Happy New Year! Where did 2009 go? What happened? With time flying by so fast it is easy to assume nothing did, but that's downright impossible- 365 days, some things are bound to be monumental.
I remember 10 years ago-the millennium- I kissed my boyfriend of 5 years for the first time that night. We smoked so much pot out of the lamest gravity bong ever. I smoked Newport Lights. I drank Amstel. We woke up and watched "The Sixth Sense". We ate Burger King all afternoon. I was a senior in high school and I was ridiculously happy. And I am now. And that makes me smile. Lots of good things have happened. Probably more bad things have happened. 2009- you had the right sort of trajectory.
I moved. I lost my job. I got a new job. I lost that job. I figured out how to be content, happy, calm. I went to Spain. I went to Costa Rica. I spent oodles of time on LBI. I made new friends. I worked on maintaining old ones. I accepted things. I challenged things. I grew up. I realized what will make me happy forever/always and not right now/just cause. I got a new tattoo. I got more into cooking than my grandmother would have ever anticipated. I didn't go to church as often as I wanted to. I watched some great old horror movies on netflix. I settled down a bit. I am more up for any adventure than ever before.
So cheers to 2010! It's going to be awesome and colorful and loud and obnoxious.....as awesome and colorful loud and obnoxious as these vintage noise makers. Fingers crossed.
