So Long 2009 and Thanks For All The Fish!
January 1, 2010Apparently the general consensus is that 2009 sucked, and it won’t be difficult for 2010 to be a better year. Globally, I agree with that. The economy sucked, and still does. There was death, starvation, hardship and misery. However, my little family had an amazing year. While Parker was technically born in 2008, he really only spent a day and a half in 2008. In 2009 he had his first year of life. He learned to roll over, to crawl, to walk, to say mama and dada and cat, to smile and giggle and laugh. He learned how much he loved his family, and he learned to cuddle and play with us. Xander turned three. He learned to use a big boy potty. He gave up his binky and sleeps in his own bed. Both our boys slept through the night, at the same time (it doesn’t happen as frequently as we’d like yet, but we’re making progress!) I got a new job – benefited and with an awesome office. We sold our house, and found a pretty amazing house to purchase. Our extended family is happy, healthy and stable. Our friends also seem to be doing well.
We had our fair share of tough times in 2009 as well, but overall, it was a pretty amazing year and I’m sorry to see it go. I will never again have an infant. I will never again feel that joy and pride when said infant learns something new – I’ll have a similar feeling with my children continue to learn new things and surprise me as they grow, but I won’t ever watch one of my children take their first steps again, etc. I don’t want to forget that 2009 came and went. I will always remember it fondly as a year of firsts and lasts for our little family. So long 2009, and thanks for all the happy memories!
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Um, fish?
Hehe, it was a tongue in cheek reference to a Douglas Adams book, part of The Hitchhicker’s Guide to the Galaxy – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#So_Long.2C_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Fish