In honor of New Year’s Eve and the coming year of 2010, today I’ll review thirteen memorable events of 2009 in my life.

1. January – Bryan and I took a weekend staycation, all by ourselves in Sandestin.

2. February – I “celebrated” my 1 year cancer anniversary and RAN my very first 5K.

3. March – Kidney stone, enough said.

4. April – I hit my first weight goal of 160, 6 months ahead of when I “aimed” to.

5. May – Relay For Life, my 2nd time participating and my 1st as a committee member.

6. June – Texas Road Trip

7. July – My 1 year lapband anniversary.

8. August – My 3 year work anniversary.

9. September – 2nd reaction to my allergy shots, this time a FULL systemic reaction that landed me in the ER.

10. October – I turned 30…sigh.

11. November – Bryan started the first class for the next phase of our Air Force lives.

12. December – Vaction to Tampa for New Year’s!

13. Best event all year – Bryan and I celebrated 10 years of marriage (July 31st).

In honor of Thanksgiving today, thirteen things I am thankful for.

1. Bryan, my best friend. I’m not sure he truly know what he means to me and that is a shame on my part.

2. Jacey, the light of my life and the miracle we never thought would be. There isn’t a day that goes by that she can’t bring a smile to my face.

3. My family. They are who helped shape me to be the woman I am today and I am pretty proud of that woman.

4. The Air Force. Yes, it is a pain in my backside some days, but it has given us a really good and secure life.

5. My job. It was a blessing in disguise and has been an immensely important part of my life for the last 3 years.

6. Our church family, they are awesome.

Okay, I am going to sway off the serious here. Being serious ALL the time is just not ME.

7. My truck, proof that Bryan has kept me the spoiled brat that I always have been (not to mention, it is safe, secure and reliable:).

8. My laptop, my little connection to friends past, present and future.

9. My USAA debit card. Come on, how can you not be thankful for those things?! SO much easier than having to have cash or write checks.

10. Godiva truffles…I am drooling just sitting here thinking about them!

11. The heater and budget billing from Gulf Power. Otherwise, I would be a popsicle right now.

12. Oscar (for those not in the know, my lap band). He has helped me shed weight and gain the confidence (even if he is a grouch sometimes:).

Okay, back to serious.

13. God, enough said.

Thirteen Things I want to get done while Bryan is TDY these next few months.

1. Clean out the file drawers. I usually do in in January each year, but slacked this year and it is almost January again.

2. Update our wills.

3. Purge the garage/attic stuff.

4. Get a good budget for after the move planned out, since losing my income is going to be a rude awakening the first few months.

5. Read 3 books.

6. Clean up and organize my firefox bookmarks.

7. Get caught up on editing pictures and stay caught up.

8. Scrap again.

9. Write a book review that I should have written months ago.

10. Create a chore chart for Jacey (she wants to clean toilets, I am tempted to let her…LOL).

11. Go to bed earlier.

12. Not go crazy.

13. Lose these last stinkin’ 17 pounds.

Thirteen things I learned (or was reminded of) tonight.

1. Carnivals/fairs/festivals are expensive.

2. Carnival ride operators are a little on the strange side.

3. I still can’t handle any ride that goes around in a circle similar to a merry-go-round.

4. They make me really hot and nauseous.

5. Bryan can’t either, as was evidenced by him leaving his dinner in the grass.

6. Jacey on the other hand, has no fear nor queasiness issues.

7. Carnivals are no fun without funnel cake.

8. I live in redneck central. Texas has NOTHING on this place!

9. Point & shoot’s are horrible for taking pics of moving objects but I was too lazy to lug my dSLR.

10. I am getting really good though at taking self portraits of the 3 of us with the p&s and iphone.

11. Carnival rides look a little shady. You just get on and pray.

12. Miss Mullet Fest screams a LOT on the “scary” rides.

13. I am getting too old for this stuff :).