And a New Year Begins!
Hello all! I hope all of you had a nice holiday break! I, myself, had a lovely quiet holiday with my wonderful husband. Sick yet? Thought so! I’m in a very “bloggy” mood today since HELEN recently admitted to me that she reads this thing. I know that that really meant that she idolizes me and has one of those creepy stalker type alters dedicated to me hidden in the back of her closet. If that isn’t enough to make one want to blog, I don’t know what is!
So as I said before, I really enjoyed my holidays this year. Jessie and I got along really well considering we were cooped up in this apartment together, alone, for nearly a week. We were both very relaxed and had a good time with each other. It was a good thing to do while we still can.
On New Year’s Eve, we were discussing how crazy ’06 had been for us, and Jessie said the coolest thing ever, and since Jessie very rarely vocalizes anything cool, I am going to record it on here for all to see. Of course, this is paraphrased and much more eloquent than he put it, but you’ll get the idea.
“I think this past year was a year for dropping all our excess baggage. We moved out here and got rid of a lot of the dead-weights that kept us down in WV. I think this year (’07) will be a time of rebuilding for us. We’ll make our own legacy out here.”
I was actually really moved by that statement. I sat and pondered it for a moment, actually. I realized that he was 100% right-on. I have felt so much better and stress-free since we moved away. We left a lot of loved ones behind, but the people I miss most are mostly my friends. I miss my brother most of all. But to say that some of the people left behind were excess baggage was, I’m sorry to say, very accurate. We are able to have our fresh start. Nobody knows us, or our families, or our pasts out here. We can make our own legacy and I am loving the idea of that. I also realized how incredibly lucky I am to have Jessie. I prayed for the longest time for God to bring me someone I could love and would love me in return and I got it. I couldn’t have picked a better husband for me. I am superbly happy.
