Adios, 2007

It was quite a year, in many respects.

Part of me is ready to close this chapter, but the other part of me isn't quite ready to turn the page for fear of leaving all the good stuff behind. It was hardly a stellar year by any means, but there were enough good things to make it a better year than the last couple have been:

I finally left an awful, unrewarding job to take the leap into self-employment.

Mike finally found doctors who offered good, sound diagnoses for his mental health issues and the last few months have been very kind to him - and us - emotionally.

We took a long-overdue vacation to Canada and were finally able to meet and visit with a dear friend and her Beloved.

After 26 gruelling cycles of trying to conceive, we finally grabbed that brass ring - and held on tightly.

We still have each other and are as much in love as we were at the beginning of this sometimes-difficult journey.

2008 is looking to be the year where a lot of sad chapters finally come to a close and we welcome bright, new beginnings.

Happy New Year.