Friday, December 31, 2004
Reflections of 2004
Well here it is New Years Eve. Time is ticking...Her eon the West coast. Counting down until 2005. I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. So much has happened this year.
We have had some rough times. Again we made it through with grace and dignity and of course learned from it all .
My marriage:I think that through the year my marriage is stronger. We have taken to time on this shore duty to spend getting to reconnect and strengthen our marriage. I think we even did it without realizing it.
My children: Lots of stuff happened with DS#1 and his "special needs". Everything from his hearing aid, possible surgery and hospitalization to the triumphs he has had at school and in life. He has grown a lot as a young man. He is learning slowly...but learning how not to let his emotions get the better of him. He is a wonderful child with a heart of gold. I know his future holds so many wonderful things.
DS#2, Oh I have watched him do so many things. Watching him evolve into an even MORE wonderful little man. Watching him in class the progress he is making is astounding. He is so bright and full of life and love. He is so helpful to his fellow classmates and truly has a caring soul. He is still an old man in a little boys body... but it is how he is and it fits him so well. I am curious to see how he continues to grow... whatever will he become??
Friends: I have reconnected with a few friends. Those friends though ...we could be separated by half the earth... we could be apart for years and still come back together like there was never any time apart. Friends that I will never let go.
World events: There have been so many tragedies. Some I cannot even fathom. They all break my heart. I feel so powerless. All I can do is hold those people in my thoughts and prayers.
Hopes for the coming year... Well The most obviously glaring thing... Baby G will be arriving in 2005!!! When I found out we were pregnant, 2005 seemed a lifetime away. Now here it is. I am so excited and so apprehensive...all at the same time. How is that possible? I have dreamed of adding another child to our family... now my dream is coming true. Each movement and yes even hiccup hehe connects me more and more to this child.
I hope DS #1 and 2 are happy and that they grow and evolve more into the gentlemen they are becoming.
I hope dh is happy and is fufilled at work and at home. And that each day he know how very much I love and adore him and how much the boys look up to him as a wonderful role model and great father.
For me.... what more can I ask for? I have it great. A wonderful husband who means the world to me, 2 handsome boys who are the light of my life and a little one on the way who already fills my heart with joy.
Life is good. I will look back at 2004 with fondness and warm memories and I look forward to 2005 and all it will bring!!
We have had some rough times. Again we made it through with grace and dignity and of course learned from it all .
My marriage:I think that through the year my marriage is stronger. We have taken to time on this shore duty to spend getting to reconnect and strengthen our marriage. I think we even did it without realizing it.
My children: Lots of stuff happened with DS#1 and his "special needs". Everything from his hearing aid, possible surgery and hospitalization to the triumphs he has had at school and in life. He has grown a lot as a young man. He is learning slowly...but learning how not to let his emotions get the better of him. He is a wonderful child with a heart of gold. I know his future holds so many wonderful things.
DS#2, Oh I have watched him do so many things. Watching him evolve into an even MORE wonderful little man. Watching him in class the progress he is making is astounding. He is so bright and full of life and love. He is so helpful to his fellow classmates and truly has a caring soul. He is still an old man in a little boys body... but it is how he is and it fits him so well. I am curious to see how he continues to grow... whatever will he become??
Friends: I have reconnected with a few friends. Those friends though ...we could be separated by half the earth... we could be apart for years and still come back together like there was never any time apart. Friends that I will never let go.
World events: There have been so many tragedies. Some I cannot even fathom. They all break my heart. I feel so powerless. All I can do is hold those people in my thoughts and prayers.
Hopes for the coming year... Well The most obviously glaring thing... Baby G will be arriving in 2005!!! When I found out we were pregnant, 2005 seemed a lifetime away. Now here it is. I am so excited and so apprehensive...all at the same time. How is that possible? I have dreamed of adding another child to our family... now my dream is coming true. Each movement and yes even hiccup hehe connects me more and more to this child.
I hope DS #1 and 2 are happy and that they grow and evolve more into the gentlemen they are becoming.
I hope dh is happy and is fufilled at work and at home. And that each day he know how very much I love and adore him and how much the boys look up to him as a wonderful role model and great father.
For me.... what more can I ask for? I have it great. A wonderful husband who means the world to me, 2 handsome boys who are the light of my life and a little one on the way who already fills my heart with joy.
Life is good. I will look back at 2004 with fondness and warm memories and I look forward to 2005 and all it will bring!!
