Year of My Best Life

I know it is nearing the end of February and I have not kept up the blog as I had intended to. I do like to sit down and dwell on the past year and re-group life long goals and short term goals. I think it is important to do this, not just once a year but every few months to evaluate and reflect. Reflection is something that I have learned to love. In reflection we review, hash out, cope, prioritize, grow and change. In reflecting over the past year there are emotions on both ends of the spectrum. To say that 2009 was the best year of my life puts limits on my future and daunts my past, so I will refer to 2009 as just a year in my best life. However, I will highlight the events that held significant influence:

After many hours of research and countless conversations with friend, relatives and colleges I started my application process to graduate programs. I received a letter in February with my acceptance into the University of Alabama school of social work.

In January I added an addition to my family, and brought Bella, our sweet little puppy home.

On March 18th Greg and I celebrated one year.

On April 4th Greg took me down to Montevallo to an art show. We ate diner at the local Mexican resturant where we ate dinner the first time I ever met him and where we shared dinner with friends every Tuesday for the 13 months we had been dating. Afterwards he took me to the park where he had first told me he loved me almost exactly a year prior. In that magical park he got down on one knee and asked me be his wife.

At the end of May with one month to go on my lease we started to think about where we wanted to live and the last Sunday in May on a whim we looked at Rosser Farms with no real intention of buying a house and with-in the hour had a contract and less then a Month later, on June 26th , we had closed on our very first home.

In July I lost my Daddy C, and there really are no words.

In August I started my graduate studies.

On September 26, 2009 I put on that perfect white dress surrounded by the ones I love the most and took the journey down Reid Chapel to say I do to my best friend. We kicked it all off with a beautiful trip to Jamaica.

In November I spent the holiday with my new family, and in December Greg spent it with his.

It was what it was and I would not change anything.