My wife started the year 4 weeks pregnant, lost it at about 7 weeks in January, then we got pregnant again in May, and now we're expecting our second daughter in mid-February.
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Predicted word for 2004: "Riley" - which will be a our daughter's name.
Wow, that sounds pretty similar to my year. We lost our first in the beginning of February and now we're going to have a baby between Jan 17 and Feb 3. I can't wait.
I spent several different trips in the hospital this year. Broken nose, pnuemonia, several upper respitory infections, 2 allergic reactions, few excessive alcoholic binges.
There's been some rough times, but overall it's been an awesome year, what with my wife getting her nursing degree and starting to work, finally getting a decent car, and, of course, expecting a baby soon...
I think "Empowering" is a good one for me this year. I had started to lose myself in the workaday doldrums of stay-at-home motherhood, and this year I found a number of ways to get back in touch with the person I really am, including the mom. It feels good.
Despite a few occasional
high points, life is still generally
pretty sucky. Last year was another mediocre year.
I'm hoping next year will be better. But I'm not
too optimistic. I think it'll be better than this
year, but not as good as I'd like it to be (and
have had in the past).
I'd probably agree with that summary (although I'd also probably be more... imaginative... with my vocabulary).
However I wouldn't give back a minute of my life - and this is coming from someone with some pretty shitty minutes - because everyone of them went into making me the person I am, without them, I have no idea who I'd be, but I know that I wouldn't be me.
Would that be better or worse? I dunno... and frankly, I don't care either.
I've always figured the concept of doing things a second time is I remember everything. I'd be stuck in 9th grade again, knowing what I know now. I'd do it though.
I've always figured the concept of doing things a second time is I remember everything. I'd be stuck in 9th grade again, knowing what I know now. I'd do it though.
I've thought it would be cool to go back remembering everything, going back to 2nd grade and writing out calculous problems and solving them just to freak out the teachur. My spelling probably wouldn't improve too much.
My word: Vacation (Alternative words: Unemployment or shitty.) (I'm trying to think positively and all things considered I got
my experience says it is usually not either one. The current time just always seems better the farther it moves into the past. It is simply the way of things, Grasshopper...
I look back at the person I was on 1/1/2003 and the person I am today. I'm different. I'm better. I'm closer to God. I have a wonderful girlfriend who loves me as much as I love her.
I brought in last year holding a bottle of liquor and feeling sorry for myself that I had no one to kiss, despite everything God had given me and the friends I was with.
I brought in this year holding her, feeling happy that God has given me such a wonderful gift. Thanking Him for everything He's done for me and the chan
But to be honest, if I had to sum up 2002 in one word that word would also be "change," so it seems fair to offer an an alternative that better distinguishes 2003 from 1960-2002:
Renewal (Score:1)
For me (Score:2)
Re: (Score:2)
Meh! (Score:2)
Re:Meh! (Score:2)
Queptitude
Evolving (Score:2)
2003 in one word? Easy - (Score:2)
Re:2003 in one word? Easy - (Score:1)
My summary: alcohol.
Re:2003 in one word? Easy - (Score:2)
10 months of pregnancy and planning.
22 hours of labor.
3+ weeks of baby.
Been a great year!
"Pregnancies" (Score:2)
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Predicted word for 2004: "Riley" - which will be a our daughter's name.
Re:"Pregnancies" (Score:2)
SKAVOOVIE. (Score:2)
unhealthy (Score:2)
-Ab
Expensive (Score:2)
great (Score:1)
Tired (Score:2)
Uncertainty (Score:2)
MT.
One word? (Score:2)
What else? (Score:2)
Re:What else? (Score:2)
Mediocre (Score:2)
better (Score:1)
2002 was definately FSOF. That's one word, right?
Obscene, but Accurate (Score:2)
Re:Obscene, but Accurate (Score:1)
Poor (Score:2)
Re:Poor (Score:2)
However I wouldn't give back a minute of my life - and this is coming from someone with some pretty shitty minutes - because everyone of them went into making me the person I am, without them, I have no idea who I'd be, but I know that I wouldn't be me.
Would that be better or worse? I dunno... and frankly, I don't care either.
Re:Poor (Score:2)
Re:Poor (Score:2)
I've thought it would be cool to go back remembering everything, going back to 2nd grade and writing out calculous problems and solving them just to freak out the teachur. My spelling probably wouldn't improve too much.
My word: Vacation
(Alternative words: Unemployment or shitty.)
(I'm trying to think positively and all things considered I got
undecided (Score:1)
Re:undecided (Score:2)
I'm not sure if that is an optimistic or pessimistic viewpoint.
Re:undecided (Score:1)
Irritating :P (Score:2)
revelation
Muthafucka's (Score:1)
Most of the fools I dealt with in 2003 were a bunch of Mother Fuckers.
Oh And I HATE People
Employment (Score:2)
Got nothing done, so (Score:1)
Excitement (Score:1)
Transformation (Score:2)
I brought in last year holding a bottle of liquor and feeling sorry for myself that I had no one to kiss, despite everything God had given me and the friends I was with.
I brought in this year holding her, feeling happy that God has given me such a wonderful gift. Thanking Him for everything He's done for me and the chan
Badger! (Score:1)
Change (Score:2)
Harvest.
It's been a very good year.
FSOF-tastic?!? (Score:2)
Other word - childish (both myself and the little daughter/crawler/walker that chose to invade).
Change (Score:2)
Either works.