What I've Been Up To

My first resolution for the New Year is to be a better blogger!

Ok, so what have I been up to? Let's see.... since August we have gone to all the UT football games, including the TX/OU game in Dallas with our friends Laurie and Paul and the UT/KU game in Kansas where we met my cousin Danielle and her boyfriend, Rich. We really enjoy going to the football games, there is so much energy and college football is something both Jason and I like!

A few trips to Houston for work - various training and a Christmas party. Busy at work with year-end close, our audit, annual plans and we're down one person so just generally keeping up!

We had a great Thanksgiving that was made better by a UT win over ATM! We enjoyed spending time with our family and seeing our nieces and nephews, they seem to be growing up so quickly.

Christmas was good as well. LOTS of family time but spread out enough so that we really enjoyed seeing everyone! Our nieces were both too cute in their Christmas outfits and of course our nephews looked very handsome as well. I wish we had more time to visit all of our friends and their kids during the holidays. I love seeing them and experiencing the joy of Christmas through their eyes!

Lastly...I've become a vegetarian or almost vegan as I say. I made the decision to try it after reading some articles and books and it's now been 4 weeks! I say almost vegan b/c most people think of vegetarians as eating dairy, eggs and sometimes fish and I am not eating those things. I don't feel like I can really say vegan b/c I'm still working on switching to soy butter and reading labels to cut out all animal products - they seem to sneak into a lot of dishes. Anyway, surprisingly it's been the easiest thing I've ever done when it comes to changing something about the way I eat. AND I feel great! I've always had a sensitive stomach and since going almost vegan :) my stomach has calmed down a lot.

Ok, so that's all that's been going on, I think anyway. As I said, one of my resolutions is to be a better blogger!

Later

8 Things about ME

I was tagged by Elizabeth and figured I needed to post something... :)

8 TV shows I watch:
1) The Office
2) Fringe
3) Brothers and Sisters
4) Grey's Anatomy
5) The Bachelor
6) What Not to Wear
7) Family Guy
8) Any chick flick on the movie channels!

8 Favorite Restaurants
1) El Mercado
2) Austin Java
3) Clay Pit
4) Hula Hut!
5) Mr. Natural
6) Maudie's
7) Thai Passion
8) Apple Annie's

8 Things that happened Today
1) woke up too early considering I'm off work
2) took my car in to get a new windshield
3) shopped at Academy and Best Buy
4) ate lunch at Twin Peaks - yes, it's like Hooters, not sure how I was convinced to do that
5) bagged up some old clothes to take to Goodwill
6) got bag ready for spa day tomorrow!
7) put up all the holiday wrapping paper and ribbon
8) made a fire

8 Things I look forward to
1) Day at Lake Austin Spa on Tuesday!
2) 2009
3) New episodes of The Office
4) The UT/Ohio State game on Jan 5th
5) the new Bachelor on Jan 5th - this will be dvr'd
6) ski trip in January
7) sleeping in for a few more days
8) our patio being finished!!!

8 Things I wish for
1) more patience at work
2) more appreciation for having a job with a good company
3) an end to the poor economy
4) to be able to run the Cap 10K
5) to be a better vegan
6) this next year to not go by so quickly
7) see out of town friends sooner than later!
8) positive ending of cancer for my friends that are going through treatments

8 People I tag!
1) Renee
2) Whitney
3) Joni
4) Suzanne D
Ok this is sad, I don't know if I really have anyone else to tag! ha ha!