I'm relieved to say that I'm making it through the first work week of the year in one piece. With a number of big changes coming into the new year (new house, new commute, new schedule for AFJW, etc) it has been a wonderful surprise to see how our new routine has been an improvement and how much we love our new space, among other things!
In terms of activities, as mentioned in earlier entries, AFJW has begun many. Now, she's not the only one! ZMW and I began our first week of ballroom dancing lessons and we are thrilled! Despite sneaking into the first class LATE, we quickly learned a lovely series of dance steps and are very excited to learn more.
From the number of engaged couples in the room, I can't say that our idea was all that original but I do know that this has been something I've been wanting to get into for a while now. Growing up, my parents and their friends have always been able to rip up a dance floor and I've always enjoyed watching their graceful steps. Moreover, I have really come to appreciate how dancing has been a lifelong activity for many of them - a perfect activity for date nights - at 50 years plus, no less!
To continue the week's apparent theme of 'dancing' we attended the Russian National Ballet's Sleeping Beauty last night and I have to say that I was mesmerized. Graceful and effortless, they were a beautiful sight. Today, we watch AFJW glide across the floor during her ballet lesson ;)
Friday, January 9, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
New Year!
Happy New Year (as stated on our goofy hats below)!
We spent the New Year with my side of the family for dinner and our friends Ben and Melissa for the after-party :). A quiet evening Eve dinner of ribeye and then some Paella was followed by 'several' shots of Petron...something I haven't done since - I don't even want to recall!!
Dinner with the J's
Round 1? 2? 3? Who knows?
Ben & Melissa
New Year's day was one of recovery and quiet reflection as ZMW and I enjoyed the morning together before picking up AFJW at her Lolo and Lola's...
As my vacation rounds out, I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to sleep in, catch up on reading and eating as if there was no tomorrow. (Of course, this is why we have the new year - so I can tell myself that I'll be doing something soon to stop stuffing my happy belly!) To be sure, it's been a long time since I've spent this much alone time with AFJW and truth be told, it's been fun settling in to our new house with her as poor ZMWJ slaved away at work. (It wasn't really that bad.)
Cheers and much love to everyone in the new year!
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