Highs and Lows of 2007

Quality · 31-12-2007 10:45pm #1

Well what were your highs and lows of 2007?

ztoical · 31-12-2007 10:53pm

Quality wrote: »

Well what were your highs and lows of 2007?

My dad died, that was pretty sh!t............can't really think of a high that counters that.

patrickc · 31-12-2007 10:56pm

Quality wrote: »

Well what were your highs and lows of 2007?

highs, I don't know easier to think of lows isn't it

lows, too many deaths this year of people I knew

Quality · 31-12-2007 10:57pm

Ahh Bless him...

That is a low...

I had a pretty **** year too.

I got married...... While I had the vomiting bug
I got pregnant.....Then Miscarried
I started a new job.... got made redundant but wasnt there long enough for redundancy.

Jaysus I hope 08 is better.

Bob in Belfast · 31-12-2007 10:59pm

High-Kathy French
Low-Kathy French.

Call Me Jimmy · 31-12-2007 11:00pm

Highs - When I was asleep
Lows - When I was awake

Emo ftl

Huggles · 31-12-2007 11:02pm

High - Lost 3 stone
Low - hate my job hate my job

kowloon · 31-12-2007 11:11pm

I hated my job,
I quit my job,
Now i don't have to work new years.

I'm now sitting at a computer on new years eve, it's 11:11pm, theres no drink left and i'm bored out of my skull.

The grass is always greener..............

gcgirl · 31-12-2007 11:42pm

Lows = Being left to look after 3 kids as a single parent :mad: Cracking my ribs playing soccer:mad: My daughter in hospital for 3 weeks with sepsis :mad: Having no money for xmas:mad:
Highs = My Family

My team winning the championship

my season as a keeper best in the county esp last game!!

:D My Daughter walking for the first time she has a lot of problems with her hip

Davidius · 31-12-2007 11:48pm

I didn't have any highs or lows this year. It's right on the axis all the way really.

Actually I just can't think of any.

EDIT:
Oh yeah the cat we had since I was 3 died. Great, now I'm sad.

zuutroy · 31-12-2007 11:54pm

Not much here either! A very low variance year.

HashSlinging · 31-12-2007 11:55pm

High - buying my house, getting my new car, getting my dog.

Low - My little bro dying puts '07 as my Annus horribilis

Gekko · 01-01-2008 12:04am

High - I guess it'd have to be my brother and sister being on the mend (see below). Oh and I raised €2,750 for charity.

Low - Last Xmas my younger bro was suicidal and several months back my sister was committed...(as you can see above, they're on the mend now thankfully). Oh and one of the family dogs dying

constipatinator · 01-01-2008 12:16am

High - When I met Gay Byrne in an Irish bar in New York.

Low - Losing my 14 year old friend to suicide.

Toots · 01-01-2008 12:18am

High: Got my puppy, lost 3 1/2 stone, got a great new job.

Lows: My Grandma died, had breakdown from being bullied in my old job and was out of work for 2 months.

Creamy Goodness · 01-01-2008 12:29am

highs:
* getting a job for work placement for college, was begining to think i wouldn't get one.
* getting through one of the thoughest years of my college course (2nd year) quite well.
* seeing the joy in my nephew playing the wii that santa got him.
* seeing those new rules for learner drivers and thinking i'm glad i don't have to go through that.
* seeing my brother being enrolled into the Boston police force.
* sure there are others can't really think about them now.

lows:
* a breakup which i took pretty badly.
* when i threw a complete mental fit at boston airport because my bags were taken off at shannon when i was flying dublin->shannon->boston on the same plane

, looking back at it in hindsight i was pretty stupid and i think i damaged that desk girl for life, i'm pretty ashamed at that.
* having a **** summer where all i did was work and all the weather did was rain.

rmacm · 01-01-2008 1:05am

Highs: Graduating from college and getting a job.

Lows: The **** summer while I waited around to start said job while it rained pretty much constantly (it wasn't entirely **** there was the odd little ray of sun light).

humbert · 01-01-2008 1:10am

Hmm. Highs:
Finishing in UCD, big high. Traveling a lot and having some very good times. Looks like I've finally gotten the job thing sorted out and found something I'm looking forward to doing. Met a nice girl.

Lows: Being stuck in Dundalk living at home for way too long. Commuting to college before and during finals.

Weighing everything up it's been a pretty good year.

Pj! · 01-01-2008 1:11am

Highs: Losing weight then packed on loads of muscle.
Learnt the guitar and bodhran
Passed exams easily
Won the lotto
Bought new house/car
Great girlfriend

Lows: None really

Oh 2007 you said?? Sorry, the above is 2008.

RoyalMarine · 01-01-2008 1:11am

high: accepted to college.

low: grandmother's 3 stroke's. diagnosed with alsizimers (spelling as drunk) and also diagnoses with epilipsey.
bad year for her. love her to bits tho.

dogg_r_69 · 01-01-2008 1:14am

Quality wrote: »

Ahh Bless him...

That is a low...

I had a pretty **** year too.

I got married...... While I had the vomiting bug
I got pregnant.....Then Miscarried
I started a new job.... got made redundant but wasnt there long enough for redundancy.

Jaysus I hope 08 is better.

My god, after reading that I hope for the same

As for me
Highs:
Falling for someone in particular, my job, building a new house,
Lows:
Breaking up with someone in particular

bunny shooter · 01-01-2008 1:15am

Highs : got tickets to Springsteen for May
Lows : wet summer was a bummer

MagicMarker · 01-01-2008 1:42am

Lows: Can't really think of any

Highs: Left Ireland.

sullivk · 01-01-2008 2:05am

Highs:
Passed my 3rd year of college,
Started getting paid for college work placement,
My little babba started school,:D
My banger passed the NCT,:eek:
My sister & sister-in-law had beautiful babies

Lows:
A particularly bad relationship with a psycho,
My grandad very sick in hospital at the moment,
Stupid crappy summer with no holiday

Thats more highs than lows!

01-01-2008 2:15am

My lows are too numerous to air in polite conversation.
2007 was such a bad year, that eventually the anticipation of the next disaster became my principle source of amusement.

On the plus while youse were being washed out I was basking on the continent, and when a nip came in the air there, I returned to a glorious autumn.

Karl Hungus · 01-01-2008 2:20am

Highs - lots.
Lows - not so many.

Pigman II · 01-01-2008 2:35am

Low - Committed my first murder

High - Got away with it.

Nightwish · 01-01-2008 2:56am

Highs - Went to NYC
Went to loads of gigs
Met 2 of my favourite bands
Bought both my 1st and 2nd car
Finally moved out of my parents house

Lows - Financial situation is fairly bleak
My OH moving to Dublin to be a Prison Officer
My job

Poxyshamrock · 01-01-2008 4:30am

Highs: 2007 in general bar the lows
Lows: Nana died, and other things like the murder of Manuela Riedo and death of Katy French.

Manic Moran · 01-01-2008 6:09am

Hmm..

Highs, going to Budapest as a guest of Ferrari to watch the Grand Prix, qualifying on the Bradley.

Lows... Don't really have any, other than losing out after a couple of job interviews so I'm stuck in the same job. Can't complain about 2007 at all. Roll on 2008. I've got just under two hours to go.

NTM

pid() · 01-01-2008 6:19am

Highs: Leaving a job, and a town that were sucking the life out of me. I have my dream job now, however the hours could be better but that's a small thing to complain about really.

Lows: You know.... nothing comes to mind.

Ruu_Old · 01-01-2008 6:26am

Highs:New job
Low: My cousin committing suicide.

2008 is going to be a big one for my wife and I, fun times.

phasers · 01-01-2008 9:45am

Highs: ?

Lows:
too many people I know getting sick or dying

going back to school and being completely lost, failing all my tests and getting constantly shouted at

Jello · 01-01-2008 11:04am

Highs:
-Went to Paris with a bunch of school mates in March, amazing trip.
-Went to Rome and Sorrento in October, another great holiday.
-Got my first job for 6 weeks and earned €2,000

Lows:
-My Grandad died yesterday.

Mr. CooL ICE · 01-01-2008 12:16pm

Highs :

Doing well in my christmas exams.
Getting a high paying job for the summer.
Buying a car.

Lows:

Doing rubbish in my summer college exams (still passed them).
Totally mismanaging my earned money and becoming broke.
Car constantly breaking down.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 01-01-2008 12:18pm

highs: weed

lows: lack of weed

Terry · 01-01-2008 12:59pm

Highs: Lots of beer.

Lows: The hangovers.

Other than that, it's been the same as any other year.

pid() · 01-01-2008 1:01pm

Jello wrote: »

Lows:
-My Grandad died yesterday.

Sorry to hear that Jello.

ellenmelon · 01-01-2008 1:27pm

highs:
finishing my first year of my degree. it was fricking hard work.
making some great new friends
getting work that i like, even if its not the best pay.

lows:
not having high enough expectations for myself.
not getting as fit as i wanted

a few others in both lists, but not worth mentioning! sorry to all those who have lost people this year, and especially those in the last few weeks/days

happy new year everyone, bring on 2008!

Heisenberg. · 01-01-2008 1:46pm

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CathyMoran · 01-01-2008 3:38pm

Highs - Paris in January and November, Portugal in April and May, Shane in general, Christmas, swimming in January, the car, being declared NED (no evidence of cancer).

Lows - Sai (Scenic911) dying, almost dying myself in February, the surgery to remove my oesophagus, extreme fatigue, not being able to eat properly again ever, waiting to recover from the surgery (and still am), my job.

Not a year that I would ever want to go through again, I cried with relief when it was over. I would not have got through this year had it not been for my husband who was literally my lifeline and saved me from death as he gave me a reason to live when I did not want to. Thanks to everyone on Boards too for chearing me up through the worst year of my life so far, reading all your comments really helped.

shane86 · 01-01-2008 3:47pm

Highs- having the best weekend of my life in Glasgow in the summer. Goin to Prague on a mad one in September

Lows- thankfully no deaths, lowest feeling had to be the night of my 21st birthday when Slovakia scored that equaliser in the dying minutes of the game and all but sent us out of Euro 08. Im not one for attention and so I was going to treat my 21st like any other birthday, few with the lads in the pub, nightclub, home, same old, but I was so sickened by what happened that night I went home, got more drunk and traded drink fuelled opinion on the Soccer forum. Seeing the Scots (a team Ive nearly as much affinity to Ireland with after the craic I had with undisputably the most bang on/ most mentally ill race of people on Gods green earth on my trip there) knocked out so cruelly by Italy after such a hard fought campaign was also a heartbreaker.

And oh yeah, the first 7 hours of 2008 went pretty sweet too

Right now Im still quarter drunk and surprisingly unaffected by having slept a total of 3 hours since midday yesterday.

Shirty · 01-01-2008 4:59pm

Highs
Lots and lots of lovely travel

Lows
Having to leave my fantastic job
Falling for someone I realy shouldn't
Being in a really bad accident
My best friend moving away

pickarooney · 01-01-2008 6:51pm

Highs
Birth of my firstborn
Getting my driving license
Passing the 200 page mark in my novel
Job Promotion

Lows
Still not having made any friends
Grandmother dying
Job sucking majorly and wanting to get demoted again (I'll keep the raise though)

Jeapy · 01-01-2008 7:12pm

highs- smoke free for a year as of today!!!

, NYC and France with my man

lows- put on a stone and a half for my non smoking trouble! moving to dublin on my own and being completely miserable!

Happy New Year esp to everyone who posted before me whose 2007 wasnt too kind. Here's to 2008 guys!

6th · 01-01-2008 7:16pm

HIGHS: Birth of my second child, making it 1 girl and 1 boy.

LOWS: Getting a smack of a car and breaking my wrist.

Elessar · 01-01-2008 9:53pm

High - buying an expensive car at 21

Lows:
Payments for said car
Still stuck in a boring job that I can't just leave because of said payments
My Nana died

A pretty sh*tty year all told. I expect 2008 to be exactly the same.

shipwreck · 01-01-2008 11:09pm

highs: getting to croker for the England game
getting my masters

Lows: getting veritgo, a stomach ulcer, having my wisdom tooth extraction and the four bouts of flu (all thanks to said masters..stress)
finally dumping my stupid ex, trying to work full time and do a thesis!

RAFC · 01-01-2008 11:40pm

Highs:
Sister beat cancer

:D:D
Won a holiday voucher and went to France (foreign hols are a no no when you have four kids) - drove to Barcelona and went to match in Camp Nou WOW.
Spent rest of summer in a caravan with kids - rain, rain, rain - had a ball (I swear:))
Kids healthy all year.
Learning to play Mandolin - late in life I know, but loving it

:D:D

Lows:
Buried my uncle.
The highs far outweigh any other lows.

Roll on 2008

Jello · 01-01-2008 11:47pm

pid() wrote: »

Sorry to hear that Jello.

Thanks pid.

Crumble Froo · 01-01-2008 11:59pm

Highs: Going to New Zealand for the first time, then going back twice, meeting my boyfriend for the first time after knowing him almost two years, making peace with my parents, getting an awesome reference from my old job, starting a new life in New Zealand, meeting some really cool people, taking up camogie again just to prove to myself I still could, spending almost a week in Germany for a rock festival, one of the best times of my life, overcoming some old fears, seeing my b/f's sister's new baby less than 5 hours after she was born.

Lows: not knowing what I wanted for a while, acting rashly, moving out from my old house, moving back into my parents' house, getting stupendously drunk too often, and having to leave Ireland.

hmm, I quite like the Sinatra line 'Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention'

Highs and Lows of 2007

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