Happy New Everything

"The older you get, the more quickly time passes."

Why is this so true? This past year was nothing more than a blur. Now another year is looming, and I'm still not really sure how I muddled through the last one.

Did I really make that many changes in my life for the better, or did I get caught up in the day-to-day grind like so many years past? Was I thankful for the moments with family and friends, or did I squander the time by letting negative influences take away my joy?

One thing is certain for the coming year....change.

And, boy oh boy, do I have some changes coming my way. BIG changes that I never thought would happen...but oh-so-happy changes that have me so giddy I cannot stop grinning.

I'm going to be a mother.

I'M GOING TO BE A MOTHER!!!

I keep telling myself this over and over, and still it doesn't seem real. But it is, and I am, and it's wonderful. The part of me deep down inside that wanted so much to know the feeling of loving a child of my own had been locked up for such a long, long time. But it was set free in an instant the day i found out why I had been feeling so weird, so different, so sleepy.

So with this new blessing, I will choose happiness for the coming year. How could I not? It is an humbling and truly wondrous gift that I have been given, and I will be careful to savor every moment from now on...I will welcome the changes, and be thankful for them.

Is anybody out there?

Since living and working in the country means little or NO internet access, I have been shamefully delinquent with my dear ole' blog. Ahem...I humbly apologize to all interested parties and promise to do much, much better.

I am now, again, employed in town. I must admit that there are certain aspects of city dwelling that I have missed such as:
1. Fast food
2. Fast internet
3. Fast friends
Please let me clarify the third item on my list; by 'fast' I do not, by any means, intend to imply that my friends are harlots. I simply mean that they are important to me, and having available internet access means I can keep in touch with them more closely. I have missed that.

In future posts, I will be sharing some thoughts, and asking for your input, as my life has come to a new turning point. (Boy, has it ever.)

So please, stay around. I promise it will be worth the wait.