Hello 2011

Happy New Year!

Denver Botanical Gardens 2010

B and I celebrated the New Year up in the mountains. New Years Eve we drove up to Georgetown to spend some much needed time away from the city and life. Bob’s dad prepared a New Years Eve feast for us. We enjoyed shrimp with extra spicy cocktail sauce, lobster tails, salad, baked Brie, and some drinks. Post meal and conversation, B and I were able to sneak out to the hot tub, where we enjoyed glasses of champagne and discussed the year to come – things we want to accomplish, things we are looking forward to, and things, such as his graduate program, that we will need to survive.

After our hot tub we sprinted back into the house, put on PJs, and enjoyed an episode of ‘House.’ Around 11pm, B said, “I’m ready for bed, I’m tired.” An initial thought of shock went through my mind – we can’t go to bed before midnight on New Years Eve. However, B was sick the last few days, we’ve been dealing with an extra amount of stress, and frankly, I think we were both tired of 2010. In that moment I wanted nothing more than to go up to bed and fall asleep near my honey (we were in 2 smaller bed up in B’s childhood room.) B wrung in the New Year around 3:30 in the morning when he awoke with a sore throat, stuffed up head, and cough.

Our first day of the year has been spent with one of the branches of our family. We enjoyed breakfast at the small town coffee shop in Georgetown. The fellas spent the day watching football, and as had become tradition, I spent the day reading. Since my first New Years Day in Georgetown, I have spent every New Years Day in front of the fire at my father-in-laws home, curled up with a good book. Last year, I read ‘Gluten-free Girl’ by Shauna James Ahern and this year, I cuddled up with the second installment, ‘Gluten-free Girl and the Chef.’ I saw Shauna and her husband, Daniel Ahern, speak a few weeks back at Tattered Cover. I love them.

I specifically chose this book as my New Years book because I wanted to start 2011 inspired.

With that, her are my New Years resolutions:

1)   Start running and attempt a half-marathon in June

2)   At the end of the day, I would like to leave work at work. I’ll try to do this by writing more, taking pictures, cooking, sewing, and my other various interests.

3)   Spend as much time as possible with my love.

Happy New Year to all. B and I are off to Vegas for a few days where we will eat, drink, and be merry.