new year... new me?

Hi friends!
Well it has officially been nearly two months since I've posted last.  I remember promising that I'd try to post every week.  So in the past new months, I've broken that promise about eight times, and I'm really sorry about that.  But now that we've had our math lesson for the evening, let's move on to the update.

Since it's been so long, I won't go into a lot of details about each of the major events rounding out 2011, but here are the top 10 in the Camp household:

1.  Had an awesome Thanksgiving with David's family at Camp War Eagle.  Lots of people, lots of dogs, lots of fun.

2.  The Indiana Hoosiers beat Kentucky... believe me, that was a BIG deal.

3.  Went to the office Holiday party where David got to meet my work wife, Kendra.

4.  Celebrated Christmas with Bill and Tracy with a trip to Silver Dollar City.  Hot Chocolate and the Saloon show... need I say more?

5.  Made the trip to Indy to spend my first Christmas with David's family.  It was a great Christmas morning.

6.  Got to spend Christmas afternoon with my grandma in Indy, along with Linda, Gary, Dan, Collin, Mary and new baby Taran.

7.  Went to my first NBA game -- Go Pacers!

8.  Got to visit Ben at his new place and meet his new best bud Danny.  :)

9.  Took a quick tour through southern Indiana, driving through the home of the Hoosiers.

10.  Celebrated two years of marriage to a wonderful man.  Dinner at Theo's and spending NYE with friends!

Now... on to the new year... I know January is already half-way over, and I'm just now getting around to posting my New Year's - let's call them goals - but I figured late is better than never!

I'm constantly thinking of new goals for myself, so this is a big time of the year for me.  This year I tried to break my new goals down into certain categories.  The big one:  Health.  I want to be committed to improving my health.  I know I'll cheat at times (I already have!) but overall, I just want to do things better.  I want to eat healthier foods - choosing fresh and organic ingredients whenever possible.  I want to exercise... nothing crazy... just get my heart healthy and tone up some areas I've been blessed with by sitting in an office chair 9 hours a day.  :)  And drinking more water!!  I never get enough... my goal is to be drinking at least 2 bottles by the end of the year.  For all of you camels out there, this is huge.

Second on the list:  Organization.  David and I moved into our home over two years ago.  It's time to clean out the three rooms we don't often use in our home, our closets and our garage.  Believe it or not, small strides have been made in this area -- we put the Christmas decor in the attic!  Hooray for progress!  This category also includes budgeting and learning how to coupon. 

And finally... always on my list is growing in my relationship with Christ.  I'll be honest here, I'm not great at so-called "quiet times."  I don't know where to start when it comes to reading my Bible.  And a lot of nights I fall asleep during my prayers.  However, I know that a huge part of my stress and anxiety I feel day-to-day revolves around trying to do too much on my own and not giving enough to Jesus.

I am excited for this year.  I can't wait to see what it will bring, and where it will take David and me.

And it's January for crying out loud... I'm excited for SNOW!  (Which is no where in our forecast.)

Until next time...