One More Trip Around the Sun

Another year has come and gone.  The clock went by fast and that pendulum swung like a wrecking ball for a lot of us in life during the year 2019.  Many of us suffered loss this year in one form or another and many of us celebrated some great victories and joys.  Overall, on the very last day of 2019, it is very clear that the one thing keeping almost everyone steady is the sense of togetherness, family and love.

The year 2019 has taught me a lot about family.  Family, what’s in the word family?  You know… those people… your family.  The ones you love, but you hate them sometimes, your family.  You know, your kids; who drink your soda out of the fridge and eat the last nutty bar you were saving for that PMS time when you are trying not to kill them and just want some chocolate. The kids you try not to stab when that happens.  Your family; the ones who remind you constantly how messed up you all are, but perfectly perfect for each other all at the same time.

Your family, like mine, who can’t wait to get together for family dinners with everyone to tell stories about how crazy you were when you were growing up.  (or to see who can fart the loudest at the table… you know it happens, stop lying ya’ll) The same family that gets really pissed off at you when you don’t do something the same way they would, or NEVER answers their phone. Then you scream and cuss at them and don’t speak to them for a week, until one of the kids has something that we all have to get along for.

In 2019 your family had your back even though you didn’t feel like you deserved it, because that was love.  Your family might have said harsh things, threatened to throat punch each other or even rolled their eyes at you, but you might have deserved it just for a second. Then, we all just ate cake (or flan).

In 2019 one thing your family never forgot to do was give you a hug and a smile at every hello or goodbye.  They definitely didn’t forget to include you on those group messages, and you definitely didn’t want to break your phone when you got 19 thousand replies did you… ha, you didn’t!

One big thing we all learned in 2019, was you would never turn your back on your family, no matter what.  Even if they murdered someone, you would probably go to the ends of the earth to defend them on that one.  I tell you what I learned about my family.  My family isn’t perfect, my family isn’t always fun, my family can be honest, ugly and gruesome; but they can be beautiful and are irreplaceable. No matter what we are faced with, I can say that my family is mine.  We are one, we are united and we stick together. 

Shout out to my family in 2019, I have leaned on them immensely this year and boy did they provide the support that I needed, the support my kids needed and the support my husband needed.  I can say that rolling into 2020 with my family, I am confident that I am in the place that I need to be with my family right beside me.

As the lyrics to the best New Year’s Song depicts, A hard one gone, got kicked around.  Get back up and down again.  Life’s a sweet and bitter blend.  Here’s to good times yet to come.  One More trip around the sun.

Happy New Year Everyone.  On to 2020.  From our Family to yours.