As everyone says, I can't believe that this year has gone by so fast. So much has happened in 2010. My oldest nephew announced that he will be driving soon. My mom turned the big 6-0 and I flew to California and surprised her! I got a passport and treaveled to Mexico for the first time. Had two surgeries, a few health scares, and saw my first neurologist. I told someone that I was falling in love with him, and 5 minutes later we decided to go our seperate ways. An ex-boyfriend, who is a close friend still, told me he stilled loved me and wished we had worked out. Of course he told me while he was thousands of miles away, fighting a war in Afghanistan, and he had to leave his wife and new child behind. On a good note, that close friend is now home safe and sound.
Life went on with work. I managed to survive my first year as an assistant to a VP and got a good review. Although my mentor, who I considered a friend, decided to turn on me out of jealousy, and I had to report her to my boss and HR. All of the hard I put in to loosing 50 pounds in 2008, I managed to gain 40 of it back (didn't help that the medicine I was taking made me hungry and doc wouldn't let me exercise). As of Dec. 23, 2010, I started back up at the gym and re-joined Jenny Craig. First goal: loose 30 pounds and keep it going.
Do I have a New Years resolution you ask? Never do... I have decided to do more just for ME and not let other people take advantage. I am focusing on what's important to me and worry about myself first. I will try to spend more time visiting with other family members around the states. I also need to get on track and go back to school.
How about you? Any resolutions? Any goals that you have made before we close 2010, and open 2011?
Happy New Year
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Did any of you have Christmas traditions or am I the only one?
Ok, so when my brother and I were kids, we had family traditions. Starting day after thanksgiving we would put the christmas tree up and all of the decorations. My brother and I always looked forward to December 1st because mom and dad would give us advent calendars. You know, the ones with the little chocolates. Each night, before bed, we would open one window which gave us a little chocolate and we would get more and more excited about Santa coming. I always couldn't wait for all of my favorite vhristmas tv shows & movies. There was Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Rudolph Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Grinch ( the old one narrated by Boris Karloff), Scrooge, White Christmas, and Its a Wonderful Life. DVD's nor video recorders were never thought of. As a matter of fact, we had a small 13 inch tv for the longest time. This was the time of the year that mom make sure we would write our christmas list to Santa! This took lots of time to figure out exactly what I wanted.
We would go to church on Christmas Eve, usually an early service, come home, and mom would make a nice meal for all of us. Or maybe we were at either set of grandparents house. Dad would allow us to open one small gift at the dinner table, right before we ate. Cookies and Beer were always left out for Santa. I always thought that was odd. Why beer and not milk? Dad said that sometime Santa got tired of having the same thing all the time.We were then told that we had to be in bed no later than 9:00pm because Santa could come at any time. My brother and I of course tried to stay up as late a possible to try to catch a glimps of Santa or to at least here the reindeer on the roof. But we always failed. The next morning, like any child you get up as early as you can. But the rule was, we could not come out of the bedroom until mom & dad got up. Dad always had to inspect the family room first, and see if Santa thought we were bad (and left cole) or were good (and left gifts). Thank goodness Santa believed we were good all year!!
Today, at the age of 36, I always have a wish that I could go back to traditions as simple and wonderful as they were when I was a kid. This year, its different. Yes, we will have Christmas eve dinner with my dad & step-mom. But I will be going to church services by myself. I will wake up on Christmas day in my small apartment, take Colby (my super awesome dog) out for a long walk. Drive over to my dad's house for a late breakfast and maybe a couple of gifts. I will then go home for the afternoon, call my mom in California, talk to some friends & wish them all a Merry Christmas, and then its back over to dad's for dinner and possibly a game of dominos.
We would go to church on Christmas Eve, usually an early service, come home, and mom would make a nice meal for all of us. Or maybe we were at either set of grandparents house. Dad would allow us to open one small gift at the dinner table, right before we ate. Cookies and Beer were always left out for Santa. I always thought that was odd. Why beer and not milk? Dad said that sometime Santa got tired of having the same thing all the time.We were then told that we had to be in bed no later than 9:00pm because Santa could come at any time. My brother and I of course tried to stay up as late a possible to try to catch a glimps of Santa or to at least here the reindeer on the roof. But we always failed. The next morning, like any child you get up as early as you can. But the rule was, we could not come out of the bedroom until mom & dad got up. Dad always had to inspect the family room first, and see if Santa thought we were bad (and left cole) or were good (and left gifts). Thank goodness Santa believed we were good all year!!
Today, at the age of 36, I always have a wish that I could go back to traditions as simple and wonderful as they were when I was a kid. This year, its different. Yes, we will have Christmas eve dinner with my dad & step-mom. But I will be going to church services by myself. I will wake up on Christmas day in my small apartment, take Colby (my super awesome dog) out for a long walk. Drive over to my dad's house for a late breakfast and maybe a couple of gifts. I will then go home for the afternoon, call my mom in California, talk to some friends & wish them all a Merry Christmas, and then its back over to dad's for dinner and possibly a game of dominos.
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