I'm still in the flower-pattered flannel PJs B made me for Christmas, so that's a good start to 2009. We had a bonfire last night, although it was very wet and the wood sizzled instead of burning, and roasted marshmallows. I got to kiss B on the stroke of midnight, for the first time ( Read more... )

I'm starting now with my new resolution of writing in here semi-consistently again. I need to remember that I do this for my own sake, because I am so forgetful. Socrates was right: writing things down makes your memory lazy. When I think back on this year, I wonder, "Where was I? What was I doing every day? What was I thinking?" And the ( Read more... )

Year in review time! 2005 2006 2007 ( 2008 )

Blessings of today ( Read more... )

On a related note, since I made my New Year's resolution to pay more attention, I notice several times a day that I'm not giving whatever I'm doing my full attention. This happens especially at school because I feel I have to constantly be doing something in order to stay afloat, but I need to remember to appreciate the moment too, because there ( Read more... )

I've had happier New Years. I'm not complaining - it was certainly nice to spend it with my parents and Ian - but I miss my sister right now especially. After our family's toast, we would always eat our first burritos of the new year and take really stupid pictures. And I didn't even get to smooch B on the stroke of midnight. I left a message ( Read more... )

New Year's meme 2005 2006 ( 2007 )

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about my other New Year's resolutions.

1. Listen to my dad and FLOSS.

2. Write a little every day. Try to share it, too. There are important things for me to say. Who knows, maybe I'm meant to be a writer after all ( Read more... )

( New Year's meme. )

( New Year's meme taken from Robyn )