2023

Hey, 2023! Our new year started out by sleeping in. We also didn't make it to midnight as so many of you did. Instead, we were in bed by 11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve - ASMR quietly playing in the background. Emery was super disappointed at how "uncool" we were because we had no actual plans or parties to attend. And she made it known. The day had already started out so early for us that making plans just wasn't on our radar. 

New Year's Eve started out with a Resolution Run that the run club had put on. So, I was up at 5:30 a.m. We had some coffee, had great conversations, and discussed goals for the new year. This was quickly followed up with some last-minute shopping. We had family time and a lot of cooking. I cleaned up a bit, and then we had a birthday party for a relative that kept us out until 10:30 p.m. So, making it to 11:30 p.m. on NYE before quickly falling asleep as our heads hit the pillow was a win! And totally close enough if you ask me. 

New Years' day was spent with family in the morning and then chores in the afternoon. Corey had a tournament so he was up at 4 a.m. and out all day. As I was making my way through our last few loads of laundry, I also took the time to export all of my 2022 pictures to my external hard drive. There's something really refreshing about wiping the slate, or in this case photo app, clean. And then it was off for a short run, just to start the New Year on the right foot. And after typing all of this out - I can see how the "boring" label is deserving. A little sad, but you know, I'm pretty much over parties these days. 

Anyway, I plan on writing a bit more about our Christmas break. Very little of what we had planned actually worked out, but that's okay. It was still a really nice little break. There are a few updates on the job front I'll talk about later too. For now, I just wanted to hop on and say Happy New Year! Until the next post, ✌🏽.