dear 2009 (longest post ever)

Dear 2009,

I am writing you this letter to tell you thank you. I know that sounds strange, because you brought so much change in my life and lives of so many around me. But I wanted to say thank you for teaching me more about myself, about my faith, about the importance of Family and Friendships, And that in the end the arguments will seem petty and unimportant. You must listen when that voice tells you that someone is in trouble. And I learned about my Savior, my faith in the Lord’s plan has been my “saving grace”. I am so grateful for my beautiful baby girl. Madison has been a blessing in my life. She has been my rainbow through the storm. I wouldn’t trade the experiences that I have had for anything in the world. I am stronger and more humble than I have ever been in my life. With the New Year and a new decade beginning I was thinking over the past 10 years.

In 2000 I decided that it would be a good idea to move across the country and pursue a dream, I went about it all the wrong ways and almost lost myself, luckily I had a guardian angel who pulled me through with phone calls every Sunday night in 2001, later that year I decided that it would be best to be at home, where I was around more of the people who were good for me.

2001 was a rough year, our country was attacked and forever changed, my grandmother passed away that same month. I started spending time with people who weren’t good for me. I pulled myself together and let those people go. And started going back to church, and slowly found myself again.

2002 my sister had a horrible experience in Florida and moved home finally, my family was home, I also let myself fall in love with someone who had cared about me for a very long time, this was not something that was easy for me to do considering he and my sister’s history. But thank heavens I did because in the fall he proposed to me.

2003, I made a special promise between the Lord and I inside the temple walls, and about a month after that I married my guardian Angel, my best friend, and I learned that I could love with everything inside me.

In 2004 I gave birth to my Harlie girl, she taught Tyson and I so much about each other.

In 2005 we bought our first house!!! Wahoo, we were broke but we didn’t care we had a place in the world that was ours.

In 2006, well apparently that was a slow year because I can’t remember anything happening then we just got to know Harlie, and learned how to be parents.

2007 brought Lucas, selling the house and the move to ST George, and then the hardest year of Marriage Tyson and I ever had to face…I am so grateful that we came out of it stronger than ever, and mostly unscarred.

2008 was the year we moved back into the Salt Lake Valley. Lucas had to be rushed to Primary Children’s because he over dosed on adult strength Tylenol. My dad went into a Septic shock, and my sister and I found him and I have never been more scared. The sepsis damaged him and set a course for his future. Change at work brought a breath of fresh air. We lost Tyson’s grandpa. We also found out we were expecting baby number 3 towards the end of 2008, and we knew we were spending a lot of last holidays with my dad.

And well we won’t rehash 2009. All you have to do is look in the previous posts if you’re curious.

So 2010, and the decade to come….What do you hold?