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Year In Review: 2009

December 31, 2009

Well, here it is: the last day of another year. Before I launch into my plans for 2010, I want to remember 2009. I got most of my huge life changes out of the way in 2008, and this year has been mostly one of settling in. Still, a lot more happened than I would have thought. January: I went to Angel Fire, NM with a couple of friends for the fifth time. We moved into our new house. My husband was recovering from his first hip surgery. I precepted a new hire at work for the first time. February: I turned 27. That’s enough for one month, right? March: I joined paperbackswap.com, which completely revolutionized my book reading. We…
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Christmas “Vacation”

December 29, 2009

So Christmas happened, and I kind of feel like I missed it. The day itself was fantastic: Lil Smokies, banana bread, coffee, and OJ for breakfast at my parents’ house, cuddling with my husband on the couch, opening stockings and presents, four dogs playing in the discarded wrapping paper, becoming obsessed with Words With Friends and playing against my brothers all day, my in-laws coming over for a delicious meal, and seeing Sherlock Holmes. The problem was, it was over so fast. It’s really tough to get vacation days around the holidays when you work in a hospital, so I didn’t ask for any. I worked up until Christmas Eve, then I worked all weekend and finished up with a…
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Christmas “Vacation”

December 29, 2009

So Christmas happened, and I kind of feel like I missed it. The day itself was fantastic: Lil Smokies, banana bread, coffee, and OJ for breakfast at my parents’ house, cuddling with my husband on the couch, opening stockings and presents, four dogs playing in the discarded wrapping paper, becoming obsessed with Words With Friends and playing against my brothers all day, my in-laws coming over for a delicious meal, and seeing Sherlock Holmes. The problem was, it was over so fast. It’s really tough to get vacation days around the holidays when you work in a hospital, so I didn’t ask for any. I worked up until Christmas Eve, then I worked all weekend and finished up with a…
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Ten On Tuesday: Christmas Edition

December 22, 2009

I’m worried that if I talk about Christmas too much, I’ll get sick of it before it even arrives. So here are my short and sweet answers to this week’s holiday edition of Ten on Tuesday. 1. When do you put up and take down your Christmas decorations? Since this is our first Christmas in our new home, I can’t say that we have any set time yet. This year we put up decorations the first weekend of December, and we’ll probably take them down a week or so into January. 2. What do you do to simplify the holiday season? I’m still working on this one, but we really only buy gifts for our immediate families. So far I haven’t…
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Ten On Tuesday: Christmas Edition

December 22, 2009

I’m worried that if I talk about Christmas too much, I’ll get sick of it before it even arrives. So here are my short and sweet answers to this week’s holiday edition of Ten on Tuesday. 1. When do you put up and take down your Christmas decorations? Since this is our first Christmas in our new home, I can’t say that we have any set time yet. This year we put up decorations the first weekend of December, and we’ll probably take them down a week or so into January. 2. What do you do to simplify the holiday season? I’m still working on this one, but we really only buy gifts for our immediate families. So far I haven’t…
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