Looking Back...and Looking Forward...
This has been one hell of a year for me so far.
People weren't kidding when they say that the crappy times are what makes you realize how good things really are.
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I saw something like what I'm going to write in someone else's journal - reflecting on the people that have made a serious impact on their lives....well...here's mine....
Wraith and Ali - I don't really know how to explain the impact that these two have had on me, especially in recent weeks/months. Being able to talk to the two of them (regardless of the hour or physical shape they were in) and knowing that even though they were so far away, they still look upon me as family....well, its a very humbling thing...kinda like being wrapped in a flannel blanket on a cold day - friends like that don't come around very often, but when they do, they're meant to be kept. The two of them (each in their own way) have taught me more than they will ever realize (kinda funny given that I'm 3 states away) about different things....and well....suffice to say...I am a very grateful person for them. Its been a rough haul since I moved up here, but without the two of them, it would have been a LOT worse......(2 Words: INFO SPONGE!!!)
Wolf - probably one of the closest friends I ever had. Even though 5 years ago, when the two of us first met, I knew then that we were going to be lifelong friends, regardless of whatever came up for the two of us. He caused me to realize quite a few neat things about myself, and I love him as if he were my blood-born brother. Its one of those things that make you think that you've known them for forever...
Julie and Chuck - I have known the two of them for 8 years now, and I remember when the two of them met out-of-character for the first time - I even have the pictures of it in the Pittsburgh Airport. The two of them have been married for 4 years now (as of a few days ago, if I'm not mistaken), and the friendship that the two of them have graced me with is something I will spend the rest of my life trying to repay.
Becky and Alex - For helping me out of a few really BAD situations and being able to prove to me that not ALL military people are complete assholes. The two of them offered me their unconditional friendship at a time when being so far from everyone else made having friends really hard.....
Mark - for always calling me at the "just right" times when I've had a bad day...his sense of humor has definitely pulled me from some really bad moods, and I've also developed a friendship from it as well!
JR and Rachel - JR was one of the first friends I made from NERO when I moved to Ohio the first time...and was one of the VERY few that bothered to keep in touch with me after I found out that I had to move back to WV. When he moved out to Colorado (Denver, right?), I was really bummed out...but then through him, got to talk to Rachel...even though I haven't met her in person yet....it feels kinda like I've got an adopted sister lurking out there somewhere......and between the three of us...we have enough friends that like to "lurk"....hehehe....
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Those are some of the people that have made a serious *impact* on yours truly. To all of them, I don't know how to say thank you, but please know that I will be forever grateful for your friendships...and if you EVER need anything, all you have to do is call/email/im/visit and I will do what I can.
*hugs*
~a grateful Jo
- I was engaged, then I wasn't.
- I was stuck in a crappy-ass job, and now I love even THINKING about going to work...practically salivating when I think of the possibility of overtime.
- I didn't know ASL from AOL, and now I can carry on decent conversations with some of the local Deaf folk if I wish.
- I lived in Chicago...now I'm out here in no-man's land....and will be back in Ohio amongst family and friends by the end of the year.
- I lost my first patient...but not too long ago, I assisted in the birth of a beautiful baby girl.
- I'm finally starting to find a belief system that I can agree with!
People weren't kidding when they say that the crappy times are what makes you realize how good things really are.
*****
I saw something like what I'm going to write in someone else's journal - reflecting on the people that have made a serious impact on their lives....well...here's mine....
Wraith and Ali - I don't really know how to explain the impact that these two have had on me, especially in recent weeks/months. Being able to talk to the two of them (regardless of the hour or physical shape they were in) and knowing that even though they were so far away, they still look upon me as family....well, its a very humbling thing...kinda like being wrapped in a flannel blanket on a cold day - friends like that don't come around very often, but when they do, they're meant to be kept. The two of them (each in their own way) have taught me more than they will ever realize (kinda funny given that I'm 3 states away) about different things....and well....suffice to say...I am a very grateful person for them. Its been a rough haul since I moved up here, but without the two of them, it would have been a LOT worse......(2 Words: INFO SPONGE!!!)
Wolf - probably one of the closest friends I ever had. Even though 5 years ago, when the two of us first met, I knew then that we were going to be lifelong friends, regardless of whatever came up for the two of us. He caused me to realize quite a few neat things about myself, and I love him as if he were my blood-born brother. Its one of those things that make you think that you've known them for forever...
Julie and Chuck - I have known the two of them for 8 years now, and I remember when the two of them met out-of-character for the first time - I even have the pictures of it in the Pittsburgh Airport. The two of them have been married for 4 years now (as of a few days ago, if I'm not mistaken), and the friendship that the two of them have graced me with is something I will spend the rest of my life trying to repay.
Becky and Alex - For helping me out of a few really BAD situations and being able to prove to me that not ALL military people are complete assholes. The two of them offered me their unconditional friendship at a time when being so far from everyone else made having friends really hard.....
Mark - for always calling me at the "just right" times when I've had a bad day...his sense of humor has definitely pulled me from some really bad moods, and I've also developed a friendship from it as well!
JR and Rachel - JR was one of the first friends I made from NERO when I moved to Ohio the first time...and was one of the VERY few that bothered to keep in touch with me after I found out that I had to move back to WV. When he moved out to Colorado (Denver, right?), I was really bummed out...but then through him, got to talk to Rachel...even though I haven't met her in person yet....it feels kinda like I've got an adopted sister lurking out there somewhere......and between the three of us...we have enough friends that like to "lurk"....hehehe....
*****
Those are some of the people that have made a serious *impact* on yours truly. To all of them, I don't know how to say thank you, but please know that I will be forever grateful for your friendships...and if you EVER need anything, all you have to do is call/email/im/visit and I will do what I can.
*hugs*
~a grateful Jo