So Long, 2009

I'm not sure why I decided to add a photo of my breakfast to this post. But I did. It was pretty yummy.

I know this was not a great year for many people. At work, I'm thrilled to be able to say good-bye to 2009. It was crazy and insane. Brian and I were fortunate to survive during a time of budget cuts and lay-offs. But overall, I have to say, 2009 was a really great year for our family. Some of the highlights of our year were:

• Taking the boys skiing (twice)
• Brian and the boys surprised me with a trip to California (just me)
• Key Lime Cove with Grandma and the Kramers
• Attending our very first murder mystery party
• Visiting Florida over H's 7th birthday (more, more, and more)
• Spending a week in the house Brian grew up visiting each summer (more, more, more, more, more, more, more, more, and more)
• Competing in, and finishing, my first triathlon (and then we did one the following week too)
• A vacation with Brian to the Amalfi Coast (more, more, more, more, more, more, and more)
• C turned 5
• I turned 40
• Brian and I celebrated our 10th Anniversary
• Saw U2 -- and had an awesome view
• Brian and Chris rode with our friend Jeff to help raise awareness for his organization, Pablove

See? We pretty much had a blast. There were so many other fun times with friends and family too. We are so lucky to have such great people in our lives.

It's a blue moon tonight (the first NYE blue moon since 1990) -- that has to be a good sign.

Here's to a great 2010!