Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dear 2008:

Do you ever find that the older you get, the quicker the years go? Especially when you have littles, the years FLY by.

2008, I will remember:

  • Baby Landy, such a joy
  • flooding my basement on what was supposed to be an INCREDIBLE birthday (I was, after all, turning 25) It was definitely memorable.
  • Saying farewell to yet another brother off to serve the Lord
  • Welcoming home Uncle B
  • Park City, Park City, Park City (you can't forget it when that's all your daughter talks about)
  • Teaching piano lessons (I'm almost becoming a professional.)
  • Our 5 year anniversary
  • Lots of messes
  • Lots of loves
  • Lots of baths (mmm, so nice)
  • Saying good bye to my kidneys stones and stent (HOORAY!!)
  • A blizzardy Christmas
  • Home improvement projects (woot! woot! for a cute house)
  • Being happy
  • 10 inches of beautiful snow in October
  • an amazing husband
  • my little rockstar
  • playing the organ (on very limited knowledge)
  • yummy food
  • a cancer survivor (best thing that happened all year)
  • Best family pictures ever, in the history of family pictures!
  • having a boy (by this I mean discovering the joy of Cooper as a two year old)

Dear 2009, I look forward to:

  • waking up to a clean house every morning
  • no candy and pop (oh, husband and Cooper are in for a doozy!)
  • less tv, more family time
  • painting my kitchen
  • dwindling debt
  • spending more time in the scriptures
  • Kami going to school (really, not looking forward to this. I would describe the feeling more as dread. Kami, of course is super excited)
  • feeling the wind in my hair, and the wild rush of freedom that comes from owning ones own WORKING vehicle. (we're looking for an alternator for a 99 Dodge Status)
  • holidays: I plan to be the bees knees of holiday hoopla (love a reason to celebrate)
  • Running a 5K (Gasp! Shock! I know. I also know plenty who will laugh at me for such a piddly goal, but running isn't my thing and I think a 5K sounds like a feet of incredible proportions. Sarah is my inspiration.)
  • Coley's homecoming
  • a bigger garden plot
  • A potty trained son (at this rate, it might be Landon before it's Cooper)
  • the beach

2 comments:

  1. Love the list. I too am making a list of memories and things to look forward to. I am not calling mine resolutions. I am calling them evolutions. I like to think of it as myself evolving into a better being.

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  2. I'm especially impressed with the 5K, that's how we all start you know. And I hear you on the potty training - I was just jotting down goals for FHE tonight & that was one I put down for Shelby, "by the END of 2009 Shelby will be potty trained." Do you think I gave myself enough elbow room?!?

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