the first 15 days

How the first 15 days of 2010 have been spent:

1. Eating Pomegranate seeds
I love, love, love these things. New fruit for me this year, I bought them by the armful in December and saved some for January. Now out of season, I am savoring my last few pomegranates and all of their juicy flavor.


2. Praying for my grandmother
In and out of the hospital for various events several times last year, this latest episode in ICU for the past two weeks has my family feeling a lot more venerable about her health. Thankfully, she is on the road to recovery now, but not without complications that may or may not be permanent. Married for over 60 years, it's been incredibly hard on my grandfather to see her health decline.

3. Spent 1 week with no social media
I disengaged for the first week of January from Facebook, Twitter, blog writing/reading, and texting. I ended up loving the quietness and accomplished much more on my to-do lists. I learned I am addicted to reading blogs-I had over 120 entries piled up for me on Google Reader after my week off! In my defense, I can skim-read through blogs pretty fast and it only took me a little over an hour to catch up. I also learned that I can do away with Facebook with very little pain, but without Twitter, I'm at a total loss for our local weather forecast. Thanks Garrett for keeping me updated!

4. Made 2 batches of Texas Caviar
Never had this stuff before, but it is soooo good. I hope someone tells me this is semi-healthy to eat, because I may or may not have eaten an entire batch all by myself.


5. Reading
Currently reading Ford County by John Grisham (donated to me by my Father-in-law, who has proceeded to ask me about it every time I see him now, which has caused me to bump it up to the top of my reading list) and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Marie Ann Shaffer. So far, both books are great!

6. Gaming
Playing a LOT of the new Mario Bros. game on the Wii. Mackenzie and I are a little addicted to this game and we play together all the time. Currently on world 5, but hoping to make it to world 6 by the end of January!

7. Running - consistency at the gym has = 20 miles run in the past 8 days.

8. Organizing closets and purging for a spring garage sale.

9. Attending elementary school awards assemblies. So proud of my girls and all of their hard work! Straight A's for both, but it's those Good Citizen awards that make me most proud.


10. Read The Time Traveler's Wife. I cannot say enough good about this book. I loved, loved, loved it. It has been immediately promoted to one of my top 5 books, ever. It is so tragically beautiful. It haunted me for days and I could not stop thinking about Henry and Claire. They were so real to me. I haven't seen the movie, but I plan on renting the DVD when it is released even though I know it can't possibly compare to the book. And I will probably re-read this book again in the next few weeks. I'm a nerd like that.


11. Watching the Battlestar Gallactica tv series on DVD. Currently on episode 5 and hooked enough to watch the entire series. (insert nerd reference here again)


12. Experimenting with a new camera lens. Looking forward to some milder weather to get outside and take some more pics of the kiddos! There's just something about being cooped up in the house that makes them a little goofy.

13. Shopping for 8 birthday gifts. From cousins,nephews, and great friends to brothers and Father-in-law, January to mid-February is birthday central for us.

14. Hosted our small group for our 2010 kick-off. We've been together for 4 years now and I consider it such a blessing to spend every Sunday night laughing with such great friends.

15. Watching The Good Wife with Juliana Margulies. I have watched this show since the fall premiere, but I had several episodes backlogged on my DVR. It's a great show and I love seeing a show with a smart female lead that cannot be classified as a cougar, housewife, or reality star. Refreshing.