How to reflect on the year 2019, that is my big self question?
2019 is a year that I have never been so excited to say goodbye to. I am throwing the smelly bag of memories to the curb and moving on. Instead of reflecting on the struggles and hardships...I am choosing to snapshot the things that helped me to escape my reality, brought joy to my heart, and filled my soul.
January: Sledding in the park with King Ralph, M and her guy
February: Traveling to Washington DC to meet my great nephew
March: A spring break trip south to the beach in “The Vessel” to soak up the sun renewed my fighting spirit
April: The Make-A-Wish 5k that I walk every year with my constant walking pal was tiring for me, but it was for cause nearest and dearest to my heart
May and June: Cashing in our Christmas gift request of “the gift of time”
July and August: Seeing all the wedding planning come together, with a shower and the wedding on Jekyll Island
July also gave us some escape time to chase lighthouses in the U-P of Michigan and to get in some hiking
October: Celebrated D turning 25 years old in our traditional fashion of dinner and the theater
November and December: The months were all about family…and food!
If I were to say I’d never look back at 2019, well that would be a fib. As hard as this year has been it taught me to appreciate my friends more, love my family bigger and pause to soak in the small things. I stop to dance in the bathroom when I am readying for work, spend hours putting a puzzle together,
watch a bit of frivolous television, walk to the coffee shop and read under the sun in a lawn chair...you know pause to love life just a little more...reminding myself the joys of being a survivor.
With that said, I look forward to making more memories being made in the new year. So bring on 2020!
Ready or not here I come!
Ready or not here I come!
