HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I have been so ready to end this year and start a new one for a while. 2010 started off awful and didn't really start to look up until September or so. And has only gotten better from there. Until Monday, that is! I am so beyond ready for a new year, new beginning, fresh start.
I don't have many pictures of the year to do the year in pictures, but I do have many memories.
January--I rang in 2010 married...playing domino's and drinking beer. Of course.
February--still unemployed and looking for a job. Not much going on and didn't celebrate Valentine's Day at all...it was just another day this year.
March--Bryan [ex] and I got our own place. Spent the month unpacking boxes and cleaning.
April--Bryan lost his job. We moved back home with his parents after just having our own place for a month. Was a very hard month, none the less.
May--Bryan told me he wanted a divorce. Moved back home with my parents. Cried a lot. Filed for divorce. Still unemployed.
June--Divorce finalized. Finally got a job working at a day camp. Best summer of my life had just started. Started picking up the pieces from what I thought was a tragedy. Met some awesome people this month!
July--Still picking up the pieces. Day camp ended. Tears shed because I was seeing an amazing summer end. Start looking for a job and getting excited about school. Weird, maybe?
August--Finally getting back to normal. Got the job at Ferrando's. Started school. Got really excited about football season! Traded my beloved Envoy in for my Scion.
September--SEC football! Nothing like football in the South!
October--More football. Had a wedding to go to. Dressed up at work for Halloween.
November--Ken and I made it official. My birthday and birthday celebration! Baxter messaged me on facebook...(I'll mention that story later!). Celebrated Thanksgiving with the family and was thankful for what I had, because I know it could be worse.
December--Broke up with Ken for Baxter. [Story coming, eventually. Promise!]. Celebrated Christmas. [Pictures coming soon!]. Georgia saw it's first white Christmas since 1882. Lost my job at Ferrando's due to the economy. Boo. Ringing in 2011 with family, friends, an awesome boyfriend...all downtown!!
Hope everyone has a very safe New Year and a wonderful 2011! I know 2011 will definitely be better than 2010!
What do you do? You make lemonade of course. Or for us Southerners...you cut the lemons up and drop them in an ice cold glass of Sweet Tea. MMM.
Anyways, I said I would elaborate more on why this year was one that I would love to forget soon. So while I have the time, I will do that.
So...I rang in 2010 married. I was the happiest I have ever been...or so I thought. Well, my marriage came to an abrupt end in May of this year...after being married 6 months and 1 week. We won't go in to details on why it ended. If you know me, you already know why it ended. Basically, he and I had many problems.
Anyways, on Friday, May 7 (yes, I remember all the dates)...I was told that my ex wanted to take a break (6 months and 5 days after the big "I DO"). So, I gave him a break, and he said he would let me know within two weeks what he wants to do. On Sunday, May 9 (two days later...also Mother's Day)...I get a text message (I was so pissed!) saying that he wants a divorce and it's what he believes is best.
So, I give him the divorce. We went on Wednesday, May 12 to file the papers. Basically, I was told I had to move on with my life. The hardest thing to this day I have ever had to do. So I did the thing I believe anyone would do. I cried. I got mad. I (for a while) faked being happy. I turned to God when I needed Him the most.
I waited 30 days and called the courthouse to set up a hearing to finalize our divorce. 30 days came and went...I called, they gave me a final hearing date...June 22, 2010.
I had just gotten the best Summer job I had ever had a week before my hearing, so requesting off scared me. But I requested it off, saying I had to be in court that day. June 22 came...and I went to the courthouse. I was so nervous, but excited at the same time. They granted the divorce. I walked out of the courthouse, went to the Social Security office to change my name, and then went to the DMV. It hit me that evening that I was single again.
Looking back on the 6 months I was married, 6 months engaged prior to that, and the time we dated before...I was happy faking my happiness. Today, I know that I am the happiest I have ever been. Yes, I still struggle some days. But I am so much stronger now than I have ever been. I can't thank my family and friends enough for being there for me when I needed them the most. They are the best! And I know I wouldn't have gotten through all this without God by my side the whole time.
Wow...sorry this is so long! But it feels good to finally write it down so I can look back and see how far I've came later on down the road.
Oh yes, I finally got a job! But I'll save that for another post since this one is so long.
