In keeping with tradition, I hereby present The BEST and WORST of 2003:
JANUARY 2003:
The BEST: Taking in Chloe the Mom cat and her 5 babies
The WORST: Getting the Norwalk Virus on New Year's Eve and having it all through the next two days.
FEBRUARY 2003
The BEST: Going sledding with
The WORST: Receiving the scary call that I had "precancerous cell growth."
MARCH 2003:
The BEST: Night out at The Hollywood.
The WORST: Bashing my knee.
APRIL 2003
The BEST: Tie between My parents inviting Sarah to Easter brunch. and reconnecting with my middle school best friend.
The WORST: The anonymous e-mail.
MAY 2003
The BEST: Joining my Crew team.
The WORST: Losing the house we were renting.
JUNE 2003
The BEST: Two gold medals at the Stonewall Regatta.
The WORST: Finding out my friend had been stalked by the same woman I had been stalked by 7 years ago.
JULY 2003
The BEST: F*cking with the 419 scammers.
The WORST: Finding out Jasper was lost.
AUGUST 2003
The BEST: Finding Jasper!
The WORST: Cora running away.
SEPTEMBER 2003
The BEST: Racing at Mount Holyoke.
The WORST: Sarah making us give up the twins.
OCTOBER 2003
The BEST: Meeting
The WORST: Nothing this month.
NOVEMBER 2003
The BEST: Gay marriage legal in MA.
The WORST: Bringing the twins to their new home.
DECEMBER 2003
The BEST: Reconnecting with Tara.
The WORST: Emma's death.
All in all, 2003 wasn't as eventful as the last two years... although there certainly was enough happening, that's for sure. But this year was void of any major catastrophic drama-binges, so that I say "Here's to a good year and 'cheers' to 2004!"