Best year/Worst year

mamie329

Taken from Money Matters.

What was the best year of your life? Worst?  And why? 

luckycooky

Best year - this year.  I was promoted at work and already up for another promotion, I got married to an amazing guy, and we are starting our family.  I've also been able to accomplish a lot of financial goals and developed some great friendships.

Worst - 2002.  I lost my grandpa in Oct. and to be honest, have never really gotten over it.  There is not a day that goes by that I don't wish I could visit him. I was also thisclose to changing colleges and didn't because I was worried about other people's feelings rather than my own.  Moving out on my own and away from my family has been the best thing for me but it took me another 4 years to do it because I wasn't strong enough to stand up for what I wanted.  I also went through a lot of shiit with an ex because I didn't put myself ahead of him.  Tough lesson learned.

mamie329

Best - maybe 2003. I graduated college, met my now husband, and started my first full-time job. But 2007 was also pretty good.

Worst - 2001. My first love and bf of 5 years dumped me long-distance while I was at college. I then discovered he was already dating someone else before we broke up. Added to the horrible depression, I got strep and infected tonsils that semester too.

Leigha12

Best--1999. (I'd love to say 2009 but besides the wedding, not much has gone our way!) In 1999, DH and I started dating, things were easy in life.  We were in college and had no worries.  I met my eventual best friend. I worked for the sole purpose of having shopping money   Can't beat that!

Worst--2007 The first half of the year, DH and I were fixing our fractured relationship and it was a very difficult and painful time.  The second half, when things were finally going better for us, I graduated but had no job. I was unemployed for 6 months after taking the bar and honestly getting a little depressed.

angelfire0412

I think 2006 was the best and worst year of my life. I met D, we had an amazing, exciting whirlwind romance. I was in awesome shape and kicking ass at work.

Then I became pregnant and had to move and quit my job and it was just filled with lots of confusion and uncertainty. But it was definitely the best because that's when my baby girl was born too and changed my life!!?

chrissyvcm

Best - 2002. I was finally through with my Navy schools and actually living on my own without all of the BS that goes with the first year in the military. I was 19, living in a great apartment with great friends, bought my first car, had my own money, and started dating Mike.  Life was great.

Worst - Hmm? None of my years have been too terrible. If I had to pick though, I'd say 2007. Mike and I were going through a rough time, I was working in a CPA firm and studying for my CPA exams and was absolutely miserable, and I was heavier than I'd ever been and really unhappy with my body.

vhcoleman09

Best was Aug 2008-Aug 2009. I got my PhD, started a great new job that pays well, bought a house, and got married. [I apparently can't count years....this is my second edit]

Worst is hard to say. I also have led a semi-charmed life, with no awful things happening past breakups and my grandmother's death. I guess 2005, since that was the year my grandmother died, my then-BF (who I knew good and well wasn't right for me) broke up with me the following week, and I put a lot of effort into internship applications and didn't match. But then, even that has a silver lining because that's the year I got my dog Jasmine.

LarkNow

Best was probably 1999.  I was a sophomore in college, no worries and I had a super-fun best friend (we've since broken up).  I discovered tweezers and was dancing 12 hours a week (my minor) so I was in fantastic shape and looked great.  I had a great boyfriend and thought we would be together forever (it did last years, so I wasn't that far off).

Worst was probably 2003.  It was right when I moved to L.A.  I had a couple of joe jobs but no direction.  I wasted all of my time and money on unimportant things.  Started dating a total jerk who took four years of my life (but freed me up to be with DH, so things all work out for a reason).

just dandy.

Best: 2005. I turned 21, started dating my husband, went on trips to Disney World with my best friend, Vegas with my two best friends, and studied abroad in London and Edinburgh (and visited Paris and Amsterdam, all with my other best friend).  I also traveled to 3 or 4 away football games in the fall, which was a ton of fun. 

Worst: 2007. My childhood dog died in January. My mom died in March. Then, my nephew died in December.

hawkilady

Best: 2009 - I have to say the years keep getting better every year.  We got married, got to see all of our family a bunch of times throughout the year, got to go on some great trips, both have good jobs (even though I dont like mine).  Sure college was a blast - I had almost no responsibility, worked solely for drinking and shopping money, tons of friends always willing to go out, time to travel for weeks at a time, etc. but I wouldnt even think about trading what I have now for those days.  I also fully believe that next year will be even better - we'll get to move to a new city, buy a new house, and hopefully get pregnant. 

Worst: 2007 - Although there were some bad moments in several years, the most life changing ones came in 2007.  In July my grandma passed away from cancer.  To this day, my mom's side of the family isnt as close because my grandma isnt there to host holidays.  We truly haven't seen one of my aunts since her funeral and she lives 10 miles from my parents.  In November, my mom was hospitalized with 2 brain aneurisms, one of which had burst and was in intensive care for 3 weeks.  She got released about a week before xmas and has no lasting effects but it scared the crap out of all of us.  

 

stjoespirit04

Best - 2009. I got married, moved to a sick new apartment, and have been having a ball.

Worst - I haven't had one, I don't think... Every year has goods and bads, but I've never had a year with a lot of terrible things happening.

sarajoy12345

Best- Probably 2009.  I am so deliriously happy being married, I have a great job, we've done some fun traveling, friends and family are all in good places.

Worst- I really can't think of any that stand out. I have been incredibly blessed and have not been touched much by deaths or sickness.

angelfire0412

just dandy.:

Worst: 2007. My childhood dog died in January. My mom died in March. Then, my nephew died in December.?

So sorry D. I have no words other I am so sorry.

Hawki, I am sure you know how incredibly lucky you (and your mom are). Brain aneurisms are no joke. My bff died from one at 16. Just got a bad headache at tennis practice one day--it was awful. So glad your mom is ok.?

hawkilady

angelfire0412:

just dandy.:

Worst: 2007. My childhood dog died in January. My mom died in March. Then, my nephew died in December. 

So sorry D. I have no words other I am so sorry.

Hawki, I am sure you know how incredibly lucky you (and your mom are). Brain aneurisms are no joke. My bff died from one at 16. Just got a bad headache at tennis practice one day--it was awful. So glad your mom is ok. 

Thanks - we were incredibly lucky.  She has had migraines forever and thought it was just a really bad one and went to bed.  She threw up and wasnt making any sense though so Dad made her to go the emergency room thank God.

Savy _05

Best- 2009 This year has been wonderful, of course we finally got married, I graduate my nursing program tomorrow, Things have just overall gone extremely well, we've enjoyed ourselves and praise the lord, all of our family has been in good health.

Worst- I would probably have to say 2006, I lost my granddaddy in march of 2006, I was extremely close to him and to this day still think about him very often, it was also very difficult to see my grandmother suffer through his loss, but the year was definitely not all bad, In turn, 3 months after my granddaddy died, I found out my sister was pregnant with my nephew, who is an absolute amazing joy! I love him to pieces!

Junebug060609

At the time that I was living it, 1995 was the worst.  In hindsight though, I was a dramatic teenager who was learning the hard way that life doesn't always work out how you want...no matter how much you want it.

In reality, both 2005 and 2009 were both the best and worst. 

2005 was the best because DH and I reconnected and fell in love, but was the worst because literally within days of realizing DH was The One I found out my cousin had a brain tumor.  Both events turned my world on its head, and they happened about 4 days apart.  I really believe that DH coming back into my life when he did wasn't an accident...the news of my cousins diagnosis really sent me reeling.  I'd have gotten through it on my own, but having someone there helped so much.

2009 was the best bc of the wedding, but the worst bc my cousin passed.  He found out he had months to live within weeks of our wedding and of course passed in late August.  Still really missing my cousin.  Its going to be difficult going up to my Grams on Christmas and not having him there...will be my first holiday back home since he passed (wasn't able to get up for T-giving).