I feel like my life has just been GO, GO, GO since Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of friends, a huge turkey, wine...the usual. Plus, Lacey and her dog Phil were here for several days. We went to Garden of the Gods, a trip along Gold Camp Road and went to a tree lighting ceremony at the Broadmoor.
At the Broadmoor.
Thanksgiving dinner (Scott looks short because he is in a lawn chair)!
I was expecting Elliott to be big, but he was huge! Last time I saw him he was 5ish pounds!
Enjoying some much needed Tarika Time!
Gunnison loved running on the beach!
Family picture in front of the fire.
The McLain Clan
Then we were off again. This time to Apple Valley, MN to spend Christmas with almost all of the Boleman family. It was wonderful. After the festivities we went to my parents house. We had a nice Christmas dinner (on the 26th). We also enjoyed a couple of bonfires (in Dec?), a trip to global market and all around St. Paul, games, family movies, and so much more.
Family portrait on the Mississippi
Me with Sawyer!
I got the Santa suit the day after Christmas, he HATED it!
Proof that we really did enjoy a campfire in December without needing snowpants!
Niebler family!
As if we hadn't put enough miles on our car already, we left for WI. We were able to see the Niebler grandparents as well as a couple of my aunts and a cousin. We stayed with our friends Suzanne and Justine in Madison for a couple of nights. We enjoyed seeing the zoo and town. We also had a fondu party and Harry Potter marathon for New Years Eve.
Visiting the Niebler Grandparents.
Just a bunch of monkeys!
Scott, Justine and Suzanne!
Fondue party and Harry Potter marathon!
They are adorable!
Midnight kiss!
Speaking of New Years Eve, here are my resolutions:
1. Lose weight. I am on the downside of day 2 on this one, and so far I am doing really well! I found an app for my phone that I really like to keep track of diet and exercise. I will see if this will work for me. It is significantly cheaper than Weight Watchers...However, if I lose my motivation, I may go back to the tried and true WW.
2. Use reusable garbage bags instead of plastic ones most of the time.
3. Update my blog more (hopefully 2 times a month)!
4. Limit my soda intake to only when we are at restaurants or I need the caffeine (like through the night car trips and night shifts). On the same note, I want to drink 8 glasses of water a day in addition to milk, juice, soda, etc.
I think that those are all doable goals for the year. I will keep you posted on how I do!
