We made it through airport security and back out again (Chapstick intact) during the Christmas vacation to St. Louis. I nearly cried when we landed in Missouri, homesickness hitting me in one big wave. Then we went outside in the 35-degree weather and I realized that I never want to live north of, say, Alabama, again. Funny how wimpy I've gotten in just four months.
That aside, it was wonderful to see family and friends. We spent a few laid-back days ripping into presents, eating cookies, chatting, eating more cookies... Then a road-trip up to Springfield, IL to visit the new Lincoln Library & Museum. The Museum was highly interactive and very well presented - it's worth the trip to Springfield just to spend a few hours discovering what made Lincoln's presidency so history-changing.
J and I were motivated by high holiday cookie consumption to jump back into the weight-lifting routine. The first day after was brutal - even lifting a can of Diet Coke was torture. However, we've recovered from sore muscles and are striving for three sessions a week. Bandit sits with us on the padded mat, acting as our personal trainer. (Actually, he mainly sleeps, which reminds us of what we'd rather be doing at the moment.)
So, has anyone made any resolutions? I heard somewhere that diet/exercise is the most popular resolution, followed by purchasing a motorcycle. Oh, wait, that's mine!
Happy New Year, all!
With love,
~M
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Hey Heidi! Happy new job and happy new year. Yep, we've decided on the Ninja 650 as our bike of choice. Have you seen the website corkd.com? It's like LibraryThing for wine. Yummy!
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