2009 will be fine

2008 and has been a year of ups & downs for brett and i. in the end, we are still here, together, going strong with a song in our hearts & smiles on our faces. 

we planned for 2008 to be the 'best year yet,' but it quickly turned to nearly the last year. the year in review...

* i rang in the new year at work, raced home, woke up brett. toasted to a fresh start with mimosas and then headed to bed.

* in january we started our monthly voyage to paso robles for brett's comedy shows. 

* brett hired a good friend, ian, as a manager.

* brett did a sweet valentine's ecard as cupid. 

* brett was stressed, so we headed to vegas for the Superbowl. i slept through the entire game, but we still had a fabulous time!

* march brought my college roommate & amazing friend, erica to visit.

* brett turned 29.

* i followed him with my 25th birthday that we celebrated at six flags. i love roller coasters! 

* in may, brett's younger sister graduated from college. as a gift, we flew her out to experience LA before officially becoming a grown up. 

* brett got an agent! 

* my mom followed melissa's visit in mid june where we nearly burned our skin off laying at the beach/poolside. 

* brett & i made our first tv appearance on Judge Joe Brown. & won.

* we moved from our tiny box of an apartment into our monster apartment in burbank, and purchased memory sacks... who knew we'd need them in a few short months.

* in august, brett's dad steve & brother matt came out to visit. there was a lot of karaoke. 

* in september, i made a quick trip home to visit with family & friends.

* when i returned, i nearly lost the love of my life in a tragic car accident.

* september is the month that my attitude turned sour towards LA. 

* brett's mom came to help out for a week after the accident. pretty much all of our family made it out here this year, planned or unplanned.

* the rest of september/november/december dragged by as brett relearned how to walk 2-3 times a week through physical therapy. 

* november brought a lot of change, hope. yes we can! here's to obama:)

* brett made it back to paso this month to prove to himself & our friends that hew as back! sort of. just very stiff, but still amazing. 

* and then again, he sang at the key club in hollywood.

* we celebrated the marriage of our friends, sonya & jay.

* we kissed our friends, kaitlyn & eric, goodbye and wished them good luck on their journey in nashville.

* in december we fixed the problem with the california dmv/burbank court. finally. sigh of relief! 

* we started hosting rock bank parties! maybe the highlight of the year.

* and finally, our amazing family flew us home for the holidays:)

unfortunately, 2009 has started off on the same foot. i worked NYE. i was hit, kicked, scratched and almost bit. i was threatened my life. but i picked brett up the next day from the airport and i know, everything will be fine. everything will work itself out. everything happens for a reason. 

we are not going to focus on the accident anymore, if/when a settlement comes it will turn into our nest egg. take a deep breathe and hold on tight, 2009 will surely be a year of changes!