I just thought of something else...and I think it speaks volumes that this didn;t occur to me when I first posted:
The second anniversary of Bomb #1 passed by in Aug (21?22?). I was semi-aware of it, felt a little unsettled now and again...but I pretty much sailed through it. I think we partied with D and H that weekend...fitting as it was with them that we partied the night after Bomb #1 in 2002.
So for those of you who are heading into year #2...my experience is of way less intensity...it DOES get better!