happy new year!

i mean, when all is said and done, 2009 was probably an 8. yes, there were definitely some really bad times, and some times that i really, really wish had never happened. and yet, in the end, i feel like i got some pretty real and vivid perspective this year, and i feel like i really feel thankful for my totally awesome life, and for life in general. i am so very lucky.

and i definitely have hope for 2010. i have hope that my parathyroids will start working again and allow me to return to a (somewhat) normal life again. i have hope that i will be a tiny bit more certain of where i am headed and what i will do with myself as a grown person. i have hope for new relationships and restoration of old ones. i have so very much hope that the lord has amazing things waiting for me. and you.

and so i wish you the happiest of new years. 2010 is looking pretty great so far. i look forward to the new year with you, friends.