Goodbye 2010!

Hello 2011!

This past year was the best year of my life. I married my best friend, finished my first year of teaching, and rekindled several wonderful friendships.

For New Year's Eve, Casey and I went to Nacogdoches to spend the weekend with Leigh Anne, James, Christy, Nick, Jennifer, and Carl and I can truly say this was the best NYE to date. It was so relaxed and understated and it was wonderful to end the year with such great friends.

Here are some pictures from our weekend:

The girls and I with our sparklers!

The guys did a great job on the fireworks display!

Handsome Casey and me right before midnight. :)

Me and best friend Baker!

The New Year's hats were repurposed as dog bowls!

New Year's Day Shooting

Now for the resolution(s):

1. I will run my first half marathon. I am already working toward this - I signed up for the Austin Zooma half!

2. I will be more diligent.... in everything! I am a GREAT starter, but I have a hard time keeping up with things after I start them and I'm even worse at finishing things. This blog has been one of the only things I have continued to do after starting... well ever!

3. I will paint more, draw more, take more photos, dress up more, cook more, bake more, read more, and generally DO more with my life. As much as I love to sleep and lay on the couch watching crap television, I deserve better and so does Casey. I want to get out and do more with our lives. I want to take the dogs on more walks. I want to watch more movies than TV shows. I want to read more books than magazines (I LOVE magazines...) and I want to foster my relationships with family and friends more than ever.

4. This year, we WILL travel more. I absolutely love to travel... if I had one thing that was the most important thing that I wanted to do with my life (besides becoming a mother, and other family responsibilities) it would be to travel as much as possible. So far this year Casey and/or myself will be traveling to the following places:

• St. Lucia (maybe) for our honeymoon in March
• New York (again) to visit family
• California (for Casey's work)
• Colorado for a family vacation
• New Mexico to visit Christy and Nick
• On a cruise for Leigh Anne's bachelorette party
• Possibly Indiana or Missouri to check out campuses if Casey decides to go to Seminary.

5. I will get back into shape (did I mention that I have gained 10 lbs since the wedding?) and STAY in shape. I'm so tired of the fluctuating due to my whimsical view on food. Food is for nourishment and overeating constantly is just gluttonous.


So hello 2011 and Happy New Year to everyone!

Hello 2010!

Well, we survived NYE 2009 and on to the New Year! Last night we went to Amanda and Mike Vesely's house for an intimate gathering of close friends. It was really great to ring in the new year with good friends and good food. We had a fire going outside in the fire bowl and we made smores and did fireworks. Good times! Today Casey and I have been putting up Christmas decorations and cleaning the house. It's so nice to have a clean house to start the year off with. So speaking of the New Year... here are some of my resolutions:

1. Be a better house keeper - I am a very organized person but not very tidy. I need to work on this.

2. Cook more. And not just easy recipes either.. I mean really learn how to cook without measuring.

3. Take more pictures and blog more. I used to take pictures CONSTANTLY and I'm not sure what happened, but I miss having those memories recorded. Must take more pictures this year!

4. Be more positive. I am by nature a very cynical, sarcastic person and this can sometimes put people off. I need to have a more positive, literal mindset.

5. And of course... Get into better shape. Not just for the wedding.. for me and for Casey. As long as Casey has known me I have not been as athletic as I used to be in high school and I want that to change. I had a dream last night about doing something that I used to loooooooove doing and that's inline skating. I need to work on getting into better shape and just being more active all around. Instead of having girls nights where we just sit around and watch bad reality television, maybe I will see if we can do fun workout classes or boot camps? Or at least go biking, skating, or walking together. Anything to get my butt off the couch!

I have a good feeling about 2010, and not just because this is the year I will become Mrs. Sarah Page (<--- have never typed/written this before- WEIRD!). I think the Lord has a lot in store for me, my family, and my friends and I can't wait to see what that is. I hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve and has a wonderful, blessed 2010. Here are some pictures from last night:

My NYE outfit: