happy 2009

I was thinking I would sit down today to do a reflection on how I fared with last year's resolutions. Then I realized going through the archives it would appear I didn't make any, at least not publicly on this blog. And if I made them personally, I don't remember what they were. So much for the reflection plan.

However, 2008 was a pretty crazy year for me both personally and professionally. Ringing in the New Year last year at a wedding with H, dating for just barely a month, I never would have imagined how different our lives would be this year at the same time.

Things I did for the first time in 2008:

• rode a zip line
• bought a house
• painted a deck
• hosted a party where guests really were expected to bring nothing
• visited Wilkie
• learned how to ballroom dance
• agreed with a student that my assignment was unnecessary
• traveled to Chicago
• got engaged
• bought shoes on the internet
• took a real summer holiday
• stuck to my Christmas budget
• watched live election coverage (twice!)

I actually think this list is a little longer but I can't seem to remember anything else right now. Here's to 2009 being yet another year of firsts!