2009

Everyone around me knows it was my worst year EVER.

But behind every dark cloud is a silver, glittery lining... So to bid 2009 adieu and properly welcome 2010 with a more-than-bearable lightness of being, let me list the best blessings i received for the year:

Rauf growing up, celebrating his 1st birthday with a bang & being hospital-free for 6 months now!

Really good, bestest-among-the-best friends, new great finds included, who had my back through hell and sorta-back-to-earth... You know who you are.

Performing more than satisfactory work, and proper acknowledgments being made for them.

Strong support groups: great friends, supportive co-workers, inspiring family! I draw strength from all of you. Thank you.

TNC, my college girls & the trade group/msacc people/congress berks, for the stress-relieving, stupor-filled nights of merriment, song and great conversations!

My siblings who, together with me, continue to grow stronger, more principled, more alive. Beebye's 7 fighters are doing great, and we're only just beginning!!!

Mom finding eternal peace in God's loving embrace.