Hello again and Happy New Year from California!! I hope everyone had a great holiday season and brought in 2017 with a smile and a bang! Christmas was quite eventful for Patrick, Charlie and I as we drove all the way back to McCall for the snow-pocalypse that was happening. It was a true Christmas Winter Wonderland if I have ever seen one! The drive was long (Like 13 hours in one day long! Ugh!), but of course it was worth it to see Mom & John for a few days a play in the freezing north.
Besides setting up our tiny
tree and opening stockings, we went skate-skiing and snowshoeing both a first for
Patrick! Although he says snowshoeing is more fun, he is also quite a natural
on skis! In the evenings when the weather got too cold and too nasty (Which
happened daily around 4:30pm!) we built a fire and had a Star Wars marathon. Charlie was pleased to be with his siblings again we all had a cozy time playing
games baking holiday treats! It was quite a successful holiday in my book!
After Christmas we drove back to California to spend New
Year’s Eve with some friends of ours in Palo Alto. Although none of us made it
to midnight (Yes, we tried extra hard to see the ball drop, but alas! Sleep
called too strongly!), we did play some board games and have some delicious
crepes while catching up on the previous months! Thanks Franzi & Lalith for
having us over to ring in the new year with some ZZZZZZZ’s!!!
AND speaking of the coming of a new year…yes, you all know
what’s coming…It’s time to talk about our resolutions!!! I am (and always have
been) a resolution nut. I can’t help it. It just happens. Not my fault. AND as
you all know as much as I love making
resolutions, I love sharing them just
as much, so here is some of what is on the agenda in 2017:
1)
Read 5 LEAISURE books
2)
Try acupuncture
3)
Start learning Arabic (I actually already did,
but I want to take a proper class this year.)
4)
Bike more & drive less
5)
Incorporate meditation (This is a roll-over from
2016…)
6)
Practice patience
7)
Make time for tea-time (and cookies… I also need
cookies with my tea…)
So there you have it! I also want to mention that although
“get a job” isn’t on the list, it is currently my top priority. Resolutions are
reserved for passion and curiosity and cultivation. A job is a necessity and
therefore didn’t quite make the cut, although the pursuit of employment is currently
consuming my being, so wish me luck! Did anyone else make any 2017
resolutions/goals/desires/anti-resolutions?! If so I would love to hear! Shoot
me an email and fill me in on your holiday and coming endeavors! Love and miss you all and WELCOME 2017! :D
xoxo
