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2010 is in less than 13 hours. HOLY SHIT Y\u2019ALL!<\/p>\n

Wow! This year has totally flown by. It really does seem like we were just at the beginning of 2009. But a lot has happened this year too. I started thinking about everything and came up with a pretty good list of major events(good AND bad) from 2009:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

  • I crept one year closer to turning 40. Damn I\u2019m getting old.<\/li>\n
  • I visited someone very special to me that I hadn\u2019t seen in nearly 20 years.<\/li>\n
  • I found out the company I work for was being bought out and that I would be laid off in early 2010.<\/li>\n
  • I surprised my best friend and little sister<\/a> by flying out to be at her baby shower<\/a>. Because, of course, I just HAD to be there.<\/li>\n
  • I stumbled onto Twitter<\/a> and it SAVED MY LIFE. Ok, so maybe that\u2019s a bit of an exaggeration, but it has totally been The Awesome.<\/li>\n
  • I had the priviledge of attending BlogHer@Home<\/a> and met some absolutely<\/a> awesome<\/a> and down-right funny<\/a> people! (And the BEST<\/a> Longhorns<\/a> fans<\/a> EVAH! HOOK EM!) (And trust me the links above don\u2019t even BEGIN to cover all the amazing people I met. I promise I\u2019m not trying to slight ANYONE!)<\/li>\n
  • I finally committed to going back to college and finished my first semester (with A\u2019s, yo! WOOT!)<\/li>\n
  • I emancipated mah boobies<\/a>! Are you shocked? ME TOO! (Yes I\u2019m crazy, but not so crazy to give you the link right to it. If you send booze, then we\u2019ll talk.)<\/li>\n
  • My son came out to Utah and visited for the 2nd year in a row (I\u2019m definitely hoping for a 3rd year too!)<\/li>\n

    And with all of that going on, I finally began to find my voice. It took a while, and it\u2019s absolutely a work in progress, but it\u2019s been a lot of fun so far. I look forward to see where the journey leads in 2010.<\/p>\n

    I wish all of you a safe and Happy New Year! I sincerely hope that 2010 brings you lots of joy! Bottoms up!<\/p>\n

    All my love,<\/p>\n

    <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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