I guess I wanted to start 2009 by being better organized & by getting back to the healthy eating & exercise that became rather sporadic over the holidays. This plan was thwarted by a bout with the flu that sidelined me for several days. Having already used 2 of my 5 sick days for the year in January is a real bummer!
The holidays were fun, crazy, chaotic . . . lots of family & food! I then felt it was my duty to eat anything left over including the sweets so I may have been on a sugar high for awhile. When I wasn't on a sugar high, I definitely also had my quota of alcohol with delicious after dinner coffees laced with Tia Maria or Starbucks creme liquor as well as Eddie's Irish coffee & lots of wine. We were able to get a rather amazing group photo on Christmas day of the family gathered at my house for dinner. It was amazing in that no one looked bad. With a group this size (23) & no professional photographer plus several kids, this is quite an accomplishment!
So I'm attempting to now get back to real life . . . back to the gym, back to the brown bag lunch, back to finding some sense of order both at home & at work. The social media has grabbed me to the point that I could spend literally hours reading blogs, listening to podcasts, texting, & twittering--yikes, it can be a real waste of time, but it's such a quick & easy method to keep up with everything! Finding out that President Obama was twittering throughout his campaign has rather legitimized it for me, however, I'm sure his answer to "what are you doing right now?" is way more riveting than my "getting ready to take a nap" or "watching the Steelers!"
As a quick aside, my little grandsons are complete delights who continue to amaze & enthrall me! It is quite a tall task not to spoil them rotten!!!
So I guess the funniest/most unusual thing that happened to me recently was my trip to the eye doctor for my dad's appointment on a day the temperature was -3. Across from us in the waiting room was a 30ish man wearing boxer shorts (or boxer-style shorts . . . I'm not sure if he actually was wearing his underwear) with hunting boots. I could see way more of him than I wanted to & couldn't imagine why anyone would choose this attire on any day let alone the coldest day of the year! It was so entertaining that the staff one by one found an excuse to visit the waiting room to check it out. I just crossed my fingers & hope that my dad would reserve his comments for later which thankfully he did!
(For anyone who missed it, check out my nephew Brooks Parker on youtube singing with Sarah Chapman in an Amy Grant/Vince Gill Christmas concert in Nashville.) Baby Its Cold Outside - Sarah Chapman & Brooks Parker
