Happy New Year!! 2012 is present & accounted for

Happy New Year!  A new year.....already?!  Ok, fine.  I can come to grips with that.  In many ways I'm ok with putting another year behind us.  I'm looking forward to a fresh start.  But, this year is going to be scary.  Probably the scariest year of my adult life (and after having 2 difficult pregnancies and not knowing what the next day would bring, that's pretty scary).  Many changes are due to come our way.....will get into them all later, but our world is soon to be changed.  So, I'm bracing myself, digging in and will roll with what comes.

So anyway, after a hectic, but pleasant holiday season, 2012 is here.  We spent New Years' Eve doing the same thing we've done for the last several years (probably 6 years, since Jocelyn was born).....we stayed home, played some games, ate shrimp & pizza and laughed a lot.  Jocelyn got a Connect 4 Launchers game for Christmas - lets just say the adults enjoyed it more than she did.  I had a few 'torched cherries' (cherry rum & coke) and was feeling nice.  My Connect 4 skills are awesome, if I do say so myself.  Matt was none too pleased that I kicked his butt several times. :)

Jocelyn tried to stay up until midnight, but ended up falling asleep at 11:00 - so close!  Matt & I watched the ball drop, had some champagne and watched some of the New Years' Rockin' Eve acts.  The cold that we've all been fighting for weeks felt it necessary to make it's presence known again and I had a non-stop cough upon trying to go to sleep.  I had one of those tickles in my throat that you just want to scratch with a wire grill brush.  I made my way to the couch to avoid keeping Matt awake, attempted water & used honey and just finally passed out at some point after the coughing convulsions subsided.  Of course, I was asleep for maybe all of a half hour before Lucas started crying.  I crawled into bed with him, got him settled & I suppose fell asleep at some point.  It doesn't feel like I slept though.  Not.One.Bit. 

So today I'm an ultra-lazy butt.  I even took a nap on the couch (not sure how I managed that).  I just have zero energy.  There is so much I could be doing and I find the guilt creeping in every now & then, but it is nice just to sit and do nothing for once.  Plus, there's always tomorrow.  One more day off before it's back to the grind....back to the daily routine.  Lovely.  Ok, I'm done thinking about that.  Matt is treating us to lasagna tonight and I'm hoping it's to bed early for everyone.

I need to start running again.....tomorrow night is it.  I cannot fall off the wagon again.  I know I feel so much better when I run.  This will be the year to stick to it.  No excuses.