Resolutions...ha!

I can't believe I last posted January 1st and here it is,the last day of the first month of 2012 and I'm just now making it back.  On the bright side, it's mostly because I've been pretty busy around here and today I'm writing in pretty high spirits - hooray!

Generally, this is a quiet time of the month here at...the hotel... but we've had contractors afoot around here.  They're definitely keeping everybody on their toes - everything from faxes to out going mail to laundry services.  I'm kinda liking it though cause a busy day makes for a short day....woohoo!

The big thing that happened this month was Mom came to visit.  This was really a momentous event cause E hasn't seen her in 14 years, the Elfling and I in 13 years and the Diva was just getting to meet her for the first time.  In a way it kills me to sit here and realize what lost blog moments this visit was as we had a lot of lost time to make up for.  A few highlights go a bit like this:

I hope seeing her at the airport is a memory that is forever embedded in my mind.  We were all waiting down near the baggage claim when E suddenly took off into the crowd.  I haven't seen him move that fast in years - to meet his mom.  They hugged for the longest time and it was just...this beautiful moment - mother and son together again after such a long time.  Till she loosened her hold on him, smiled and then playfully tugged his beard saying, "Oh, I think it's cute!"  If I hadn't had a reason to laugh, I may have wept from the moment.

We had soo much FUN!  With no plan for what to do - everyday seemed a new adventure regardless if it was hanging out or hitting the mall. I had to work for most of the stay but coming home was always so exciting - who knew what we'd cook up or work on.  This visit was such a great chance to reconnect.

Now I may blog about this, but mom's super creative and she really helped leave her mark on the house in two arrangements we made.  Every time I see them, I can't help but grin.  She's also drawn a picture - one that's part of her series on fish - this one's my own, personal Angry Fish - totally cool looking!

Her leaving was the worst of it - and it seems even Texas was reluctant to let her go.  We watched her make her way through security before heading out to what turned out to be an incredibly foggy Friday morning and went off to run some errands.  Finishing up with them, she called to say that they delayed her flight...cause of the fog!  Oh...and then her plane broke down and needed to be towed back to the gate.

Regardless, we're already planning for another visit sometime this year (fingers crossed)...I can't wait!

It's a Redux!

How did you celebrate New Years?  I've never been one to go out and party and this year was no exception.  In fact, I'm here at work, bright eyed and bushy tailed...though already my sinuses are bothering me.  Yeah I know...winter and I have allergies brewing? Go fig...  However, it was a nice evening in with E and the girls.  We snacked on appetizers and watched movies.  Come midnight, I was already in bed, feeling old...cause seriously - I'm in bed??  I was awake but still...ugh...can we blame it on the fact I get up at 5am and am at work now?  With all the fun of last night, my thoughts wandered to here.  It's been two months and I'm going to shove aside the shame I feel at neglecting my postings and move forward.

I was looking over my past entries to see if I've ever hit a New Years sort of post and found I did one two years ago.  Two weeks after the year started.  I've still maintained a belief that resolutions tend to lay to rack and ruin. With me at least. I was very vague about what the ones I kept silent on were and I have to say.  Two years later, the big one in my mind wasn't a total fail and it's one I can and do keep going to.

This year I'd like to change my stance a little - perhaps they are resolutions but I'm not going to call it that.  These are things in mind - some are things that I have been working on, albeit, sporadically and other things are ones that I have wanted or need to do.

My big resolution two years ago was in regards to using Flylady and it's been really touch and go.  Since then, I've taken some of the advice to heart and work on the habits the system tries to instill. It's really frustrating how hard it is to maintain a good habit but this year I'm really going to try to keep at it.

For quite some time I was a very steady writer and, in truth, have amassed a small stack of small notebooks with my scrawl in them.  I'd like to start devoting some time to figuring out what I've got and organizing.  This extends to here as well.  There have been times when I had things to share and didn't for one reason or another.  I'm hoping with 2012, to release some of my restraint and deluded idea of perfectionism and post here more.

Another big thing I'd like to touch on is walking my dog more.  While she has a ginormous yard to run riot in (and trust me, she does), I think that walks would do us both good.  Shes' very much a pack animal - one that's never far from my side when I'm home and as her most favourite person in the world, I should take her out more.

The last thing that's come to mind is that I really need to go through my massive recipe collection.  Ever since the early days of marriage, I've been gathering from various sources and have some that I use, some I've used that didn't turn out and some that I'd like to try and yet plenty that I think are fantasies - like when am I ever going to get to make a tiered cake?  lol  Anyhow - with the Elfling old enough to cook and the Diva getting there, I'd love to have a collection I can share with them, one that they could take with them when they're older.

So those are some things I want to keep in mind for the year 2010.  I hope that everybody has a very happy new year - good fortunes and luck for all.