The last four years of my life have actually been wonderful. I've been able to find work and get a very nice promotion in that time, I own my own house, my child goes to one of the best schools in the city, and my husband make a nice salary working for a scum sucking injury lawyer (who incidentally is a Bush fan, even though Bush is very against everything my husband does for a living).
I'm finally financially stable enough to contribute anually to my IRA, put some cash into savings, and buy some nice, expensive grown up toys (I love my new laptop). Next year we are adding on to the house and finishing the attic, and the year after that it will time for a new car.
Yup, life's been good for 4 years. I wouldn't mind 4 more of the same.