Happy New Year!

A new year. Perhaps it's only a calendar holiday, but that certainly doesn't mean one should ignore the opportunity for reflection. 2008 was a wonderful year. I got a chance to grow as a person, graduate from college, meet some wonderful people, begin a new career and share some of the most memorable moments of my life with someone I care about dearly.

There are quite a few "year in review" posts out there on the internets, so I will just ignore that concept and provide utterly optimistic and unabashedly unrealistic look into the new year.

2009 will...

...be the year of artistic expression for us.
...be the year of rapid advancement at work.
...be the year of brash economic recovery (I said it'd be optimistic).
...be the year I finally take someone on a legitimate vacation.
...be the year I manage to balance the demands I have on myself.
...be the year of building a better relationship
...be the year of making the friends I know are out there, whom I haven't yet met.
...be the year I learn those things I've been meaning to learn.
...be the year of being independently together.
...effing rock.

Waiting for all that to come true will by occupied by reading and remembering some of the best of 2008.


First order of business: personal enrichment. BOOKS HERE I COME!