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2009

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Since 2008 was a year of change, I think that 2009 will be a year of growth. We shall see.

There will be a lot of changes in the physical part of our house in 2009. We want to put recessed lighting up in the kitchen, change the ceiling fan in our bedroom and in the family room. Carpet the basement, put flooring down in the dining room, our bathroom and kitchen. Get rid of the back splash tile in the kitchen and laundry room. I would love to have some furniture in the living room sometime in 2009! New shower in the master bathroom. A new vanity with sinks in there too. Take the mirror down over the fireplace, take the mirror down in our bathroom and put up two medicine cabinets.  Whew. Don’t think that all will happen, but at least a few things may.

I’m looking forward to the photography business growing in 2009. I would like to work more than twice a month, but, I will take what I can get. :smile:

Trips include one to Ohio in March and one to Vegas in May. Other than that, not really going anywhere. I think we’re thinking of going to a theme park in the spring/summer. I would love to go to Busch Gardens at least once in 2009! Atlanta will be on the list once we know the oldest will be there for a while. She would leave in June if they decide to go through with the consolidation. In which case, I’m sure she will be in Richmond again, so we’re leaving that alone for right now.

I will have 8 years under my belt, in February, as a blogger. That’s a long time to blog my life for everyone to see. I would like to import some entries in 2009. That’s one of the things I’ve been meaning to do. I do have them all on CD’s, back when I was on Blogger, then with Movable Type and Grey Matter. It’s easier to import the WP ones though, so I will probably do those first.

I will try on my wedding dress sometime in early May. After 25 years, I hope to get it at least on my body, even though I’m pretty sure it will not zip! I will be losing at least a pound a week, so I should easily be at my goal weight by then. The last time I tried it on was 15 years ago, when I wanted to wear it for our vow renewal at our 10 year anniversary. Didn’t work out, but, it may this time. We’ll celebrate our 25th anniversary of marriage in July, which is why we’re going to Vegas in mid-May. Too hot in July!

Tomorrow, the first of January, marks our 25th anniversary of our first official date! We went to Kennedy Space Center and had a great time. I still remember it like it was yesterday. We have some photos I will have to put online one of these days. We were in the astronaut suits for photos. :smile: We looked around for free, back in the day, it was a free place! We took the girls there a long time ago and saw everything again. It was when we lived down in Georgia, so in the mid-90′s. It’s not really changed that much though!

Tonight hubby and I will be staying in as I’m still sick with a head cold. Subway subs and probably a few movies to usher in the New Year.

I hope to be well enough to head back to the gym by Friday or Saturday. Need to get moving on losing these last 10 pounds before May 1st!

Happy New Year everyone! I wish you plenty of luck, happiness, love and laughter in 2009 and beyond! :kiss:

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Just formatted my computer, Sophie. She’s running faster now! I backed up all photos and doc’s to my external, so I really have nothing on here. Just have to install iTunes and I’m done! All the graphic programs, Word, etc. are already installed. Yay!

End of 2008

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I cannot believe that it’s the end of the year already. I swear this year FLEW by! We just moved in right?

I have a cold. Sudafed seems to be working okay though, I can handle it.

The oldest is much better, she left here on Saturday for Richmond. Her boyfriend drove her down to ATL on Sunday and she was back at work today. He’s staying the week down there and spending New Year’s with her, then flying home over the weekend.

I went and worked out yesterday at the new gym. It was not busy, even though the people that go there seem to think it is busy. I guess it’s all perspective. One day we’ll have a home gym, but, for now I like that I don’t have to do maintenance or upkeep. I did the elliptical,  which is a really good workout! It’s been about 2 years since I’ve been on one. I also rode the bike and then did tons of ab work. There was a pickup game of hockey in the roller blade rink, so there were boys to watch. Hubby  wants to try ice skating there one day in the ice rink. I’m SO uncoordinated that I’m terrified of that. I do know how to roller blade and skate, but, never tried the ice skating thing. It was kind of hard to do in Florida growing up. *LOL* On tap for the rest of the week, working out on the bike and anything but running. Hard to breathe while running with a cold! I am steady at the weight I’ve been at for two weeks, today I was up a pound, so working out daily is the way to go for me.

The oldest took this awesome photo of  hubby and I on Christmas Day! You can see it on my Facebook and our Flickr account as well. I’m going to get some scrapping done next month and that’s one of the ones to print!

I plan on getting the rest of the Christmas stuff down around the house tomorrow. I’ve been putting it all in the living room. Hubby will take the stuff down from the attic this week sometime so I can pack it all up and then put it back up there until next November.

I did get to Target today to get some stuff on clearance for next Christmas! The cards are bought, yay! And I also scored some gift tags and some other things for the house. The cookie exchange was a hit this year, so I have plates and napkins bought for next year already. I also bought a few baskets and other container-y things for the little girlie’s toys. I swear they multiplied while we were sleeping on Christmas night.

Hubby and I went to the mall yesterday. I returned the three pairs of jeans that I gave him for Christmas and he actually found three there that he liked so much he bought them! I found two shirts, but, no jeans. I will have to keep looking for the right kind. I really like my Levi’s, but I want to see what else is out there. Gloria Vanderbilt’s, Lee’s and Liz Claibornes fit weird. I swear, I know I’m looking in the wrong stores. I tried Penny’s yesterday, the Levi’s came from Macy’s. Where do you buy your jeans and what kind are they? Are they comfy?

Celebrating 2009 with my honey with a nice dinner out probably. Depending on how we feel.

Oh! When I was at JC this afternoon, I actually talked to a potential photography client. We’ll see what happens. She’s pregnant and due in mid-February. I gave her a card and talked to her for a bit about how I work, etc. Keep your fingers crossed!

I’m backing up my hard drive  ready for a reformat this week sometime. It’s been about 2 years since I reformatted Sophie. I know she’s due as she’s gotten a little sluggish. There’s traces of old programs on here that I want to get rid of and I cannot wait to do this.

If I don’t post before NYE, Happy New Year to you and your family! Drive safely and I will see you in 2009!! :party: