My 2014, in all honesty and to put it bluntly, sucked. It’s actually pretty hard to find the words to express the total craptastic nature of the last 365 days. (Since writing those first sentences I learned of the death in the family, so the nasty that is 2014 seems to be holding on to the last.) So I won’t.

The best part of the year was spending time at  the beach with my family. The whole year comes down to a week in August when looking for bright spots. Certainly not my best year by far.

So I am looking toward 2015 to go a little better. It’s already started actually. I may have some amazing news that will very literally change my life. I got a hint at it last week, but until things are set in stone in the next few weeks I’m keeping it to myself. So watch this spot!

I guess that’s what we do at the end of the year. We tally the losses and the gains and try to make sense of it all so we have a little more hope going into the new year. Here’s hoping there are more losses than gains on your 2014 tally sheet.

Happy New Year my friends. May it be filled with love, laughter, and most importantly — hope.

Dedicated to Jerry Bock, you will be missed.