2010 List: The End

I almost made it! I say 10 out of 12 things done is not shabby! To be honest I didn't think I would get that many, so I am double thrilled! I didn't make a post for every item, obviously. Some of them were too personal to post. Some of them were too boring to post.

The last two were frustratingly simple:

"Visit Turner Field and watch the Braves play. D will love it and it means a lot to T to share it with his son."

and

"Hire a professional photographer to take some good pictures of us as a family. Its time for a family portrait of epic proportions."

How the heck did that happen? How did I miss those two?? Well, the Braves thing was hard because of Tommy's work schedule and the game schedule always seemed to clash. The photography thing just kept getting put off.

So, what to do about the missed items? Add them to next years of course!

Have you got your list for 2011 set up yet? What do you want to accomplish next year?

2010 Review

What a year. Corny right? True though. It has been full of ups and downs that I am sure I will remember for a time to come. If you have been here with me through them all, I appreciate you more than you will ever know. If you are newish, welcome to my crazy life.

Instead of a traditional, boring "here is what I did this year, be jealous" type of review, I decided to share a picture a month. 12 pics, 12 months. The year at a glance.

January: Quite a way to start off the new year, right?

February: Georgia Aquarium

March: Touching the Firetruck

April: Amicalola Falls

May: The Family Vacation

June: My Fearless Fish

July: Independence Adventure

August: A Little Family Fun

September: 3 & 1

October: Render Me Manly

November: Fighting the Funk

December: A Good Christmas Wrestle

Christmas Review

Was awesome*. I finally got the jive going about three days before Christmas went down this year and now I am quite upset it is over. It all went by in such a blur. My sister got in late last Tuesday and I swear, it was about 20 minutes later I was driving her back to the airport to take her flight home. We did a lot of playing with the boys and talking and goofing and merry making in the meantime sure but it sure didn't seem to last very long at all.


We got to see most of the extended family, which is always a pleasure. It was nice for all of us to be in one place again for once. That happens so rarely these last few years.


Christmas Eve was good if you don't count the lecture I got from both of my in laws about being a disappointment to the family because they have poor listening skills. Still, the boys enjoyed seeing them and we got to see our only little niece out of the deal. Not too bad. 

Christmas day was nice and relaxed too. Got up with the boys, ate breakfast, opened presents in between playing and drank possibly too much coffee. Definitely ate too much but that is some what of a tradition. I probably really should have just turned into a ham this year. I gave my mother my letter from the 2010 list too which made things happy, happy.


In case you haven't heard, Atlanta had a white Christmas this year. For the first time since 1882. That is 128 years ago guys! Pretty awesome right? It was beautiful snow too. The kind with huge fluffy flakes and snow covered tree limbs. Loved it. Kind of weird to think that its possible that me and my kids may never see that happen in Atlanta again. 


 The few days after Christmas, we spent sitting around and talking, doing a little shopping, this and that. It was a nice little break from reality. One that I hope repeats itself in the years to come. For now though, we are stuck with winter. Gray, ugly winter.

How was your Christmas? Did you enjoy the season?


*Yes, I realize I have been absent but you know you love me anyway so lets just pretend it never happened.