Auld lang syne
December 31, 2008|
Well, Andi's dancing the night away with her husband as are several others of you. Many of you are separated from your spouse and holding off on celebrating anything. And some of you are headed out to celebrate. Be safe, everyone!
We still have a few hours of 2008 left over here in the Pacific which has me contemplating the closing of this year. What were the high points of the year - the ones that I'll look back upon with fondness? What were the low points - the ones that I'll be glad to forget?
This year wasn't anything overly-remarkable. Which is just fine with me. After the last deployment, all I wanted in 2008 was boring.
I think, for me, the high point was heading to D.C. with my fellow SpouseBuzzers and having the opportunity to sit on the South Lawn and listen to the President speak. What an honor and what a great trip!
The low point was losing my Dad. Not much more you can say about that, is there?
So, for you, what were the high points...the things you don't want to forget? And what were the low points? And lastly, what are you looking forward to in 2009?
This is easy.....high point - finding our we are FINALLY having a new baby. Only took 6 years!
Low point - FRG craziness. Enough said.
What I'm looking forward to most in 2009 - holding our new baby!
Happy New Year!!
Posted by: Jen | 12/31/2008 at 21:58
High point - he's home. low point - he's deploying in a week or so. there ya go, our lives in a sentence.
LAW
Posted by: liberal army wife | 01/01/2009 at 07:36
High point---getting settled before Hubby deployed.
Low point---Hubby deploying.
Looking forward to----Hubby coming home and completing another year of college.
Posted by: Reasa | 01/01/2009 at 10:16
High point - having my husband home for the first six months STRAIGHT.
Low points - realizing that this forever-know-about deployment was actually coming.
I'm noticing a theme here.
Posted by: She of the Sea | 01/01/2009 at 10:42
LAW- That's *exactly* our year.
Posted by: Penny | 01/01/2009 at 13:42
Low point was my son leaving for Basic. He was and is fine but still my baby.
Posted by: Vicky | 01/01/2009 at 13:57
I hate to sound melodramatic, but I am hard pressed to find a high point in 2008, other than "we're still alive." When Guard Wife wrote about turning the page to a new year, I didn't even want to comment for fear of being a downer. But 2008 has sucked and I am ready to start a new year, hopefully with better luck.
Posted by: Sarah | 01/01/2009 at 18:07
Sarah ~ there's nothing wrong with being honest. You've had a HELLUVA year. Given everything that's happened with your family, I'm impressed that you're looking forward to 2009. My hope is that it is the exact opposite of 2008 - filled with so many blessings that you have trouble wrapping your brain around them all.
Posted by: Homefront Six | 01/01/2009 at 18:35
Sarah, it is OK admit that you've had a bad year. And you have had a bad year. Not that it was all bad (I mean, you met me, didn't you? kidding, kidding...), but all the major parts were pretty sucky.
You deserve the best 2009 possible! And I hope that it is at least good for everyone else.
Posted by: She of the Sea | 01/01/2009 at 19:06
I pray that we can all have a much better year now that it is 2009 than we did in 08.
High point for me: finally getting officially engaged to GI Joe.
Low point: my sis' divorce was final the same day we got news that my Grandfather and his current wife are both dying of cancer.
Posted by: Jessie | 01/01/2009 at 19:46
My high point of 2008 was going to Germany to(finally) meet my soldier boy up close and personal - a few weeks before he headed off to Iraq for another long year.
2 Weeks of bliss, to treasure for the long road ahead.
Posted by: whiskey_kitten | 01/02/2009 at 03:33
High Point: Flying to Hawaii.. for a week to spend Christmas together
Low point: yet another deployment in less then a year
Posted by: aircrew fiance | 01/02/2009 at 09:35
HF6 and SotS: Thanks. And I look forward to seeing both of you in 2009!
Posted by: Sarah | 01/02/2009 at 18:09
Low: Starting the year off with my husband deployed
High: There are so many, it was truly a blessed year...husband returning home safely and the fact that it looks like he's staying home for a while, finding out we're having another child, getting back in school...the list goes on
Looking forward to: The new addition to our family and an extended period of time with my husband home.
Posted by: GaGirl | 01/06/2009 at 10:09