2024, what can I say. You’ve been, by far, easily, without a doubt, the WORST year of my life. And as glad as I was to see you come, oh BOY am I ready to see you go.
This chapter, this year, has been complete and utter bullshit.
With every single member of my family (besides me? How’d that happen?) almost dying, trauma after trauma after trauma, TWO car accidents leading to two totaled vehicles, too many to count hospital stays with my medically fragile kids, a trip to the NIH for testing and research for our genetic disorder…and the list goes on.
This year has taken from me. It’s taken so much.
My cars. My health. The kids health. Terrifying moments where my kids seemed like a simply cold would claim their lives. It almost took my husband, who still has injuries relating to his skull fracture from the second car accident. It took my therapist of 10 years from me. It took my 17 year old dog away from me that same week. And more.
It took. And it took. And it took.
It was merciless.
The highlights?
Sure, for as completely fucked up and genuinely AWFUL as it was…it did have some pretty great moments.
Taking the kids on their first vacation ever, a 7 day Disney cruise on the Fantasy followed by 2 days in the parks, Magic Kingdom and Epcot…easily the biggest highlight of the year.
Going to Utah, my first time ever going there, and staying in a huge air BNB in the mountains with 24 other birth moms who I’ve never met before, and coming out of it with a friendship and relationship I value an indescribable amount.
And of course, my “new” dog Bobby, who is an XL American Bully that showed up at my back door in August completely starving to death and in horrific shape. He’s our dog now, he’s at a healthy weight, got his shots and got neutered, and is living inside with us full time now. Out of everything that happened this year, incredibly, this is probably the one that surprised me the most.
I didn’t have ANY of this shit on my Bingo card this year.
I’m ready for this year to be done. And I’m ready to start all over again next year. Tomorrow.
It will be better. It has to be better.
I just can’t imagine a world where it’s worse.
Welcome to midnight
https://twloha.com/welcome-to-midnight/
(one of my favorite things ever written that I go back and reread every single year)
Happy New Year, amiga 😘
Happy New Year!!! 🩵🩵🩵
I have lots of love and admiration for you. Your existence has made all the difference in my life and I feel like YOU were single handedly the reason I flew so far from home. I am so grateful 2024 gave me you.
So much love 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵