With the hustle and bustle of the Thanksgiving and then Christmas holidays, I really haven’t stop to think about he “New Year”. Add to that a busy time at work and it’s pretty much gone unnoticed. But today I heard someone on the radio say “It’s the last day of the decade” and it stopped me in my tracks. Figuratively, not literally since I was driving. But any way, it did make me stop and think about the past decade, or two.
I remember the last time we embarked on a new decade in 1999/2000. That calendar flip brought a lot of change to my life. In 1999, I became Gram for the first time to my sweet Brooklynn. In December of 1999 the bookstore where I worked was leased so my employer and all that stuff changed including my position, responsibilities and pay! You probably, if you’re old enough, remember the panic that was Y2K. All I remember about that time was I lost my keys. Never did find them, so I guess they were my Y2K casualty.
The 2000’s brought us another grand daughter, Madison and a promotion and new work challenge for me. They also brought us one of our biggest heartbreak when we lost our sweet Daniel in 2003.
I could go on and on about the changes, good and bad we have experienced over the past decade or more but I won’t. Let’s just say we have had great joys and devastating sorrow. But most folks have.
As we enter the last few hours of this decade, and I look back, it’s not the jobs, cars, clothes or things that are in the forefront of my mind. It’s the people and relationships that matter most.
And in that respect, I am truly blessed! I look forward to 2020 and beyond!!
Happy New Year to you all!
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