I’m rather glad 2009 is officially kaput now. It was a bit of a tumultuous rollercoaster to be honest, with few good things and a lot of, well, not so good.

I’m not going to get into all the crap, because really, it’s all behind me now and more or less personal. But I will say that 2009 had started with me burying my Grandma. Not a great way to start a new year, but I went on to dedicate 2009 to my grandma. I attribute all of the good things that happened last year to this dedication–finding representation from an awesome agent, meeting lots of wonderful new people, having a blast at conventions such Worldcon, polishing a book, laying the difficult groundwork for another, and starting work on a new project.

There were some great vacations too, such as the one I just got back from–taking my entire family to Disney World (photos here).

But overall, there was a storm cloud over my head for a lot of the year. That cloud is gone now, and I can see the sky once again.

I’m very much looking forward to basking in the sun’s rays once again as I plan out 2010, and enter a new decade of possibility.