Once again, a few weeks go by, and I become entranced in updating what's going on in my life. Since last I wrote:
- I finally met my cousin Kenny's wife in person
- I attended a fun reunion of old high school friends at Howl at the Moon in Ft. Laud
- I saw the Seminoles win the Champs Sports Bowl in person in Orlando
- I saw the Seminoles defeat Western Kentucky in Basketball in person in Sunrise, where I grew up
- I saw Virginia Tech defeat Cinncinnati in person at the 2009 Orange Bowl, where I hung out with old friends Drew and Dave
- I saw a couple of great movies
- I had fun with Orange & Blue Donuts (which I never thought was possible)
- I went to a couple of birthday parties with Bailey and Riley
- I have yet to watch a complete NFL playoff game this season
- I have continued working hard at my rehab on my left achilles tendon
1) I intend to update my blog on a more consistent basis. With so many crazy things going on in my life at different times, I should always take a moment for myself and write.
2) I want to keep my house more clean. It has been a battle for 4 1/2 years now and hopefully one we start winning this year.
3) I want to earn my APR certification in PR. I have belonged to PRSA for over 7 years now, and finally feel like I have time to commit to going for it. This is one of those personal achievements that I will be quite proud of when I can have those letters next to my name.
4) I want to spend more time seeing friends and fraternity brothers in person. Over the last month, I have already seen more people from the old days and current friends than I can ever remember, so my hope here is to keep doing what I'm doing.
5) I want my wife to know how proud I am of her for her dedication to going to the gym, which in turn has made me have to commit to waking up earlier to dress both kids long after she's gone in the morning. So far so good!
6) I want my rehab to be over soon, not because I don't like to go (my PT is a great guy and very funny), but because once I do that, I can start walking again (like I used to in Tallahassee), which will then hopefully spur me to follow my old eating ways rather than getting off course (which is easy to do when you're on your back for 3 weeks and unable to walk long distances for almost 3 months).
7) I want the Seminoles to beat the South Florida Bulls (my wife's alma mater) in September 2009, so she can't go on and on and on about it for three years (when they have their rematch in 2012).
8) I want to keep expanding my horizons with Social Media - A lightbulb went off in my head back in late-August and I have been fiercely active ever since. Twitter is my favorite and I want it to keep taking me to heights I never imagined.
9) I want to hold my emotions in check this August when Bailey starts Kindergarten on his first day of school. Boy, that will be quite a day. At least his mom will be down the hall!
10) Finally, I want to try and read one book a month. I have ALWAYS been a terrible reader. I would like to try to stick to this plan, so if anyone has any books they recommend that they think I would like, I'm all ears.
Happy 2009 to all!
