Well tomorrow is the first day of school, quarter two of six in my program. I was looking forward to a break of projects and being with family, however after a hectic week of trying to get EVERYTHING done in the house...I was ready for a relaxing break. I basically only got one full day of a relaxing break, and that was today--the last day. And this only happened because we had the carpet guys here from 7:30am until 5:00pm, so I was forced to sit down and relax. I guess I can't complain too much considering we now have a gorgeous home and have been able to host Christmas dinner and a New Year's Eve party, among a few other game nights with family and friends. I call that a good break!
Yes, we were able to host Christmas dinner. Christmas was on Saturday, and we moved in the Wednesday before. It was a beautiful success though, and we had so much help from friends and family. (Thank you!) Lane woke me up on Christmas morning (5:40am--still dark).
Lane: "Hey Honey, I think Santa came."
Jannica: "mmmph...grumble..."
Lane: "Should we go see?"
Jannica: "No."
I got up anyway. Lane and I decided not to do gifts this year since, hello, we bought each other a house and all its contents. I felt like I splurged because I decided to buy him Def Jam Rap Star, a rapping game (karaoke-style) that he's been talking about. I bought it with some of my tip money, and that's all I was going to do. Well, I guess word (not mine) got around that I was concerned about not having any presents to open on Christmas day, so I walked into the living room to a couple large boxes and many little ones. He bought me a 47" Vizio, a headboard to match our bedframe, and lots of candy/chapstick/movies/firelogs/carwash coupons. Needless to say, he spoiled me. I wonder if he feels he needs to make up for my birthday when we were first married (refer to one of my very first posts). Pretty sure he's done overly well since then!
We had 20 people all together for a ham dinner. It was delicious and as always, a wonderful time spent with family. Although it is hard for me to live so far away from my family, I feel so blessed to live near such amazing in-laws that love and support us.
New Year's Eve we had Erin & Russell, Brady & Leah, Tim & Vicki, and Blake & Kim and kids over to eat pizza and junk, and play some games. The parents left early, and the rest made it til...........11:40pm! Seriously? We couldn't last twenty more minutes?? Lane and I at least had our kiss at midnight and then fell asleep. I guess I will list a few of my goals for the new year, which aren't so original or new, but they are still my goals:
*Eat healthier/cut back on soda
*Actually use our home gym
*Read the Book of Mormon
*Read/Pray daily
*Find ways to serve others more
*DON'T procrastinate!!!
*Be a nicer person/smile more (everyone always bugs me about not smiling enough)
So there you have it. Let's see how well I do! I'm off to a bad start already. eeek
