Happy New Year!

(yeah, I realize that I'm a few days late. but that's what you get with a mom of a new baby!)

I would like to be able to tell you that in the past year I...

• Lost a few dress sizes
• Learned how to cook healthy, inexpensive meals for the fam
• Spent tons of time with my closest friends and family
• Finished reading through the New Testament

Instead, I have to tell you that in the past year I…

• Weigh just about the same as I did this time last year
• Served pizza and mac n cheese far too often
• Moved to Colorado away from some of my closest friends and family
• Am still a few chapters away from finishing the New Testament
  

However, in the past year I also…

• Got to wear maternity pants and dresses! (Welcome Jack!!)
• Already lost the baby weight I had gained during the pregnancy
• Did learn a few new cooking techniques that I’m loving
• Moved to Colorado to be surrounded by awesome family
• Made some new friends and was visited by some of our Texas friends and family
• Gained a new appreciation for and sense of awe of God
  

In this next year, I am hoping to…

• Start officially looking into whether we can adopt
• Redefine my goal of losing weight to eating healthier and being more active (so far so good, by the way!)
• Move to Denver to be closer to Ben’s work and family
• Spend loads of time outdoors with the kiddos
• Finish the New Testament and start reading through the Old
  

Here’s to a divine 2009!