E and I had a quiet new year’s eve last night. We didn’t even bust out the sparkling wine – I think we were too full from all the snacking, and then from our lobster pizza dinner. And…we were in bed by 10pm. We woke up at midnight to the neighbors shooting off fireworks. Someone must have passed out before midnight and missed their chance for fireworks because they were setting them off at 5am this morning.

I ran 6 miles yesterday and 3 this morning. Apparently 2012 is going to be the year of running for me. I’m nervous about the half marathon, and I’m sure I will be nervous until I cross the finish line. I also signed up for a St Pat’s Day 8K in March. Oh, and I have the Warrior Dash in July.

I paid off my car last week – a year early. It’s nice to go into 2012 with no debt. I’m hoping E and I can have a couple good trips this year. We had a pretty good 2011 for travel with South Carolina (plus Savannah), Hawaii, Tennessee, Las Vegas and Virginia. We have talked about Ireland, but nothing definite there yet. And maybe I’ll be brave enough to take a trip by myself this year.

I think this year I’m just going to enjoy life. I have an awesome one, and I’m always looking for something more instead of just being happy with what I have. It’s not that I’ll just let myself get stale – I want to work on my baking, read more, and worry less. I want to plant flowers this spring, maybe paint our kitchen cabinets, and paint the insides of the closets and pantry.  I want to get rid of the useless (in all aspects of my life). I want to appreciate more.

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