It's a new year and I have new hopes. Much has changed since my last blog...mostly because my life got busy and I got lazy in my writing. My first hope for 2011 is that I won't be a blogspot drop out this year. I mean, here it is a Friday night and I am in flannel pajamas...I just ate a frozen burrito and I am watching E! run old episodes of Sex and the City. It feels like my single days of 2009. I am not single, I am merely the girlfriend of a boyfriend who ate bad Chinese food for lunch and is now sick as a dog...
and speaking of canines, I have since my last blog become the devoted mother of two rescue dogs who make up the little family we have. Mabel is asleep to my left and Cody is curled in a ball to my right. It's far from an exciting night on the town, but it's my life and it makes me quite happy. I went from a fancy-free, single, fun gal to a matriarch with a household who I take care of- and who takes care of me too. It's simple and sweet.
My other hopes for the year are a little more grandiose. I have hopes for a new home, that fits our needs for space and comfort. I am not sure how difficult it will be to sell the current, place, but St Joseph has been summoned to assist. It's been a little chilly to place him underground, where he does his best work, but in the coming days he will make himself at home in the front yard.
My 5th semester of grad school begins next week. I can hardly believe I have already put in five semesters. The time has flown by! Unfortunately, I still have about 5 more to go, but hey, overall, it has been a rewarding and enjoyable experience- and it's an investment in myself.
I know that the year holds great things for Steve and I. We work so well together and we have fun. We are starting to plan a long weekend to New Orleans in February. I am hoping to spend some time at a beach as well this summer.
My biggest hopes for 2011 are to improve myself as a person. I want to be a more patient person...a person who lets go of negative and instead focuses on all the good that surrounds me. 2010 challenged me in ways I didn't expect. I learned some hard lessons in love and friendship. Some of them continue to perplex me, but I try to think rationally and respond maturely. I tend to react on emotion, so I am trying to avoid that. If my feelings get hurt, that can't be prevented, but I can prevent hurting other people's feelings. I plan to pray for God to help me act with grace at difficult times.
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