New Year... New Possibilities???

Well, here I am... on the back end of my vacation. Yep... today is the last day of my holiday vacation. I'm going back to work tomorrow. "OH THE HUMANITY!!!"

Overall, it's been a good holiday. I've been off since December 21. I've never taken that much time off, but it's been awesome! For one, I've enjoyed the extra sleep! Christmas was great, too. Spending time with my family and friends was special. I received some nice gifts, and hopefully everyone enjoyed the ones I gave.

As you can see in the previous blog, my cousin Angie passed away on December 24. It was really sad, but she had been in the hospital for a lengthy illness. But through her funeral I was able to reconnect with family members I haven't seen in a long time. We're hoping to all get together again this summer.

New Year's was spent in Stillwater, OK. Chandra and I went up there to visit our friend Laura. I think Laura believes she "bored us" or something, but it was really great. We didn't do a lot and ended up watching the ball drop in the comfort of her living room. I had a ball... literally... she has a dog named Pete that LOVES to play fetch. So whenever he got the chance, he'd bring me his ball (or jump on me to go get a ball) and we'd throw over and over and over. Ha!

So as this new year begins, I'm left with this: What are my resolutions? Last year, as everyone knows, I made a bold statement: 2007 is the year of running! I was VERY careful not to make any such such declarations this year. Chandra wants to run a half marathon again... so that might be manageable.

Well, the one thing that has been eating at me is this: I want to write a book. I've been told by numerous people throughout my life "you're such a good writer." I appreciate that compliment. However, it has always made me wonder: Could I write a book? I'm a big believer in that whatever you put your mind to, you can accomplish anything. So, that's what I want to put my mind to this year. I have an idea on a story... actually, I have several ideas on stories. I just need to organize "the one" and get busy.

Back to the running... I think my goal will be to be "fit." I'd like to continue to utilize my gym and be in a condition to run a half marathon, whenever and wherever that may occur. But again, it will take some dedication and commitment.

So there you go... a few of my goals and a mini-recap of my vacation. I'd be interested to hear some of your goals... maybe we can inspire each other!