It is another new year and another day. I am very excited about the New Year, because last year was the worst year of my life. I experienced more trauma and pain in 2009 then I can remember ever having or doing during my active addiction. I brought in the New Year with a huge smile and lots of love and friends. I actually drove up to Lake Havasu where one of my best friends just moved to and hung out with her and her adopted family for 4 days. I brought in the New Year with them in such an amazing way. There was so much love around me and very little if any drama. It was so nice to get away and do something different and get out of Phoenix. I met some amazing people and actually allowed myself to relax and not worry about anything. I ate awesome food, slept as much or as little as I wanted, sang karaoke, went on a ranger ride up to Havasu falls, sat at a restaurant on the London Bridge for 6 hours just laughing and having good conversation with friends. These are the joys in life that I lost touch with for a very long time. That is another reason why I think that I was in my accident a couple of months ago. I believe I have stated it before, but I really needed to slow down and allow myself to experience life and all of the wonderful things it has to bestow upon me. I am grateful for everything in my life right now, even with all of the frustrations due to my accident. This will be a wonderful year and I look forward to graduating in May.