Hello 2011

HI!!! It's 2011!!! We spent New Year's eve with Ben and Breanna. We had a yummy dinner followed by Wii games. It's pretty hysterical to play Super Mario Bros with 4 people. We yelled a lot and called each other names as we accidentally killed each other. Ben wasn't feeling well and it got progressively worse as the evening went on. Just after 10:30pm they left to take Ben to the emergency room. We got a text message at about 11:15pm asking if Doug could give Ben a blessing. We got ready and waited a little bit. I thought it would save us some time if we left and met them at their apartment because the doctors were moving quickly and I thought they would be leaving soon. Breanna sent another text that they wouldn't be leaving soon after all. We headed home and caught a glimpse of some fireworks on the way. We hope Ben is feeling better today.
On a different "pity me" moment, I don't feel good today. I'm ringing in the new year with a female "visitor" and cramps.

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I had one more thing on my cleaning list to finish from yesterday. Changing the HVAC filter. We change the filter regularly, but holy cow this thing got dirty quickly!! No wonder I had so much dusting to do. I'm going to try to never change this filter again. I'm filing a petition that it's a Doug job - he's the one who always does it anyways, but I thought it would be no big deal. After carrying a heavy awkward ladder upstairs and down (banging it on the steps on the way up and down), prying on the latch, struggling to get the filter over the screw head that's sticking out, yelling "DANG YOU!!!!!!!!!", and hitting it with a hammer, I'm not doing it again! Yep, I let the air filter get the better of me. Stupid filter.

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I haven't really thought of the things I really want to accomplish in 2011, but I do have things that have been on my list through 2010. One big thing is getting back in shape. I've reached a point when I walk/run - I feel jiggling, if I hit bumps in the road - I feel jiggling, you get the idea. I've been telling people that I need to watch it or my muffin top will become a donut ring. I found these 2 shirts that made me laugh:Also, while searching for a funny picture for my "donut ring", I actually found a donut ring! How cute is this:

Doug and I really need to focus on getting healthy. We're not very unhealthy, but we can definitely use some exercise and better diets.

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More stuff on my long time list:

We need to spend more time with our friends and families.

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We need to work on paying his truck off as soon as we can, but that's going to take us more than a few years.

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We need to get outside more often.

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I need to work on having more patience. I'm pretty patient in general, but I get very annoyed with some people and things, so I need to work on my own understanding and not let it bother me so much.

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I want to turn our blog into a book per year.

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We have other projects for the house in mind too and I know there are many other personal growth things for me to work on this year.

I'm really grateful for Doug and I'm lucky to have him as my husband and eternal companion. I'm also thankful for our family and friends. We are looking forward to this year and hope your 2011 is wonderful too. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!