out with the old and in with the new...

i, for one, am thrilled to say adios to 2006.

to be honest, 2005 was really, really bad and i spent the better part of 2006 recovering from it. (i'm almost there!)

there was a lot of sadness and loss (i miss you, maude), many painful discoveries. people i thought were friends who weren't, people i cared about who didn't care back. a lot of emotional distress and heartache to wade through, and so i waded. (swam, even!)

but of course there were good things too. i started this blog, i made some new friends, i adopted mabel, my dad and cathy came to visit, and then my mom, adeline arrived, i decided to go back to school, and so on.

overall, i guess i'd have to say i've gained much more than i lost so in the end it was worth it. i feel stronger and healthier and better about myself and my future than i have in years.

When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen: there will be something solid for us to stand on or we will learn to fly. -Patrick Overton

so here's wishing you the happiest of new years - with wings. may we all indulge in more flights of fancy and may they be followed by only the softest of landings.

*ching-ching*