AMY RIVERS | SUSPENSE AUTHOR
  • Home
  • BOOKS
    • Suspense / Thriller
    • Women's Fiction
    • Anthologies
  • NEWS & EVENTS
  • Blog
  • Contact

Ringing in the New Year

12/30/2015

0 Comments

 
PictureNew Year's Eve 2013 after my prison visit.
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, the last day of 2015 and my birthday. I’m a New Year’s Eve baby, which means that all my life people have asked me if my parents were happy to have me as a tax deduction. I’ve spent the last few weeks working on my 2016 writing strategy and I’m getting really excited. But before I let go of 2015, I thought I’d share a few of my New Year’s Eve / Birthday memories.
 
They say that when your birthday is New Year’s Eve, the whole world is partying with you. But growing up in a family-owned business meant that the one thing I could always count on every year for my birthday was inventory. I spent more birthdays counting office supplies than I can count on two hands. And I admit – I loved it! I’m an office supply freak and proud of it. My cousin and I used to team up and eventually we’d be so loopy we’d start making up songs and giggling like crazy.
 
On my 21st birthday, I was visiting my hometown during winter break and I did what many people do – I bought my own alcohol (woo hoo!). Unfortunately, I was so sick that I didn’t get to drink any and all I really remember from that birthday is throwing up around midnight.
 
The year before I had my son, my husband and I spent the holidays with his mother in Washington D.C. She surprised me with tickets to see Wicked at the Kennedy Center on New Year’s Eve. We dressed up, enjoyed the show and then a champagne toast with hundreds of other D.C. theater-goers. That was one of my very favorite birthdays.
 
Then, a few years ago, I spent several hours at our nearby prison facility negotiating a service contract to care for inmates who’d been raped. The warden and my liason surprised me with a delicious cake. I’d never met these people before but something about working together on such an important issue created a strong bond. I’ll truly never forget that kindness.
 
So, these are just a few tales of birthdays past. I’ve been blessed with wonderful friends and family who’ve shared experiences with me and helped me to create memories that will last my whole life. I’m grateful for all the wonderful opportunities I’ve been given this year and am looking forward to an exciting and productive 2016. By the end of next year, I’ll be looking back on travels, a wedding and all the wonderful things that life has in store.
 
Happy New Year! 

0 Comments

    Author

    I'm generally pulled in a million different directions and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Here's a glimpse of my life - hope you enjoy it! And if there's a big lapse between posts, well, that's the way life goes in Amy's world. 

    Archives

    October 2022
    June 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    October 2014
    May 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    October 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011

    Categories

    All
    Alamogordo
    Alamogordo Live
    AlamogordoLive.net
    All The Broken People
    Amy
    Anxiety
    Atozchallenge
    Authors
    Best Laid Plans
    Book Reviews
    Books
    Business Adventure
    Career Goals
    Chick Lit
    Chick-lit
    #ChickLitLove
    Consulting
    Dixie Chicks
    Events
    Family
    Feelings
    Food
    Forensics
    Friends
    Giveaway
    Health Council
    Holidays
    Home Improvement
    Hot Pink Perspective
    Inn Of The Mountain Gods
    In The House
    Laurie Notaro
    Marketing
    Masters Degree
    Melissa Leigh Llc
    Michael Mcgarrity
    Music
    NCW
    New Release
    Nm Centennial
    On The Spot
    Parenting
    Posh
    Querying
    Recommendations
    Ruidoso
    Sane
    Short Story
    Supreme Court
    Suspense
    Theater
    Thrillers
    Vacation
    Wallflower Blooming
    #WhatsYourStory
    What's Your Story?
    Women's Fiction
    Writing
    YA

    RSS Feed


Copyright 2021 by Amy Rivers. All rights reserved. 
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • BOOKS
    • Suspense / Thriller
    • Women's Fiction
    • Anthologies
  • NEWS & EVENTS
  • Blog
  • Contact