And Happy Birthday to this blog! This is my third New Year's blog entry, even if it's a day late. Wow, time really flies, huh?
We had a great New Year's Eve celebration. Jennifer and Caleb hosted a game night that we pieced together with a lot of people that didn't know each other before now. At one point in the night someone commented that I was the only person who really knew everyone at our party. And it's true. I invited work friends, new friends, an old friend from high school who was in the area and of course, there were siblings, significant others and children. It was a great time.
We played a few games, ate a lot of food, had sangria, wine and some mixed drinks. We toasted the New Year on the porch with noisemakers, confetti and champagne. (I was not impressed by the champagne, to say the least. In fact, I thought it tasted vaguely of vomit, if you're interested.)
Jenn, Caleb, Paul and I have decided to run a 10K in May. I'm nervous. I was running a lot during the summer but that has fallen by the wayside since school started and all that. Paul and I went running yesterday, although I hate to call it running. We ran a little and walked a lot. It felt good to be moving, though. I have a loooong way to go, literally and figuratively speaking.
That's really the only New Year's resolution I have -- to run the 10K. I don't like making New Year's resolutions. In my opinion, it's kind of like celebrating Valentine's Day. Why do I need a special occasion to make changes in my life or turn over a new leaf or show someone I love them? Shouldn't that be an ongoing thing? If New Year's resolutions help someone do that, I won't begrudge them that. More power to them. But I generally don't want to do it.
I did resolve to correspond with my family better during 2009 and I did, sort of. With the exception of losing some gift cards and sending birthday cards late as a result, I did keep up my correspondence much better than I did in 2008. So making the resolution did help that. Let's hope it helps the running effort.
So ... Happy New Year, all!
1 comment:
happy new year, jess! and happy birthday to your blog, too. ;)
lmao at your description of the champagne. it's always disappointing when champagne is not tasty.
good luck getting ready for the 10K! that's a great goal to have.
i've decided to not do my normal fitness related resolutions this year (i always seem to fall short). for the past few months, it's been about bettering my soul, for lack of a non cheesy way to describe it. so this year, i'm going to concentrate on my inner self. not really a "resolution" per se, but a work in progress.
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