January: started yoga, first book club meeting, work retreat in NH
February: energy auditing class begins, Olympics
March: start seeds under grow lights, weekend trip to NYC (Bolt bus, Omni Parker, H&M, Public, Guggenheim, Central Park, Korean food, pizza, bagels), discover the joy that is 'Glee', DC work trip, move to new office!
April: MLB Extra Innings ordered (can watch all MLB games, no longer have to miss the Twins games), start biking to work, PA trip for Kelly and Jeremy's wedding, Baltimore work trip, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, KY trip for...
May: Derby!, birth of our first niece - Alexis, Chris's birthday, plant garden, the smell of lilacs while biking to work, Twins v. Red Sox at Fenway, to St. Lucia!
June: St. Lucia continued...29th birthday hike to the top of Gros Piton (sore for at least 7 days afterward, but I made it!), PA trip for Alexis's baptism, Twins at Phillies (amazing 9th inning comeback for the Twins, but we left in the 8th...never again)
July: Del & Kim visit for July 4th weekend, summer staff retreat, Drumlin farm stand volunteering begins for season, Nancy & Duane visit - hike in NH, give acupuncture a few tries
August: hike in Lincoln, hit up farm stands, trip to MN (Abby & Ryan's wedding, Twins game, Mim's, friends, family), CA work trip, restaurant week, Lisa in town
September: garden harvesting, canning peaches and tomatoes, raw milk, Hilary visits (brightening up a very tough day, dinner at Hungry Mother), apple picking, bike stolen...
October: Del & Kim visit, apple sauce making and canning, Twins lose to Yankees in playoffs, Baltimore work trip, Athens Greece with Chris, Mom & Dad (Aegina, Delphi, walking through Athens, museums, gyros, pastries, relaxing on the deck, wine, feta - so fun and left me wanting more international travel)
November: Lisa joins us in the NE, pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving trip to PA
December: Christmas decorating and shopping, day trip to Portland, ME, Christmas trip to MN (Mileusnic's in the snow, Edina Grill, Christmas Eve at Gail & Mark's, Hilary's for Christmas, crazy 8s with Ethan, Pinstripes with bocce, Craftsman, Good Earth, hot tub), and amazingly made it home on time in a blizzard.
All in all, a fun year. One home, steady jobs, travel, watching as much baseball as my heart desired, and having fun outside, whether it was biking or gardening, made for happiness. And how did I do on my 2010 resolutions? Let's see...
2010 Resolution #1: be a better listener. Check. This was a big focus for me last year, but I need to keep it up, so it remains a resolution for 2011.
2010 Resolution #2: learn something new (other than work related stuff). Check. I took the energy auditing class as planned, which unfortunately wasn't as good as I had hoped. I also learned how to start a garden from seeds and took yoga classes for the first time.
2010 Resolution #3: be physically and mentally fit. Check. But I must say that this resolution evolved to be very different from what I originally intended. Did I take care of myself this year? Absolutely. But not the same way I was thinking about it back in January. Early in the year, my doctor instructed me to gain weight and body fat for health reasons. While this was initially hard to deal with both mentally and physically, I soon realized the importance of following through. I set out to gain 10-15 pounds and accomplished this goal by the end of the year. A year ago I wouldn't have thought this would be the case, but I actually feel much happier and healthier with the extra weight. Being physically and mentally fit will stay on the resolution list for 2011, but I have a new perspective on this goal.
2010 Resolution #4: cook, bake, and eat well. Partial check. I wasn't as conscious about buying and consuming meat in a responsible way as I set out to be. I bought some responsibly raised meat from Drumlin Farm, but was still drawn in by cheap meat deals in the supermarket. I'm going to make this resolution more of a commitment in 2011. Cheap meat aside, I successfully ate more vegetables than in years past, and Chris and I continued to make really good food. We also canned a whole bunch of tomatoes, applesauce, and peaches, so we're enjoying tasty produce throughout the winter months.
For 2011, I'm recycling all of my 2010 resolutions. None of them are one and done resolutions, so I think I'm entitled to keep them.
2011 has started well, with a fun visit from Lisa and Gander yesterday (which really made me want a dog...), and today features what I'm sure will be a wham bam dinner creation of wild boar ragu from my talented husband. We've had a really low key weekend, which we needed after the hustle and bustle of our Christmas trip to MN (being introverts, that kind of trip really wears us out). I already have two fun 2011 trips planned - a January trip to St. Pete's Beach, Florida with Chris, and a February trip to Austin, TX to visit some college girlfriends and their little ones.
I'm sure 2011 will be a ride, whatever it may bring. I have high hopes that it will be as good, if not better than 2010.
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