Happy New Year

Happy New Year! Can you believe it? Time has really flown by... a New Year means so many things... so many changes, but hopefully for the good.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I definitely did. I celebrated early with my family (we had Christmas Eve on the 22nd and Christmas on the 23rd) because my sister left for Italy on the 24th. It was a great time, as always. On Christmas Eve and Christmas, I celebrated with Trevor's family, so it was a long but fun 4 days. I was lucky enough to have 8 days off of work over Christmas - it went by way too fast!

As the New Year started to approach, I thought about what I would like to change in my life. And aside from the very vague "be a better person" idea that I seem to have every year, I tried to look for something a little more specific. Part of my New Year's Resolution is to stop making unrealistic goals for myself. I know that I'm not going to write in this blog every day, or take a picture every single day and post it here, or write in a paper journal or make some life-changing event happen every day.

So, with that - I want to take more pictures in general. I want to have memories. And although I'm not a great photographer, I am going to get better. And I'm going to be better about printing those pictures so that I can have them in photo albums. I've been keeping my pictures on Shutterfly, but who knows when those places won't be there anymore? So I want to have the important photos in my hands. I've actually already started, too - I signed up for a year membership at Shutterfly, which gives me a discount on printing pictures for the year. I also got a free 20-page photobook - so I basically created a scrapbook online that they print and send to me. Now that is a great idea!

So no more unrealistic goals just to be disappointed in the end. This year is going to be a good one, and I'm going to remember all of it!

Update!

Not a whole lot going on, really...

• Thanksgiving was great - I heart Rockband and Guitar Hero III!
• Christmas shopping is a pain, and I'm getting a very little amount accomplished every time I shop. But hey, at least it is something!
• I am in the midst of planning a trip to Cabo or Cancun with a friend of mine from work (Jen M.) - it won't be until April or May, but I am very excited - I can't wait to start doing some traveling/vacations.
• My birthday is coming up. I am not really super excited - I know I'm not old, but sometimes I feel like it!
  

I am asking for this wonderful new perfume for my birthday (from Trevor) - it is called Burberry by Burberry. I really love it, but had a very hard time deciding if I really wanted to switch scents. I have always worn Sweet Pea from Bath and Body Works and have a really hard time thinking it's OK to wear BOTH scents, because I'm basically neurotic. But I'm such a rebel and all, I think I can do it...;) I have just never worn perfume before because it always gives me a headache. But now I've finally found one I love, so I'm going for it. Courageous, aren't I?

There is really not much else to ask for as far as my birthday or Christmas, but here is my list so far:

2007 Christmas List

1. Cheapo silver and/or beaded jewelry
2. Sweet Pea Candles
3. Bare Minerals Makeup
4. Gift card to Chris Anthony's (my salon)
5. Clothes, of course!
6. Cute patterned socks
7. DOCS work shoes (like Crocs)
8. Mad Gab (awesome game!)
9. Scrubs
10. Willow Tree Statues