The last one of 2017...

I didn't do a year review this year...
Part of me wanted to, but part of me didn't.

Probably because this year was ROUGH, in soooo many ways.  It was a great year but full of some self-inflicted and not self-inflicted roughness.

The obvious things:

• Teh German and I got mawwied.  We still like each other.  We've now endured: an overseas vacation, building/buying a house together, moving, keeping things alive (the dogs/the grass), buying a new vehicle, death, hosting events, and planning a wedding.  I'm not sure what the other life events are to test a relationship, but I'm pretty confident at this point we'll be ok.
• I started school... again.  I'm going for a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from The Citadel.  Oh yeah, and I'm still working full-time at Company.  And living real life.  
• Which led me to: I've started taking anti-anxiety medication and it is magical.  I'm not as ragey/stabby/yelly.  Life is now handle-able, where before Teh German life would often cause me to have several breakdowns per month.
• Phil broke my heart.  Pax is still working on healing it.  Meri was the glue that held me together when everything was falling apart (when Teh German wasn't available/I was mad at him).
• I had hip surgery.  My body hates me.  The handicapped tag doesn't hurt my feelins nun.

The less obvious things:

• I read... a lot.
• Roomy the Roomba made a difference in our lives.
• We saw Ron White and Bill Engvall and went to a few Yelp events and some concerts (Blink 182, Andrew McMahon, I Love the 90s).
• Running continued to be a thing.
• Ladies weekend in Asheville, an impromptu Orlando trip to hang out with Teh Running Bestie at Universal and Disney, GEGR picnic, the Highland Games, MD for Thanksgiving,
• Teh German became a monthly feature.
• Puzzles.
• 4 parking citations....
• Dance lessons.
• No AC
• Eclipse
• Started making my own laundry detergent.
• Survived hurricane season

+ all the other things that I didn't mention.