Good Bye 2009!

Ahhh.... the last day of the year. There is something so refreshing about a new year. It's just another day- but for some reason it feels as if things are starting all over.  And I can't say I'm sad to see it go.  Although, sitting here thinking about all the crappy things that happened in 2009, it was in fact, a pretty awesome year. Here are some things that happened- the good the bad and the unattractive:

• I went to Disneyland with my ENTIRE family- on a bus!
• I got to see the ocean for the first time in years!
• I went to Seaworld for the first time ever.
• I went to girls camp and survived.
• Amy came to see me. I haven't seen her in forever!
• I went to a MoTab concert at Red Rocks and cried when they played Amazing Grace on the bagpipes.
• I learned how to blog.
• I was introduced to Big Fat Cupcake. Oh. My. Gosh.
• I met with a literary agent and she said I didn't suck!
• I *sort of* participated in Relay for Life.
• Cindy came to visit me and tried out for American Idol.
• I edited a whole novel.
• Dianne and I went to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! It was totally awesome! I giggled like a little girl.
• My parents *finally* came for a visit!
• Lisa and I went to Seattle and stayed in the most ghetto hotel ever imagined.
• I drove with my favorite travel buddy to Port Angeles and Forks
• I spent a couple of hours at First Beach in LaPush.
• I wore a sweatshirt to the beach for the first time in my life.
• I spent time in the hospital with a sweet little girl who was diagnosed with Leukemia.
• I shared what is most important to me with someone who *was* important to me and never heard from him again.
• I got fired from a job I hated.
• I cried a lot.
• Jessica came to see me and we had the absolute best time ever!
• I laughed a lot.
• Jessica introduced me to garlic cheese spread which may lead to my demise.
• I went on a Jane Austen scavenger hunt.
• Came home for a visit and ate Nutella for the first time.
• My friends took me to the circus for my birthday- first circus ever! I have awesome friends.
• My uncle died.
• Two of my sisters and one niece came to see me.
• We saw Wicked (absolutely indescribably fabulous).
• Went to the Hammond Candy Factory and watched them make Lollipops.
• Hanna and I went to Hawaii (with a friend of hers).
• I laid on the beach and fried like an egg.
• Jona was in Hawaii the same time as me so I got to spend some time with her!
• I lost my camera.
• I bawled my eyes out at Pearl Harbor.
• I made Thanksgiving dinner and no one died.
• I got a job and worked for five days over a series of three weeks then quit.
• I came home and spent the Holidays with my Idaho friends and family.
• I got a cute new baby nephew! He's so darn sweet!

See, It's been an eventful year- and I must be in a good mood because I remembered mostly good things!  Here's to a fabulous 2010! *clink glasses*