Happy New Year to you all! I haven't really been setting goals, have you? I like to think (or, perhaps, pretend) that I set mini-goals throughout the year so the New Year doesn't prompt me to get serious about goal-setting. If you have set goals, good for you! I would love to hear about them.
As for me, instead of listing my goals for the New Year, I have decided to compile a different sort of list:
12 Months of Things I'm Looking Forward to in 2009:
January: I am soooo enjoying having Chris off school for winter break! He doesn't have to return to classes until the day after Martin Luther King Day, so I'm lovin' that!
February: Hmmmm... OK, here's one: Chris will, of course, be BACK in school (that brings other untold blessings, like getting more of my own computer time back...ha ha) BUT he will only have Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday classes. How nice is that?! I intend to enjoy his easier schedule along with him.
March: This will be the month of finding out fun stuff, I think. If not, then the fun stuff will have already been found out and I'll be celebrating the knowing. Also, Spring Break! Maybe we'll make some fun plans for that.
April: There's always something to look forward to in April...nice spring weather, and Easter falls on the 12th. Also, I look forward to listening to prophets and apostles speak in the Church's semiannual General Conference at the beginning of the month.
May: Ashley turns 3, and I am so excited about that! Aside from celebrating her birthday (which I always enjoy), it means that she can start taking gymnastics and swimming lessons just like Zachary has gotten to do for the past year or so. She will no longer have to be the spectator. AND HOW COULD I POSSIBLY FORGET ABOUT GRADUATION?????? I keep forgetting that Chris will not be in school forever. He'll finish his finals around the 15th and officially graduate on the 23rd!
June: Zachary turns 5! June will mark the beginning of summer and that's always fun. Grandma will finish working so we can hang out more with her. Swimming lessons will probably start in June and, for the first time, both of my kids will get to take them.
July: Summer fun continues and the month culminates in some very important and exciting events. Chris takes the Bar Exam from July 28-30, which means that (presuming all goes well) our *new addition* will be born sometime the week before. We could just end with that, but I guess we'll probably celebrate my birthday, which falls on the 31st. With Chris having finished the Bar by then, we'll all have reason to party.
August: Chris can take this entire month off, but we haven't set any firm plans yet. Having a new baby at home, this will be especially nice if he can be around. Also, if we haven't done so already, we will probably be replacing my car with something bigger and more accommodating...or else I'll have no choice but to be sit at home and just take it easy until that happens. Call me crazy, but that sort of sounds nice to me, actually.
September: Chris will have started his new job by now! We are so thankful he was able to get the job he had been hoping for and that it's with a great place here in Austin. I hope that he will enjoy it (after all, that's the biggest reason he went back to school in the first place) and that we'll be able to count on it providing us with steady and stable employment and, oh yeah, something better than student benefits!
October: Fall finally kicks in, I guess, and that means cooler weather. Once again, General Conference takes place at the beginning of the month. Chris' birthday is on the 18th, and preparations for the holiday season can begin. Hopefully by then, I'll be getting more sleep at night!
November: Our anniversary falls on the 9th and Chris won't be getting ready for finals! Instead, he will find out this month that he (cross your fingers!) passed the Bar. And for that, among other things, we will be giving much thanks.
December: "Christmas time is here...Happiness and cheer..." I love enjoying the Christmas season with my family and friends. It's a busy month that gets stressful at times, but it is ultimately a season of peace, joy and unity as we celebrate the birth of Christ and give gifts to Him and to each other. Sharing this season with a new baby in our home will be one of the greatest gifts of all.
I hope that you, too, will enjoy many blessings throughout 2009. Happy New Year!
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I didn't even know you were pregnant!! congrats!
What a great idea. I have resolutions but they are rather simple like, read to kids every day. and other embarrassing things that I don't want people to know that I don't already do.
This is a great idea. Perhaps I should think about some of these things.
Hey Congrats! I was suspicious! I was kind of wondering when the next little Mierzejewski would be coming along after a conversation we had a while back. Do you remember at the Tietjen's house?
Alison, the reason you didn't know is because I just barely decided to start telling people at church. I figured that once a few people knew, it would just spread, and I didn't really want you to hear it through the grapevine. That's OK for visiting teachers (just kidding, Sarah!) but not for neighbors. :)
Sarah, I remember talking to you at the Tietjens' party, but I don't remember anything that would have led you to become suspicious. Well, I am glad you read my blog so you didn't have to find out some other way, too.
Thanks, everyone!
Holy Cow! You're pregnant!!! Now I feel completely lame! I've been wanting to see you all month, but we have been way too booked with kids stuff and sick after sick. I was planning on first thing this week of dropping by. But Ginger is now throwing up every hour or so. So I'm guessing I will see you before you have the baby.
I'm so happy for you Robin! Yey for getting to be an aunt again! =) hope you are feeling good!
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