So in a few weeks the year is coming to an end.....The year has been awesome - a rollercoaster of sorts...the highlight of my year has been walking down the aisle to a song I have replayed in my head since the first time I heard it... to meet my best friend and hubby at the end of an aisle to say I do - for now and for always...But yes after years of friendship dating road trips we finally said I do and I keep saying what the heck were we waiting for...It has been a new journey - we have a little christmas tree that is ornament malnourished - but hey it is our first tree..little memories we are making in our little apartment...So as the year is coming to a close as always I like to push of step back exhale and take it all in - the accomplishments of the year, the fears,the joy and laughter, the struggles and look forward to the new year....And this year it has hit me - this is my last year in my 20s and you know me - I like to close things off with a bang - heck I had to sky dive before I got married ;)..So the last couple of weeks I have been fortunate to work at MGH Yawkey Center for Thoracic Cancers.I have sat with, held back tears and held hands with patients as they were told that their cancer had spread and was not responding to chemo. I have laughed with them as they retold stories of days when they were active before "this thing" happened, but the toughest has been answering questions such as, "how long do I have left?" But being encouraged my those who tell me you know what Penny you have to enjoy each day coz you never know when "this thing " can hit you.....So this year will be a year of chasing the dream and not the competition, trying things that will challenge me, I will not be afraid to jump higher, run faster, love deeper. Because at the end of the day I will be more dissaponted by the things that I did not do than by the one I did...So first on my list is learning how to play an instrument...I have been contemplating between a violin and a saxophone and finally settled on the violin.The other day when I was taking the train into Boston there was the most beautiful violin player on the red - line...It was so good that one by one people stopped looking down on their cell phones and just stopped to listen.....It is just beautiful.Here is a song that sealed the deal for me today as well why I want the violin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsYvBYZcx4..So here goes to the violin and many other things to do in my thirty before thirty list ;)...Feels great to be back in teh blogosphere ;) Queen p
