A Nichols Worth...: IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR !

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR !

Years ago on the last day of every year, I would open my journal and write this heading at the top of the page after the last entry for the year. IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR. Then I would list all the good things that had happened to me and to the family during the previous 12 months.

Then on the next page I would write IT WAS A VERY BAD YEAR and proceed to list a few of the mishaps that had occurred. Nothing REALLY bad. Ran out of gas on the way to signing the papers for the house. Harold and Brice were jumping on the bunkbeds and they collapsed. Brice's front tooth took a hit and the nerve died. That kind of stuff.

The last time I made those entries was year-end 1987. I was able to list all the positive negatives about Jeremy's death for the VERY GOOD part, but for the VERY BAD part I only listed two things: Jeremy died and Cathy Callahan walked away from our friendship.

Everything else paled in comparison.

But the other night I began thinking that this year was worthy of an "IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR" entry because the family had THREE milestone events. (Forget the IT WAS A VERY BAD YEAR for 2019....the list is endless with United experiences for practically every single day. No need to dredge all that up for a recall.)

So, here's what would be my journal entry on December 31, 2019--if I still kept a personal journal.

1--Savannah Nichols married Jake Hatfield in the Payson Utah Temple in March.

2--Chardonnay Rozyc married Caleb Jones in Buena Vista, Colorado, in September.

3--Caleb Jones was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orion George in December.

Three great entries that make 2019 a very special year. Life is good!

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR !