My review of 2009

It's nearing the end of 2009.
10 Years ago we were heading into the millenium and i was in my last year of Primary school. Just an innocent child who was probably found playing the ps1. Oh how technology has changed in 10 years, we now have the wii and xbox 360 which both have wireless controlls and almost everyone has a laptop not a desktop now.

But i don't want to talk about the last 10 years. I want to talk about this year. It's been a strange old year firstly look how many celebs died this year. Starting off with Wendy Richards i think and ending with Brittany Murphy so far but we still have over 24 hours for that to change (though please comment this if i have that information wrong). And I've never personally known so many people to die in one year (celebs or non celeb, I guess that is part of growing up.)

2009 hasn't just been people dying though (thank god). I lost 2 friends but subsequesntly got closer to 2 old mates in the process aswell. I went on holiday. I started a course because of the job center which consequently got me into volunteering at the British Heart Foundation.

I'd actually like to go into more detail about that. I hated working there at first, one of the women who worked there when i started was horrible but lucky for me 2 weeks later she left. It got better after that but in waltzes some other miserable cow and makes it rubbish again. However it was oh such fun having gossip sessions about her in the staff room when she wasn't around. Then she got sacked and it was bliss till some childish girl came in and started spreading lies about the boss and other people who work there but consequently she got sacked aswell and we later named a table after her. I've been there 6 months now i've seen people come and go (some people it's a shame to see go, others we are hoping will never return) I have a laugh with everyone there and working there has improved my confidence no end and made me grow up alot, I get a chance to meet and talk to people I would never talk to otherwise which is great. On December 5th we had a stafff xmas party which was totally awesome and such a great laugh. Got loads of friends there (Steve, Sally, Dave, Amal, Sean, Richard, Bob, Phil, Neil, Caroline, Mollie & Michelle - think that's them all haha).

I'd like to mention the two bestest mates in the world - Toni & Stacey. This year the three of us have been through so much together, alot of which has changed us as friends for the better. We are stronger than ever and without eachother i don't know where any of us would be right now. It broke my heart to see the pair of them go through what they did firstly with family deaths and secondly with Emma. But i think it's all made us stronger which is a good thing.

The big thing in my life this year has been the death of my life long idol Michael Jackson. June 25th 2009, it was my brothers leavers day from school, my cousin Janene was here with her son George and it was such a lovely day, down the school in the morning, out to lunch before heading home so my brother could get changed and back to school to see him off to get the coach to his prom. It was so lovely i was buzzing and found it difficult to get to sleep but i guess i must have dropped off at some stage because the next thing i knew my mum was waking me up to tell me the worst news of the year. No death has ever affected me so badly before up until that point especially not a celebrity death. My love for all thing MJ came back and hit me hard for a long time after he died but it sucked i couldn't see him in concert as planned. But least the fans had the film to cling to.

Michael's death didn't affect me in only bad ways either i was happy to have his music back in my life and ebay was selling all sorts of stuff that wasn't easy to get hold of before he died but the big thing that was positive to come out of his death was bringing me and Stacey closer as mates, we both loved him and had that connection, Toni had it to but she can be more grown up about it than we was.

The 2nd death to really affect me was Toni's brother, he wasn't that old and it does really just go to show you that you never know what will happen. Life is to damn short for silly stuff that right there proved that. I didn't even know her brother, but i guess i know her, that is probably the main issue i had with it. She's been through enough she didn't need that aswell.

Before T's brother died i was helping her with a scrapbook she was doing for her sister. This obviously came to an end as soon as her brother died but it started back up when she had got things sorted a bit. It had it's stressful moments but i really did enjoy helping her do it. The end result was well worth the effort we both put in and her sister and her family all cried with happiness (at least i hope that was what it was lol) so it was worth it.

2009 saw me gain 2 stalkers. It's always nice to be liked but that was just weird. No seriously all joking aside it did get serious and who knows maybe it still is but it would be just the excuse i need to report them again.

Little Max was also born this year giving George a little brother which is nice. Day after we was supposed to see MJ at the o2 he was born. Unfortunate timing but i guess it will always make that time special.

I have now 2 tickets to go and see Rod Stewart in June 2010 just hope we have better luck with him than we did Michael. Though granted i am pretty sure Rod isn't popping pills or seeing a dodgy doctor.

That is pretty much my whole year summed up in one blog it's been a strange year. Ups and downs all over the place but i guess that is life. I think there is a curse this year though to many deaths of big name celebrities and people i know or know of for there not to be. I just hope 2010 is better.
Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed my review of 2009.