Goodbye 2009

The Baldwins have made it through 2009. It wasn't the most pleasant of years, but hey, there are ups and downs in everything. It's also the end of a decade. I'll be entering my 30s in the next few months, which I'm not really worried about. The Hubs has already survived his 30s, and he keeps telling me that they were better than his 20s. Let's sure hope so. So as the year draws to an end, here's a look back and some of the high and low points of the past year.

2009 Lows

• Finding out each and every month that we were a no go on the baby. Hopes from the two week wait were dashed with just one visit to the bathroom.
• The passing of Comet. I still can't talk about it, but you can read about it here.
• Hubs had his hours at work cut. He's back to a regular 40-hour week, but for several months, it was cut 20%.
• Was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and PCOS, and the Hubs was diagnosed with not so good sperm. That was one rough day at the doctor's office.
  

2009 Highs

• Meeting so many great people online through blogs and Twitter. It's amazing the connections that can be made.
• The Hubs and I are still employed. There are many people out there that have not been so lucky.
• We also celebrated our fourth anniversary and the Hubs 40th birthday.
• We went to several concerts and events including a couple Titans's game, Metallica, O.A.R. (for the 7th time), and the most amazing concert I've ever been to - Eddie Vedder solo.
• I lost 50 pounds!

If I had to give 2009 a theme, it would be the "Year of Infertility," but I also have to remind myself that it hasn't been that awful. I'm sure it could have been worse, but here's hoping that 2010 is a better year - a more fruitful year. There are a few more resolutions that I'll be setting, and I'll post about those later.

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