebrate my one year anniversary with my husband and best friend. A best friend got engaged while other friends are still waiting to meet that Mr. or Mrs. Right.
I've watched people I love and care about fight for their life against the awful wrath of cancer. I've received birth announcements and pregnancy announcements of friends and family. I've watched people I love and care about struggle to start families.
I started a new job filled with new challenges, new learning opportunities and new friends and coworkers. I've watched family and friends struggle through jobs that don't make them happy. I watched a family member lose a job and luckily, quickly find another one.
I had the opportunity to travel to Boston, Memphis and Nashville with my husband while my friend's were separated from their husbands because of military deployments or working out of state.
I have learned so much over the last year about myself and about life. I knew how unpredictable and unfair life can be but experiencing so much happiness and sadness so close together in one year, really challenged me to take control of my emotions. I had to learn to let myself feel the pain and sadness that came with cancer re-occurrences, deaths and hardships and also allow myself to rise again and feel the joy and happiness of weddings, engagements, babies and time with family and friends.
I never knew how to take control of my thoughts and emotions and this year forced me to start learning. I'm truly enjoying getting older and continuing to learn more about myself. Learning how to better handle stress, take control of my anxiety and become a more relaxed person are all things I believed were out of my control but this year taught me if there is anyone who can control how I respond to this roller coaster we call life, it's me.
This year has taught me that life will also be a roller coaster. There will always be a mix of positive and negative situations, emotions and experiences. It's out of my control. I can only control how I respond to what life throws at me.
This year has taught me how very blessed I am and to be thankful every day for all that I have.
Oh, and how can I forget what a big blogging year this has been for me! In 2010, I have published 73 entries in my blog. From 2005 to 2009, I only published 77 entries! Yes, only 77 entries over a four-year span! I'd say I've come along way and would like to blog even MORE in 2011! I really enjoy doing it, it's a great outlet for me to express myself and I hope it provides some entertainment for the two people who actually read it.
My top ten favorite blog entries for 2010 (if I do say so myself) were:
Are you there blog its me emily
A couple that assembles furniture together stays together
Oops i crapped my crate
My dog ate your wedding invitation
Football widow
Woman versus wild
My porcelain revelation
Throw your hands in air
The sweater
No one likes sour jugs
Did you have any favorite blog entries? Did you like any of them? Did you read any of them? Do you even like me? Just kidding.
Happy New Year to you and here's hoping you continue following along for the journey as I take on 2011!
In 2010, I got to see so many of my friends get married and start their futures together. I was also there to watch a friend bury her husband before their one-year wedding anniversary. I was lucky enough to celebrate my one year anniversary with my husband and best friend. A best friend got engaged while other friends are still waiting to meet that Mr. or Mrs. Right.
I've watched people I love and care about fight for their life against the awful wrath of cancer. I've received birth announcements and pregnancy announcements of friends and family. I've watched people I love and care about struggle to start families.
I started a new job filled with new challenges, new learning opportunities and new friends and coworkers. I've watched family and friends struggle through jobs that don't make them happy. I watched a family member lose a job and luckily, quickly find another one.
I had the opportunity to travel to Boston, Memphis and Nashville with my husband while my friend's were separated from their husbands because of military deployments or working out of state.
I have learned so much over the last year about myself and about life. I knew how unpredictable and unfair life can be but experiencing so much happiness and sadness so close together in one year, really challenged me to take control of my emotions. I had to learn to let myself feel the pain and sadness that came with cancer re-occurrences, deaths and hardships and also allow myself to rise again and feel the joy and happiness of weddings, engagements, babies and time with family and friends.
I never knew how to take control of my thoughts and emotions and this year forced me to start learning. I'm truly enjoying getting older and continuing to learn more about myself. Learning how to better handle stress, take control of my anxiety and become a more relaxed person are all things I believed were out of my control but this year taught me if there is anyone who can control how I respond to this roller coaster we call life, it's me.
This year has taught me that life will also be a roller coaster. There will always be a mix of positive and negative situations, emotions and experiences. It's out of my control. I can only control how I respond to what life throws at me.
This year has taught me how very blessed I am and to be thankful every day for all that I have.
Oh, and how can I forget what a big blogging year this has been for me! In 2010, I have published 73 entries in my blog. From 2005 to 2009, I only published 77 entries! Yes, only 77 entries over a four-year span! I'd say I've come along way and would like to blog even MORE in 2011! I really enjoy doing it, it's a great outlet for me to express myself and I hope it provides some entertainment for the two people who actually read it.
My top ten favorite blog entries for 2010 (if I do say so myself) were:
Are you there blog its me emily
A couple that assembles furniture together stays together
Oops i crapped my crate
My dog ate your wedding invitation
Football widow
Woman versus wild
My porcelain revelation
Throw your hands in air
The sweater
No one likes sour jugs
Did you have any favorite blog entries? Did you like any of them? Did you read any of them? Do you even like me? Just kidding.
Happy New Year to you and here's hoping you continue following along for the journey as I take on 2011!
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