It's almost 2006!!!

[sandy_s]

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 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 eyesthatslay, angstchic, sweet_ali, aimeedee, venus_blue, stultiquentia, spikes_sway, lapatiteflower, jeckastar33, jencaro, tisavene, lyndalynn, opalescence_, captainofidiots, serenelystrange, aleababe, jacqui_hw, myfeetshowit, ladyoneill, andramichelle, musing_mia, marenfic, sharelle, amybnnyc, desoto_hia873, __tiana__, sevvy_o, fenchurche, shannigansx, vampkiss, digopheliadug, irishrose1, krypton_freak, and vamprayne! If I forgot someone, please let me know so I can apologize and thank you properly! :o)

Super huge thanks to 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 jeckastar33 for what you did. You know what you did. I'm so honored. Love you!

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!

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)

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*!!

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! 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)

Comments

[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.

[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]

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 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*