Happy New Year! thanks for sharing. Life is what you make of it. Many people long for what others have but in reality you never know what another person is going through. People may look sucessful and confident on the outside but really be struggling. My lesson from the year is to take advantange of what is offered. Be happy with what you have, not always longing for something else. We formed strong friendships with two couples living near us. Neither were "like" us. Both have become close friends. We went everytime we were invited even things we "don't" do. We had many wonderful experiences that in another time in our lives we would have missed. Missed and never even knew it.