2020 Hindsight for 2019: What a Year!

Day #2 of 2020 has 2020 Hindsight for 2019: What a Year!  On 1/2/2020 I returned to work but, as it was the 9th day of Christmas, I still listened to Christmas Music in the car.  I started to think about this past holiday season that is wrapping up, all of the traditions that we have that may have to change in the future (we will have a College Student next year!  And it made me think of ALL of the milestones passed in 2019.  My parents turned 75.  I turned 50!  Alexa got her Drivers License on her 17th Birthday. My niece got engaged. Sarah and I had our 20th wedding anniversary and 25th dating anniversary.  We passed 25 years of attending Old First Reformed UCC.  Anna went on her first Choir Tour with no parent as a chaperone, Alexa went to Peru with her Spanish Club.  We celebrated Alexa's first Senior Day (in Field Hockey).  Alexa (and later Anna) got a car.  It seems like, everywhere we turned in 2019, a milestone was being recognized.  And, frankly, I see more of the same in 2020.  It makes me realize that, instead of being overwhelmed by all of this, I need to take a deep breath and enjoy the ride.  It reminds me of that last scene in Parenthood (one of my favorite movies) where Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen were on the "roller coaster" in their minds....I guess you can be stressed (Steve) or you can laugh and enjoy the ride (Mary).  I will try to be more Mary than Steve in 2020 as these milestones (and the sands of time) fly by.  HANG ON!

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