This morning on my way to work, I was reflecting on the past year. The Good, the Bad AND the Ugly. So here’s some of the highlights (if you’ve been following me, some of this is old news to you)
...along with a some random photos
Good: Great actually...Seahawks won the Super Bowl! Need I say more?
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| The Final Score...Seahawks YEAH! |
Bad: Buster tore his ACL in August and had to have surgery. That little dog is my own personal money pit, but totally worth it, of course.
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| Caged and Coned after surgery |
Good: Buster’s surgery went splendidly, and we have had no other expensive incidents to deal with the rest of the year.
Good: My work group moved into another building, away from the main City Hall, and I just love it there. They haven’t started the remodel at City Hall yet, so we could be there awhile (hope hope hope). I love the fact that this is an old house that used to be a mortuary in the 1950's. Several people who have worked here claim to have seen or heard ghosts. So far, I haven't, but I'm interested!
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| My Cubicle with a View (of the cars on the street ) |
Bad: I was in a semi-serious traffic accident in October. I was on my way home from visiting my mother, driving 60 miles an hour on the freeway. Out of the blue an older guy veered into my lane and hit me (not once, but 3 times…I think he had some kind of medical event, as he was very confused as to who hit whom). Fortunately, I was able to control my car throughout the whole thing, and neither of us was hurt. Otherwise, I might not be here to tell the story.
Ugly: Unfortunately, my 2007 Acura RDX, also known as "Ruby", who I loved dearly, was totaled. I spent the next 2 months driving Hub’s pickup truck because I didn’t want to deal with renting a car through the insurance company. They were being difficult and of course wanted to give us a pittance for Ruby.
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| Poor Ruby |
Good: just last week got my replacement vehicle, a slightly used 2014 Audi Q5 TDI (diesel), which is pretty nice. We always name our vehicles, so my husband came up with the name Maudi (Maude + Audi = Maudi...get it? lol)
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| This is not my actual car, but she looks like this (from Google images) |
Good: We had some lovely trips:
Palm Springs in February
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Tootie's Barbeque in Palm Springs...it was featured on Restaurant Impossible
We ate there a few times |
Cruise to Alaska in May with Hub's high school chums
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| Blue glacier |
Our just completed trip to Florida/Caribbean/Puerto Rico.
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| Stone crabs in Florida...yum! |
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| Kennedy Space Center...impressive |
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| A new friend in Puerto Rico |
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Another Friend in Grenada...he stared at us while we took photos
as if to say..."are you looking at me?" |
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| Can't go to the Caribbean without going to at least one rum factory |
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| The harbor in Saint Lucia |
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| BOSS excursion (Breathing Observation Submersible Scooter) in St. Thomas...so much fun |
Bad: My mom’s health and memory continues to slowly decline. So, I’m spending more time with her.
Ugly: Unfortunately, she has started accusing me of some really odd things, which have also been very hurtful. It’s like she’s failing, but is still cognizant enough to know what to say to really push my buttons.
EXTRA GOOD: Last, but definitely not least…
Intermittent Fasting (IF)!
Discovering this way of eating has been a godsend for me. For the first time in my life, I am not obsessing over my weight. It's been stable throughout vacation and holidays. In the new year, I want to lose a bit more. I'll elaborate on how I intend to do that in a separate post.
So there it is...a bit of a retrospective of 2014. I am looking forward to 2015...hope you all are too!
