The last year and a half has been my karmic reward for the indescribably sad and awful period I experienced from 2002 to 2008.5, with the nadir starting on New Year’s Day, 2007.
I mean, it hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, and there have definitely been some pretty wretched periods, but I wouldn’t trade a single day from the last 18 months for the best month from the previous five and a half years.
Sometimes I kinda wish I could get my twenties back, but I’ll settle for being 31 with a nicer car and more money.
2009 was the year after my sister died (still dealing with fallout from that) and the year my mom found out she had stage IV lung cancer. I’ll be surprised if she makes it through 2010. As sad as 2009 was, 2010’s going to be worse, I fear. Can we skip to 2011?