check out my new page on FB……….under Kathy Almeida

This year has truly been a roller coaster ride….one that keeps on rolling.  Life in her complete glory….sunshine days, moonlit nights, smooth seas along with turbulent weather, strong storms, cloudy skies, windy days bringing in big and small changes.

It was a year of dreams come true-publishing my first novel, seeing it in the bookstores, sharing it with my friends and family- definitely a big high.  I experienced relationships restored and renewed, where others not so much. There were setbacks, disappointments, and struggles along the way; not to mention drama-what’s a year without family drama?  There were also hellos and goodbyes….the biggest one was saying goodbye to my dad.  I will miss him forever even as I feel him with me still.

There were trips to Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, the southeast and southwest coasts of Florida, and always…visits to Crescent Beach, Fl….our home away from home.

There were family celebrations- my brother’s 60th birthday, our 35th wedding anniversary, my parents 63rd wedding anniversary, our first Thanksgiving and Christmas without Dad.

There was great health and not so great health…..Frank & I both coming down with the flu…the first time in maybe ever….:)   Thank heavens we had our son Michael who spent the week nursing us back to health and at the same time taking over the business and house responsibilities along with taking care of his brother.  We couldn’t have done it without him.  And Jennieva, his girlfriend, who also came to hang out with Mark.  Sonny-our dog, Sundae-our cat, Stormy-one of our cows…all suffered health issues that touched our hearts and feelings of helplessness as we watch them living strong in spite of the setbacks they faced/face.  And we also lost one of beloved ‘girls’-cows.

I feel blessed for all of the opportunities that have come my way this year and for the people that I get to share my life with.  Loving them and life makes everything worth it.

As I look back on this year I am grateful too for all the blessings that have come my way as I look forward to the new ones that will come in my future.  A new year to me is like having a brand new canvas on which I get to create/paint anything I want…one I hope to fall totally in love with….its up to me.

May each of you fall in love with your new year and be blessed with everything that makes your heart soar!

Happy New Year,

with love,

from …..        me.