Current Mood: encouraged

I really can’t hate on 2009. It was an awesome year for me! It started out bleak and I felt really stuck for the first couple of months, but March came along and I found my “out” of a bad situation. That set the ball in motion. I’ve gone through quite a bit of self-realization and improvement this past year. I dropped some weight and feel much better physically and emotionally. Family life has been good. Sally finally made it to the US and it has been such a joy to have her here. I’ve never seen my Dad so happy. This past spring, I got to go to Mexico with one of my besties and that was incredible! I went to Florida with my family during the summer. We’ve not had a family vacation in at least 15 years and it was fabulous. This year, I’ve seen a lot of rockin’ concerts, have developed amazing friendships with some wonderful people, and have really started to find myself in the process. Overall, its been an incredible year for me.

With all that being said, I have a strong feeling that 2010 is going to be even better! Day after day, my horoscope has been telling me that big things were coming my way and I feel it. Just the other day, it said

Find what makes you most happy and set about trying to make arrangements to make it happen in 2010. You will have a lot to celebrate soon!

Now I know very well to take that stuff with a grain of salt, but nevertheless, the extra encouragement is icing on the cake with the way I’ve been feeling about the upcoming year. One of my life-long best friends FINALLY has plans to move back to Tennessee in a few months after being gone for like 10 years. I can’t tell you how happy that makes me. Other friends and I have lots of fun things planned…. concerts, sporting events, trips, etc. All of that is going to pretty much rock! …I’ve got my mind set on dropping some more weight…. There’s a business venture I’m working with my Dad on, and I plan on hoarding money like nobody’s business. See, there’s something I’ve wanted to do several years, and now more than ever I feel like things are finally falling into place to make it possible. If I plan and research and save and play my cards right, hopefully that’ll come to fruition in the fall.

This new year promises to be filled with lots of fun, many positive changes, and a lot of personal growth. So, Hello 2010! Welcome! I have some mighty big plans for you!