Some reflections on the last year...

I am going to be 27 tomorrow (January 4th) and thought I would reminisce a little about some of the events of the past year.

• This time last year we had barely (I think) started the process of having a house built. It was very exciting though to watch it all come together. When the house was being built we had to endure numerous people saying "Prepare to have your possession date pushed back and back and back." Well we did our homework and went with a company that doesn't miss possession dates and sure enough we were in on September 7th.
• I had my first big move of my adult life. I moved into the condo when we got married, but all I had were a couple of boxes, a dresser, a bookshelf, and a couple of suitcases. Earlier this year I packed up the majority of the condo and organized stuff, so when it came time to move it wasn't too bad.
• I learned that even though the housing market is really hot, it doesn't mean that your condo will sell in time to have the money in place to buy your house. That was definitely a stressful week or so until we knew for sure that all the financing went through for us to get into our house on time.
  
• If we ever move again we are definitely hiring movers again! I know it's not cheap, but it is SO worth it.
• Work had it's ups and downs. I think I have finally found my groove, and though I still have slow times, I know that it will pick up again. I went through a few rollercoaster-y emotions in the last year in regards to my work and not feeling like I was contributing enough to the household financially.
  
• I finally got over my anxiety of going to hospitals. I spent some time in October and November treating a young man in the hospital who had just been in an accident that left him a paraplegic. Also I spent more time than I would have liked at the hospital in November when Jay was sick. I realized that not much else matters when your spouse is fighting a potentially life threatening infection.

I would say that with the exception of Jay's hospital stay it has been a fairly good year. I guess it started out with a blizzard...hopefully we don't see one of those for a good long time again! I am optimistic for this year. I am hoping that Jay's surgery goes well (Jan 17th). The week after it I am flying out to Calgary for my grandpa's 90th birthday. It sounds like his memory is starting to slip a little and he has had a couple of hospital stays in the last year. I hope that when his time comes that he slips away quickly without much suffering (who doesn't want that for their loved ones?!). We are getting a puppy (hopefully.........). And there will be at least one new baby a little later on this year (so exciting!).

Here's hoping that 27 is a good number for Angie!