Happy New Year!!

I hope that this year finds everyone healthy and happy!!!

So I really am going to set some REASONABLE goals this year and try very hard to keep them!! I always start out great, like everybody does, and then I just end up forgetting.
One of the things I want to be better with, is being nicer. And having more patience. I start out great with this one, but I just don't seem to have as much patience as I used too....

Christmas was great!! Could have been a little less stressful,but.....
We opened our family presents first before anyone got here, and then waited for everyone else to get here to open the rest. Pat had to work for 4 hours in the afternoon, so we had to have it all done before he left. I hate when he has to work on major holidays. His building is closed, he shouldn't have to work. But they are very shorthanded at his work, so he had to pull a shift as well.
I recently found out that one of my oldest friends, (as in knowing her the longest) is getting a divorce. It was a complete shock to her. She didn't know that her husband was even thinking about it. And they'd been married for a really long time. She found out right after Christmas. It always gets me thinking... I am so grateful for my husband and for our marriage. I am so blessed. While waiting for my father in law's surgery to be over my mother in law and I were talking and I said something along the lines of "we'll I'm glad because you're kinda stuck with me." to which she replied that she was glad because she doesn't want to lose me. (which was super sweet) But I told her that somehow I had managed to learn from my past marriage, and what I DID NOT want again, and what I wanted different and I waited until I found it. I didn't rush out to find it, I was having fun playing the field to think seriously about getting married again but when I found Pat I knew that he was what I was looking for. He is NOTHING like my ex-husband. Our marriage is NOTHING like my previous one. We have a very stable and rock solid marriage. We are very happy and in love and I know for a fact that I wouldn't be able to find it again. Or it would take a very, very long time to find it again so I am happy right where I am. I am more than content. lol I often wish that others had marriages like mine. We do have our disagreements, but they are very few and far between. I just want everyone to have my happiness.
Now, my friend thought she was happy too, and in no way saw this coming. I still don't know all the details as I have respected her privacy and not asked, but I know she thought she'd be married forever to him. I am so heartbroken for her and her boys!! Her boys don't understand at all. She is such a strong woman that I know she can get through this, but I am heartbroken for the pain she is going through now, and in the future.

Pat went to work the Monday after Christmas to find out that one of his acquaintances had passed away. He was pretty young, ok like 30-40ish. Maybe a little older. This man had giving us a wedding gift when he didn't really know us, and he was always so nice and would make sure that at least waved if he saw us. I admit I didn't know him very well at all, but he was just SO nice that I really am heartbroken over it. Why is it that it seems like that cliche is true, "the good die young" ??? I just don't understand. I mean I don't want anyone to die, like I'm not wishing for anyone's death, but out of all the people out there, why is it always the nice ones??

Well, now that I brought this post down so much, I guess I'll go ahead and go do some facebook time before bed!! lol

I hope you all have a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!