Here are some random reflections from 2008.
* The trek to the Tennessee Mountains. Our June visit to the Smoky Mountains was our first real vacation with Sydney. We also enjoyed our trip to Colorado to see friends and vacate in the mountains. Our time in Breckenridge really felt like a vacation.
* Mustard: It's like the fourth member of our family. Sydney can't eat without it. It's stained our clothes and the kitchen floor. When she's older, we'll take her to the mustard museum in Mt Horeb, Wisc. (Brian and I have been there twice and I've even read the owner's book, "Habeas Codfish." A great book about the legal history of food.)
* Cooking class: Brian and I took a cooking class at Kitchen Art. (Thank you Forbes family for watching Syd at the last-minute.) The class was fun, and Brian and I talk about making some of the recipes ... some day ... It's probably more likely that we will sign up for another class.
* My camera: One of my highlights was the camera that Brian & Syd gave me for mother's day.
* The Twilight books: I had heard about Twilight and never expected myself to be such a fan. Then the book was picked for October's bookclub, and the next thing I knew I had read all four books. Then, I was stressing about finding a sitter so I could see the movie on opening weekend. It's pure eye candy. Simply a fun book to read. (If anyone else even compares this book to Harry Potter, be ready to debate with me. Twilight is good, but it's not that good. BTW, I can't wait for the HP6 movie to come out in July.)
* Tina Fey: Yes, I know she's on every single top 10 list of 2008, but her Sarah Palin impressions were roll-in-the-floor-funny, and Brian and I've started watching 30 Rock together.
* Scrabble: Solo downtime for Brian and I is scarce, but we like to play Scrabble when we can.
* Speaking of Scrabble ... let me give a shoutout to the Barenaked Ladies' kid CD, Snacktime. Even though we've heard the CD 842,539 times, it still makes Brian and I smile, especially the alphabet song that has some great Scrabble words.
* Running a 5K the morning of Thanksgiving. My time was awful (in my defense I spent the semester studying) but it was just cool to run a race on a holiday. The course was beautiful too.
* Brian and Sydney: Every moment, thought and laugh that they inspired or shared. Life is good.
Happy New Year!
* Cooking class: Brian and I took a cooking class at Kitchen Art. (Thank you Forbes family for watching Syd at the last-minute.) The class was fun, and Brian and I talk about making some of the recipes ... some day ... It's probably more likely that we will sign up for another class.
* My camera: One of my highlights was the camera that Brian & Syd gave me for mother's day.
* The Twilight books: I had heard about Twilight and never expected myself to be such a fan. Then the book was picked for October's bookclub, and the next thing I knew I had read all four books. Then, I was stressing about finding a sitter so I could see the movie on opening weekend. It's pure eye candy. Simply a fun book to read. (If anyone else even compares this book to Harry Potter, be ready to debate with me. Twilight is good, but it's not that good. BTW, I can't wait for the HP6 movie to come out in July.)
* Tina Fey: Yes, I know she's on every single top 10 list of 2008, but her Sarah Palin impressions were roll-in-the-floor-funny, and Brian and I've started watching 30 Rock together.
* Scrabble: Solo downtime for Brian and I is scarce, but we like to play Scrabble when we can.
* Speaking of Scrabble ... let me give a shoutout to the Barenaked Ladies' kid CD, Snacktime. Even though we've heard the CD 842,539 times, it still makes Brian and I smile, especially the alphabet song that has some great Scrabble words.
* Running a 5K the morning of Thanksgiving. My time was awful (in my defense I spent the semester studying) but it was just cool to run a race on a holiday. The course was beautiful too.
* Brian and Sydney: Every moment, thought and laugh that they inspired or shared. Life is good.
Happy New Year!
2 comments:
What a nice way to catch up after being gone for a while. Brian can open his own photo shop, if he wants. Until we see you sometime in January -- Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to "the kid".
great reflections. i have heard great things about the twilight books but for some reason with it coming from you i think i will actually follow through and read them...can i borrow yours? ha!
scrabble is one of my favorite games...although not sure i would ever be willing to play against you or brian. sydney is beautiful and the pictures are always outstanding! great job brian! hope your new year has started off great...i already feel behind for some reason!
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