Our Married Life

Look sisters!!

I’ll get them all up some day….but it’s difficult going through and making sure each picture is properly edited, etc. Anyway here is day 3 of our trip. Still in Rome…

Ok, I know at this point people start making resolutions. I’m going to call mine a checklist. Here’s what I want to accomplish in the year 2010:

• Top on my list…be consistent with working out.
• Work on the house. This includes…
• Change out sink
• Replace carpet downstairs with wood floor
• Repaint the living room
• Get living room furniture
• Organize master bedroom closet
• Move money from savings into retirement fund, open an IRA

I think that’s it. These are pretty big goals, so hopefully we can accomplish them all.

We do plan on taking a couple small vacations this year. We want to go back to Mexico sometime in the spring or fall, and another smaller vacation.

Yay I get to see snow!

Cursive

What do you all think? I certainly remember having to practice cursive in elementary school. Today, my writing skills consists of cursive mixed with prints but it’s as messy as it can be. Is typing on the keyboard causing my penmanship to fade? I remember in HS trying to write as neat as I can with the big curlz. I could care less today. I still use paper to take notes and whatnot, but I can see how writing wouldn’t be necessary 10-20 years from now. It’s strange to see that the need to handwrite something is starting to fade…

Recap of 2008. There were several ups and downs but overall it was a good year.

1. Brian got a new car.
2. Dad got sick and was hospitalized for 2 weeks.
3. We got puppy Leah.
4. I traveled to Richmond for work.
5. Both my parents health has been stabilized.
6. We went to San Diego for vacation.
7. My maternal grandmother passed away. Click here to see neat a mausoleom my mom’s family built in Cambodia.
8. We bought a dining set (my half of the deal since Brian got the new Macbook). Only one more room to fill – formal dining room.
9. We threw a holiday party.
10. Took a much needed vacation where I did absolutely nothing.

So here’s my personal resolution for 2009. I know it’s silly to make resolutions especially when they’re broken in about 2 months, but hopefully, just maybe I keep these resolutions.

1. Workout 4-5 times a week
2. Learn how to meditate
3. Read at least 1 book a quarter
4. Eat more veggies
5. Eat out no more than once a week at work
6. Cook more
7. Blog more
8. Wake up earlier and begin a morning routine (ie. do chores, walk the dogs, eat breakfast, chill, then get ready)
9. Organize our closet
10. Do more gardening
11. Read the news more
12. Organize the stuff in our cabinets
13. Fix the hole in the ceiling of our dining room
14. GO TO EUROPE

I think all of these are attainable, with the exception of the last one. We’re hoping to plan a big trip for the fall, but I haven’t even begun to do my research. I was hoping I was going to get some that research done during my holiday vacation, and I suppose I still have a couple days left, but the task seems to be overly daunting. Maybe I should just call the travel agent that a friend recommended.

Happy New Year everyone!

Finally, I get to breathe. The last few weeks, months has been hectic at work. But we’re done and now we’re just tying loose ends. I have to say yesterday I had one of the worst meetings in my life. But on my way home today, I was able to put it in perspective and realized that if this is bad, then I’m pretty darn lucky.

Anyway, I love this weather and can’t wait till I get to pull out my sweaters. :-D

I particularly love 1964 and 1978. Go to www.yearbookyourself.com to create your own. It’s heelarious.