Well. Here we are again. January 1st. Where did that year go? I believe that sufficient time has passed in order for me to bear discussing last year's resolutions. Do you remember? If you don't, refer to this. I'll have you know that it has taken me a full 13 months to get over the 2 or 3 hours of perfection.
Granted, these weren't actually my resolutions, per say. It was an experiment in perfection to let you, my loyal blog readers, know what was worth making resolutions about and what you should just take one moment at a time. It was a painful, painful few moments of my life. Which brings us to this year. 2012. The year in which the Vikings will win more games than they lose (hope springs eternal). A year in which my friends will send me copious amounts of electronic communications letting me know how much they adore me. (snort. eye roll.) A year in which my rather large family will all positively beg us to move closer (hahaha. right.) A year in which my dear RW will shower me with his love and affection (ok - that one is likely. I married well.). Yes, that year. 2012. It's here.
I know I may disappoint some, but I don't really have any resolutions for you today. My friend Stacie and I were discussing resolutions this week, and we both agreed that one can change any day. This may be a shock to some, but you really don't have to wait until January 1st to do something different. In my life, today looks a lot like yesterday. That may have something to do with the fact that the Vikings lost again today, but anyway.. you catch my drift.
So, so long, 2011. You were a decent year. You were fairly good to RW and myself. In 2011 we vacationed with both sides of our families. We took a few trips. We saw a nephew that we hold dear get married to his perfect mate. We rejoiced with another special nephew when he passed the bar, and laughed in awe and not a little bit of admiration at a sweet niece who had the privilege (?) of giving birth to her son in a gas station parking lot (I'm not sure she's laughing about that.) We laughed with friends. We cried with friends. We loved on our families. We grew closer to God and to each other. We had jobs. We watched a parent go through something very difficult, and learned from another parent how to deal with it. I got to see a friend I hadn't seen in 24 years (hi Kevin!). I got to spend a couple of days with another dear friend who lives in Africa. We made some new friends. We cherished the old ones. We did life, together. And for that, I'm so grateful.
Happy New Year to you all! Thanks for being such great readers. I'm looking forward to a fun year, blog included. And those resolutions? Yeah. Don't bother setting yourself up for failure. Take it from the expert. Cheers.
