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so its 2009, and i feel as though the world needs an update on my life. january 1st is jeremiahs birthday, so of course new years eve was a good time! i had a few family and close friends over to the apartment, my love made some seafood and we had a really nice bottle of champagne. hung out and watched stepbrothers and watched the ball drop. all in all it was a great new years.

this weekend, was great! boyfriend and i went to new jersey to visit my fam. hung out with mom and dad sisters and brother. opened all our christmas gifts and my sister jackie did my hair. we came home late saturday night. sunday we headed to dc for the wizards cavs game! it was a really good time...i've never been to a basketball game, and well boyfriend is obsessed haha so he showed me how fun it could be. we had dinner in the city after the game and then headed home and rented some movies. perfect weekend :)

but i did a lot of thinking this weekend too. i got nervous about money and upset about where my life is. i want so much more for myself, and it kills me to see not only me, but a lot of the people i work with, doing something that all of us are way over qualified for. and i wondered how i can turn it back around, and get back on the right track. and i'm tired of working so hard just to squeeze by...and on the way home from jersey saturday night, i voiced a lot of this to jeremiah. and leave it to my knight in shining armor to turn me around. he said that sometimes we take for granted what we have in the present worrying about what we want in the future. sometimes we have to stop and appreciate all the great things we do have and let the rest fall into place. (see why i love him ; ) )

so, because of what he said, my wheels again started turning, and i realized this:
i'm so grateful for the amazing man in my life.
i'm so grateful for all the people i know, family, friends, coworkers...everyone in my life has touched me in some way. i have learned so much from the people i have met along the way. whether it was a moment someone smiled at me, an hour we shared in a waiting room, a week at a camp, a month in europe, or years of working side by side, you can't take for granted the people and conversations in life.
i'm so grateful for the amazing home jeremiah and i have made together.
i'm so grateful for the life i had in jersey, and the life i've made in maryland.
i'm so grateful for the 23 years of learning i've been blessed to have.
i'm so grateful for the family i have been blessed with.
i'm so grateful for the friends who have stuck by me for years, and the ones who have only been in my life for a short time. i feel lucky to have so many great people in my life.
i'm so grateful that i have plenty of time to figure out the rest :)


daley inspiration for 1/6/09:
don't ever forget to take a step back and look at all the good in your life. there were always be hardships and struggles, but you are more blessed if there are always good people in your life. make sure you thank those who support you, and let go those who hold you back. remember that negative people can be poison, and infect you with the venom of doubt. NEVER DOUBT YOURSELF. keep you as the first priority in your life, but never be selfish. and don't forget most importantly....breathe. :)