Just Do It in 2008
Okay, so I don't know if you kids are just going to laugh at me for using a Nike slogan, but it really captures how I feel right now: Just Do It. I've been really stressed at work this month and really, this whole year. It's been a tough year and it ended on sort of a reflective note for me. Your dad and I just went out on New Year's Eve and partied our butts off. We danced, drank (responsibly of course, haha), and had the time of our lives. I remember in the middle of it, as the music pounded and we were dancing and laughing so hard, your Auntie Jen screamed, "I DON'T CARE ABOUT WORK RIGHT NOW!" It was so awesome.
Every decision we have made, lately, seems to be really practical and safe--partially because it has to be. I mean, we both have really demanding jobs, a big mortgage and bills to pay, responsibilities to our families, and friends that we don't ever seem to visit enough. So it was nice to tell your dad about a month ago that I really just wanted to be OUT and go crazy on New Year's Eve for once. Next thing I know, your dad books some oh-my-God expensive tickets on a yacht party and convinces some of our friends to join us. So many times I was thinking, do we really need to do this? It's so expensive! It's such a pain to dress up! Blah, blah, blah. But then I said, eh, forget it, let's just DO IT. And it was one of the most fabulous nights we've had in a while.
It really got me thinking. We haven't traveled that much, we haven't spent enough time together, we haven't partied enough, we haven't just DONE THINGS. We have spent the last couple of years planning, planning, planning almost EVERY detail of our lives from our wedding, to our home purchase, to our career moves. So this year, 2008, we've decided we want to at least try and travel to a few places like Chicago and New York, partially inspired by your Auntie Jen and Uncle Matt. They want to do places like Texas, Italy, and Japan--how cool! I mean, I have like, a month of vacation saved up and it's growing more every day, so before you little rugrats (I say that affectionately) come along, your dad and I need to make sure we build those memories together and know that we DID IT.
Every decision we have made, lately, seems to be really practical and safe--partially because it has to be. I mean, we both have really demanding jobs, a big mortgage and bills to pay, responsibilities to our families, and friends that we don't ever seem to visit enough. So it was nice to tell your dad about a month ago that I really just wanted to be OUT and go crazy on New Year's Eve for once. Next thing I know, your dad books some oh-my-God expensive tickets on a yacht party and convinces some of our friends to join us. So many times I was thinking, do we really need to do this? It's so expensive! It's such a pain to dress up! Blah, blah, blah. But then I said, eh, forget it, let's just DO IT. And it was one of the most fabulous nights we've had in a while.
It really got me thinking. We haven't traveled that much, we haven't spent enough time together, we haven't partied enough, we haven't just DONE THINGS. We have spent the last couple of years planning, planning, planning almost EVERY detail of our lives from our wedding, to our home purchase, to our career moves. So this year, 2008, we've decided we want to at least try and travel to a few places like Chicago and New York, partially inspired by your Auntie Jen and Uncle Matt. They want to do places like Texas, Italy, and Japan--how cool! I mean, I have like, a month of vacation saved up and it's growing more every day, so before you little rugrats (I say that affectionately) come along, your dad and I need to make sure we build those memories together and know that we DID IT.
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