Saturday, January 1, 2011

2010. Still not quite sure about you.

2010 has been an interesting year. In 2009 I lost three very special people. My godmother Martha, my aunt Dorna, and a very special co-worker from Athlon Sports, Bill Settle. So in that respect 2010 was much, much better.

2010 brought new additions for Lauren & Kyle with little Jane Ellen Mayhew and for Weg & Jon-- baby Aiden. It saw little miss Madden Thie turn 1 and Heather and Andrew are expecting for the first time-- and Michelle again!

But also in 2010 Nashville suffered a flood that left a good high school friend's home destroyed and our city underwater.

It brought engagements for my best friend in the whole world, Bryn and two of my very best's Susan and Christina. (all within 2 weeks) Big congrats to Daryl, Jarod, and John respectively for pinning down such amazing ladies! And a marriage for Mr. John Malvern Wells to a quite lovely lass Carla. And Lauren Simmons became Lauren Beem when she married Brian in a spectacle of a nigh
t in October.

I made a big change and said farewell to Nissan and hello to Red Bull which has been quite a ride/learning experience and a whole lot of fun. I moved into a new house and resumed
the joy of living alone. January hosted a voyage to NYC to celebrate Heather & Michelle's 30th birthday's. May saw a trip to Carrabelle with cousin's and aunt's. August brought Annual Holiday V6 -- a trip to Portland, OR. In October we voyaged to DC to get our sanity back and party with Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert. And now I sit writing from St. George, watching the angry ocean prepare for a storm.

The best part of 2010? Every morning I woke up the Earth greeted me with a
new day.

In 2011 I plan to do a few things differently.

1. Get healthier-- no seriously. 2010 would have been an amazing year if I had spent more time and energy caring about my health and fitness level. I purchased a bike that I'm so excited to ride all over the place and I have some weddings to fit into some lovely dresses for.

2. Keep listening to good music and seeking out local art.

3. Cook with local and organic foods.

If I can do those 3 things all else will fall into place, I'm sure of it.