YAY! My first thought was that 2006 has got to be better than 2005! I could make a huge list of 2005's crappy happenings.

BUT!

I decided to look at it in terms of how blessed I am instead. So many positive things have happened despite the other...


1. At my grandma's funeral, we reconnected with cousins and an aunt and uncle we hadn't seen in years.
2. I finished my internship and my dissertation! I will never, ever be ABD (i.e., all but dissertation)...the fear of anyone who works on a Ph.D. :o)
3. I got to graduate with some of my best friends because I did finish that dissertation! That was awesome!
4. The car wreck my grandma got into (as [livejournal.com profile] deathisyourart said) saved her life because the cancer was found before it got too big, and the treatments worked to shrink it! YAY!
5. My grandma got married...hee...she eloped with her 89-year-old fiance and she told me first!
6. I got to move back to Texas (thank goodness I'm home!) and I got a new job at an amazing amazing place and get to work with awesome people!
7. I'm closer to my family in Houston! And I've made some wonderful friends since I've been here.
8. I didn't lose all my belongings in the hurricane, and FEMA gave me enough money to move, break my old lease, buy a washer and dryer, and buy a new desk to replace the one that was destroyed!
9. My online friends...my dear flist have been some of my biggest supporters during the craziness of the last few months due to Katrina and Rita, and I will never forget your kindness and encouragement and help. *sniffles* *HUGS* :o)



Huge thank you's to everyone who sent me a Christmas card! :o) They are decorating my living room as I write this! Thank you specifically to [livejournal.com profile] eyesthatslay, [livejournal.com profile] angstchic, [livejournal.com profile] sweet_ali, [livejournal.com profile] aimeedee, [livejournal.com profile] venus_blue, [livejournal.com profile] stultiquentia, [livejournal.com profile] spikes_sway, [livejournal.com profile] lapatiteflower, [livejournal.com profile] jeckastar33, [livejournal.com profile] jencaro, [livejournal.com profile] tisavene, [livejournal.com profile] lyndalynn, [livejournal.com profile] opalescence_, [livejournal.com profile] captainofidiots, [livejournal.com profile] serenelystrange, [livejournal.com profile] aleababe, [livejournal.com profile] jacqui_hw, [livejournal.com profile] myfeetshowit, [livejournal.com profile] ladyoneill, [livejournal.com profile] andramichelle, [livejournal.com profile] musing_mia, [livejournal.com profile] marenfic, [livejournal.com profile] sharelle, [livejournal.com profile] amybnnyc, [livejournal.com profile] desoto_hia873, [livejournal.com profile] __tiana__, [livejournal.com profile] sevvy_o, [livejournal.com profile] fenchurche, [livejournal.com profile] shannigansx, [livejournal.com profile] vampkiss, [livejournal.com profile] digopheliadug, [livejournal.com profile] irishrose1, [livejournal.com profile] krypton_freak, and [livejournal.com profile] vamprayne! If I forgot someone, please let me know so I can apologize and thank you properly! :o)

Super huge thanks to [livejournal.com profile] amybnnyc for the generous gift you gave me, hun! You mean the world to me; I would love to create you something for Christmas...how about a new layout for your fic site??

And special thanks to [livejournal.com profile] jeckastar33 for what you did. You know what you did. I'm so honored. Love you!

[livejournal.com profile] vamprayne, thank you for the gorgeous kitty bookmark! I'm using it in one of my books right now!! It's really special because you made it...and everytime I use it, I think of you!

[livejournal.com profile] hollydb...YOU are wonderful! I got the present in the mail...WOW! I'm using the beautiful Spuffy journal to jot down fic ideas in...I needed something to drag around with me to capture stray and fleeting ideas, and this is just perfect! :o)

[livejournal.com profile] uisge_breatha...thank you for the lovely LJ gift certificate! I haven't used it yet, but I'll be exploring the gift shop sometime soon! You are so generous...*squishes you lots*!!

[livejournal.com profile] authoressnebula, thank you for the wonderful Spuffy ficlet...which you can read here! :o) I love it! *HUGS you tight*

And last but not least, thanks to the anonymous person who gifted me with 2 months of paid LJ time...*HUGS* :o)


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

May 2006 bring you much joy and love! *snuggles flist* :o)

And OH! [livejournal.com profile] aimeedee finished her project on women and the internet...thanks to everyone who helped her out! :o) Take a peek: http://www.tru-blue.net/womentech/

And I wanted to add that "Greg the Bunny" rocks! :o)

From: [identity profile] jacqui-hw.livejournal.com


Happy New Year sweetie! I hope 2006 brings you lots of happiness. =D

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


*HUGS* You, too, hun! It's already 2006 there, huh? :o) Hope you're having fun celebrating! :o)

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


Awesome! :o) :o) Hopefully, it will keep up and there will be no fires of any kind this year...unless they're the romantic, fun kind!

From: [identity profile] jacqui-hw.livejournal.com


Yes. Fire, bad. Tree, pretty. =D But romantic fires would be nice. And appreciated.

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


WOW...it just got there? But YAY! It got there! :o) You're very welcome, hun! *HUGS* :o)

From: [identity profile] jacqui-hw.livejournal.com


Yeah. A bit slow, but better late than never. *hugs*

From: [identity profile] lillianmorgan.livejournal.com


Happy New Year to you too!
You're absolutely right to focus on the positive, and if you say that with the woes that beset you then everyone should definitely take a leaf from your book. And yay we both finished dissertations this year! ::punches the air::

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


*HUGS* You're a sweetie! :o) And oooo...I didn't know you finished yours this year, too! How awesome are you? :o) What's yours about? And what did you get your degree in?

From: [identity profile] lillianmorgan.livejournal.com


When you posted that, I realised I'd totally forgot to tell my f-list. Unfortunately, the news came in the middle of the move, and slightly got swallowed.
What's yours about? And what did you get your degree in?
Mine was about gender and technology. My degree in culture and communication. And because my memory is really bad, and you? :)

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


LOL...I totally understand how news like that can get swallowed in the midst of other chaos! I also think that you're pretty new on my flist, so don't worry...you didn't forget anything!

I got my Ph.D. in clinical psychology, and my dissertation was on the validity of the human representational variable (which is a variable on the Rorschach Inkblot Test) with fourth, fifth, and sixth graders! :o)

Mine was about gender and technology. My degree in culture and communication.
How fascinating!!! What do you do for a living since you graduated?

From: [identity profile] lillianmorgan.livejournal.com


Psychology really does fascinate me. I hope you can put your dissertation into good practice.
How fascinating!!! What do you do for a living since you graduated?
Heh! Currently I job-hunt. 2006 should bring a new job :)
Thanks as well for the link, that looks right up my street!

From: [identity profile] opalescence.livejournal.com


How great that you can concentrate on the positive. God bless you, sweety. You're an inspiration to us all. Happy New Year!

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


And you are an inspiration to me! You've been through a lot this year, sweetie...and I admire you for all you've accomplished this year! *HUGS* Happy New Year to you, too!

From: [identity profile] uisge-beatha.livejournal.com


...*squishes you lots*!!

Squishes you right back, sweetie. Wishing you a new year that sees all your hopes and dreams and wishes come true!

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


*HUGS again* :o) And same goes for you, sweetie...I hope 2006 is a wonderful, magical year for you... :o)

From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/naty_/


I admire your resilience & positivity so much & it truly is inspirational. I wish you much, much, much goodness in the coming year!

And I wanted to add that "Greg the Bunny" rocks!
Word!

From: [identity profile] sevvy-o.livejournal.com


Yay you got my card! Hope the confetti surprise didn't make too big of a mess. Surprise!

Happy New Year! =)

From: [identity profile] vamprayne.livejournal.com


*lifts glass*
To absent friends, Good times and New beginnings.


I'm so honored to have "met" you.

Happy new year sweetie!

From: [identity profile] eyesthatslay.livejournal.com


Happy New Year, sweetie!!!

*hugs*

I wish you a year full of blessings, and happiness because you deserve it!

Love you!

Are you going to WriterCon? I hope you can, I'd love to get to see you again!

From: [identity profile] charmax.livejournal.com


Wishing you a very Happy New Year Sandy! I hope you and your family have the very best of luck and love throughout 2006.

From: [identity profile] spikereader.livejournal.com


Happy New Year Sandy! Hope 2006 brings much happiness for you. *hugs*

From: [identity profile] jamalov29.livejournal.com


Happy New year to you too , sweet Sandy !
May 2006 bring you all what your heart desires .

I've got your lovely Christmas card , thank you so much , I just answered to you a few days ago , I hope you get my card soon.

*much love and hugs*

From: [identity profile] petzipellepingo.livejournal.com


Happy New Year! and wishing only wonderful things for you in 2006.
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From: [identity profile] teragramm.livejournal.com


I hope 2006 is better for you. Happy New Year!

From: [identity profile] basilio-the-cat.livejournal.com


*blink blink* Is that a Monsters Inc icon?! I love it :D Would you mind if I borrowed it?

From: [identity profile] sharelle.livejournal.com


Happy new year, hon. I wish you the best of everything life has to offer in 2006. I consider myself very lucky and blessed to have become friends with you this year. *HUG*
cordykitten: © LJ red_sunflower  (red_sunflower  WantAHug)

From: [personal profile] cordykitten


Happy New Year to you, too!
And try to stay in contact with the family. It's so sad to meet only at funerals. But it's the same way with my family *sigh*

From: [identity profile] lyndalynn.livejournal.com


*BIG HOLIDAY HUG*

Happy to year- May this one bring you much happiness and all the good things in life!

From: [identity profile] jeckastar33.livejournal.com


loves, hugs, and all good things for the upcoming year.

From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/indiana_jane_/


*hugs* I hope you have a much much much much better 2006 Sandy. You certainly deserve one to balance things out a bit.

It's always good to look at the brightside too. I'm glad you did.

From: [identity profile] amybnnyc.livejournal.com


Happy New Year, sweetie! I adore you so much; I'm so glad that you liked your present. Paltry considering how much you mean to me though it is. *HUGE hugs* And thank you for my Christmas card--such a nice surprise to come home to!

Happy 2006, sweetie... I hope it's wonderful for you. And yes, indeed, Greg the Bunny doth rocketh verily. ;)
hollydb: main (dreams by _macphista_)

From: [personal profile] hollydb


Yeah, this is entirely after the fact, but I've been living in a vat of fog, evidently.

I am so, so glad you liked the journal, sweetie. It looked perfect to me, and I hope you get lots and lots of use out of it. *huggles* You are such a beacon of light.

From: [identity profile] sandy-s.livejournal.com


*HUGS you tight* Sorry I didn't get the chance to send you the link before you found it! I'm still at work at 7...grr. I'm so sorry you didn't see this post earlier. You probably thought I was completely insensitive. *HUGS* I really love the journal and appreciate the gift and especially you very much! Love you, dear!
hollydb: main (onlylove by noaluvjames)

From: [personal profile] hollydb


You probably thought I was completely insensitive.

Oh, not at all, hon. I was concerned that it got lost in the mail, or something along those lines. Seriously, one of the prezzies that I bought for [livejournal.com profile] therealmccoy1, also ordered from cafepress.com, didn't arrive. Granted, the package was coming to me that time, so I was able to contact them and play the part of the bitchy customer, and they ended up sending me two more orders, free of charge. Heh heh.

*huggles you tightly*
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