It's hard to believe isn't it???
I am glad to see 2008 come and go........It was a "rough one"...
Ritzy's deployment, & having to handle things on the homefront while missing him was not easy, but I somehow made it thru......
It wasn't all bad tho. There were 2 new babies born into the clan. A great-nephew and a great-neice. They are sooooooo cute!!!!!! Will spend 2009 spoiling them ;-)
I am ready for 2009, hoping it brings well being , peace of mind and success to all my family and friends.
Don't have too much planned for New Years' Eve. Just go to the parents house to "meet and eat".... Heck, I don't even know if Ritzy and I will still be awake to ring in the new year, hahaha!!!!
This year brought about changes to all of us. Ritzy and I - because of his deployment.
His parents are not nearly as independent as they were last year. Will be some hard decisions made in the very near future about that. We never look forward to our parents growing old, but all we can do is be there for them the way they have always been there for us. I know that is part of the reason Ritzy is going thru the emotions and feelings he is having right now. We live 800 miles away from them and that doesn't help either.
Ritzy will be retiring from the National Guard in a couple of months. I can hardly wait!!!!!!
I am so proud of him for serving his country and have supported him all these years, but honestly, I will be elated when he retires........
I finally get him to myself......and won't have to spend "that one weekend a month & 2 weeks a year"........yeah right........ without him ever again......
Well this is where my thoughts have taken me tonite. I hope everyone has a safe New Years' Eve. For New Years' Day, don't forget those black-eyed peas for good luck ;-)
Ritzywife out.................