GTKY: Best and Worst of 2015

[txmommy14]

Stolen from a few other boards, what were your best and worst moments of 2015?

[txmommy14]

Best:
-This baby, obviously
-Graduating with my Master's
-Quitting to stay at home for now (in August)

Worst:
-My miscarriage
-Getting appendicitis and ending up in the hospital for 4 days
-Some hard times at work with lots of drama at beginning of year
-DH being out of town for 6 weeks and DS breaking his leg at the same time

2016, I'm ready for you and am hopeful.

[pbandj714]

Best: this pregnancy and all the fun surrounding it

Ohio state winning the national championship

Getting to go to the Sugar Bowl when OSU beat Alabama 1 year ago today

Worst: my miscarriage

I'm looking forward to 2016!

[sandandsea]

Best. Finding out we were pregnant.
DS leaning to ride a two wheel bike at age 3 skipping the training wheel stage all together!
Our new house.
Getting a big promotion at work.

Worst. DH and I both working too much and all of those solo nights.

It was a pretty awesome year.

[Andrea]

Ohhhh this is great!!!

Best:
- We celebrated our first year anniversary of marriage.
- We purchased our dream house.
- Added Charlie to our family.
- Hearing the heartbeat for the first time wins, hands down.

Worst:
- PCOS dx
- making the call to see the RE
- IF dx

[babyzebra]

Best:
- this baby
- loving DS more and more every day
- making the decision to leave a lucrative, but very toxic job
- moving back closer to family. Yesterday my niece almost made me cry when she told me how glad she was that we moved closer to them so that she can see me all the time. There are times when I question our decision, but statements like that make me realize what's really important and that it was the right decision.


Worst:
- There were several big things in this category in 2015, but it's a new year!

ETA - I wanted to add how much really talented, caring and compassionate medical professionals made my worst moments so much better than they could have been. In particular, the oncologist and surgeon who saved my dad's life as well as the nurse and nurse practitioner who treated me in the ER for my first MC. I am very thankful for all of those talented individuals and I hope they know how much better they made those difficult moments for me.

[frecklesnbrains]

I like this thread

Best: Honestly 2015 was probably the best year of my life (so far). After many, many years of being lonely, at 37-38 years of age I married the most gentle, intelligent, interesting, compassionate, and occasionally silly man I've ever known, and now we're expecting our first child. I cannot ask for anything more.

Worst: Just the usual worrying about our jobs and the health of loved ones. But really, this pales in comparison to the love and pride I feel every day for my growing family.

[titania]

frecklesnbrains your post made me tear up!

This is a great thread!

Best-
Seeing the baby move around was the most amazing sight.
Taking this year to travel a good amount with DH and see places we have never seen.
Watching good friends get married.
Watching my sister grow into her awesome new job.

Worst-
This was the most stressful year at work. Our company almost didn't make it, but we survived and next year should be strong!

Bring on 2016!

[broadwaymama]

Best-
Getting pregnant

My nephew being born

Consistent work in the theatre

Going back to the gym and getting into shape

My kids dance recital

Directing a mainstage musical at a professional theatre

Worst-

DHs layoff

Dealing with my SIL

Having a friend freak out on me and taking out all his anger on me (only verbally) and just making me feel like shit.

My friends unexpected death

[broadwaymama]

^haha reading that it sounds like the same friend that was mean to me unexpectedly died! It wasn't the same person and I didn't do it!!! Lol

[Kevinmac]

Best:
- getting pregnant

- my side business continuing to do well

- truly realizing what good friends DH and I have after a very sad beginning to the year (see worst).

Worst:
-BIL dying unexpectedly. It has made for a very long year dealing with ILs and helping DH deal with his grief as much as possible. The year started off on a terrible note, but the end has really shaped up nicely for both DH and me. I know 2016 will be great!



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[bighair12]

Best- watching DD grow.
Having a fabulous husband support me through my masters program which has been tough.
Getting pregnant. And having the timing be perfect for graduation, take my boards, and start a job.

Worst- being away for 3 months in 2015.
Not being financial sound due to me quitting my full time job last January.

[birdhut]

Best
-getting pregnant
- celebrating DDs first birthday and seeing all her firsts!
- honestly so many good things happened this year but there were also struggles like trying to figure out budgeting on one income, FIL being diagnosed with cancer (he is now cancer free!) and the beginning of the year my husband caught a virus that is very scary and lasted 3 weeks. They had to run all sorts of tests. Overall though it was a good year and we made great memories!

[origamimommy]

Worst:
--Grandma passing away
--Our 10 year old lab passing away
--honestly, due to the fertility stress and the devastating losses we faced in 2015, my marriage fell apart, and we almost lost it. It was so hard.

Best:
--THE BABY!!! It's s other beautiful boy!!!
--making it past 1st tri
--new job with a big pay increase (thank you, two in daycare soon)
--realizing how beneficial counseling is and really working to rebuild my marriage. We're so happy now, but this summer was definitely the worst of times.
--DS turning 3. 3 is hard but it is so fun!

2015 was easily, very easily, the worst year of my life. But we ended on a high note and I am beyond thrilled for 2016. We got this!

[vivela]

The worst:
The miscarriage. I can't believe it has almost been a year.
Dealing with some minor IF and a chemical pregnancy. Nothing compared to what some people have to go through, but at the time, without knowing when I'd get that BFP, it was rough.
DH getting fired the day before a vacation we'd been looking forward to for ages.

The best:
Finding out this pregnancy was the real deal after 7 weeks of heavy spotting. I was sincerely shocked to hear that heartbeat.
My sister's engagement.
DH getting a job he was much happier with only a couple weeks after getting fired from a job he actually hated.
Two of the best trips of my life - New Orleans and Australia. Seriously some of the most fun I've ever had.

[soultrane]

I love this thread!

Best:
- Finding out I was pregnant in March and again in October, and seeing a healthy developing baby at each appointment with this one.
- Our trip to Disney in March with most of my family. It was our first real family vacation and seeing DS' excitement at Disney was simply amazing! It was also a great memory to share with my mom and stepdad pre-stroke (see worst)
- Becoming even closer to DH and to my mom.
- Seeing the world through DS' eyes, which is always a good reminder to slow down and focus on what's really important.
- This one may be corny, but coming out of lurkerdom and posting on TCF. I've met so many incredible people here, have received an incredible amount of support, and have shared so many great laughs that I wish I had started posting earlier.

Worst:
2015 was a pretty difficult year for my family, but even the bad things have shown some hints of good and have made us stronger.
- My miscarriage in April
- My stepdad having a massive stroke and subsequent brain hemorrhage in August, almost losing him, and the after effects that he and my mom continue to work through.
- Some other smaller, but still pretty scary, medical scares for my family.

[csat]

2015 was not the best year overall. There are a lot of changes and uncertainty still in store for us but I feel like 2016 is a turning point year, towards the positive.

Worst:
- MIL passing away very suddenly and unexpectedly. Having to see DH deal with all of the arrangements and legalities completely by himself, from across the country, whilst dealing with intense grief and guilt.
- IF issues, 6 (edit) failed medicated cycles, 1 failed IVF, the stress of deciding to move to IVF
- Job hunting and interviewing, especially knowing I will be starting a new job pregnant and knowingly leaving the flexibility of my previous, but otherwise awful, job

Best:
- Finding out I was pregnant
- Finally getting the courage and confidence to bite the bullet and leave my job which was causing immense stress to me and my family
- Watching DS grow and mature so much this year. Having conversations with him, watching him think and process things and hearing his 'perspective' on the world around him

[Flair Underwood]

Best:
- Awesome seats for a Foo Fighters concert in our favorite city - Philadelphia.
- raise at work
- Baby #2
- Dh finishing and graduating with his MBA
- Read all of Harry Potter

Worst:
- I don't know what to complain about. this has been a really wonderful past year.

[manybellsdown]

Thankfully, this year didn't turn out too badly. There have been some great ups, and I do my best to keep my stressors in perspective.

Best:
- This pregnancy!
- My niece was born; watching my brother be a dad
- Watching DD grow and learn and amaze
- Finishing (or, close) the master bath remodel. This sounds trivial, but that bathroom was out of commission from the end of March until Thanksgiving!

Worst:
- Some decisions DH made; working through them
- Job stress for DH
- Five, count 'em, FIVE (finished, lots of living space) basement floods during summer rains

[packerfan4life]

I love this thread

Best:
- Finalizing DD's adoption in March
- Watching DD's firsts - first steps, words, birthday, etc
- Having a new niece born this summer
- Passing a major required licensing exam - H being selected as one of 10 in his program to have a student teaching internship so he has his own classroom and is getting paid for student teaching. Plus he got offered a contract for next year
- Finding out we were pregnant almost 3 years after going off birth control and things seemingly going well so far!

Worst: This is cheesy but 2015 has been an amazing year for me. Sure there were some normal rough patches but nothing like what the past few years had brought. I am sad that some amazing friends have continued to struggle with IF and loss this year.

I'm looking forward to 2016! Here's hoping for another great year

[GOmamab15]

My best & worst times are related and both good & bad. But the good outweighed the bad, and I'm also super happy about how 2016 is shaping up so far.

-I really freaked out when I realized it had been 3 1/2 years since we went off birth control & nothing had happened. This summer we stepped up our baby making game, had a ton of great sex & started using OPKs. My OB was supportive & suggested to continue to use OPKs, the month after I talked to her I got my BFP.

-DH made some good choices to cut back on drinking & get his anger issues under control. We're closer than ever now.

-My Dad had surgery on his kidney & retired, surgery went really well & he is living pain free now. I pulled off throwing him a gigantic retirement party & only kinda broke the bank doing so.

[cattuccino]

This is hard!

Best
- watching DD grow and become her own person and develop her own personality.

Worst
- the anxiety and depression as well as self doubt, and personal and family struggles we've dealt with over the year.