1.What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? went on a cruise, was in ICU, resigned from my job after being treated unfairly, went water skiing unsuccessfully, went zip lining, snorkeling, saw the Mayan ruins, had a wedding anniversary, purchased bedroom furniture, went to the Smokey Mountains, to name a few....
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I kept some of them, didn't do most of them...probably will just live this year day to day- not guaranteed the next one. The age old resolution is get in shape. Which I REALLY am going to do.3. Did anyone close to you give birth? yeah lots- it seems like everyone I know is having babies!! To name a few...Ragan had Kinley, Kelly had Jake, Jenn had Noah, Melissa had Jake, Kristen had Colton, Colleen had Ava, Heather had Rowen, Erin had Annabelle and that is to just name a few
4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfully no. Other than me...but thankfully I didn't actually die...just came close. : )
5. What places did you visit? Lake Conroe, Kingwood, Houston, Bandera, Galveston, Cozumel, Progresso, Smokey Mountains
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? a husband that is home for more than 4 days at a time & health
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? end of January, beginning of February-that is when my life becomes a blur other than ER doctors, oxygen masks, needles, glass walls, hospital beds and breathing treatments- (ie. when I got H1N1 and double pneumonia, my body turned septic and my kidneys begin to shut down)
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? surviving.
9. What was your biggest failure? life is about making mistakes and learning from them- no failures, no regrets.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? see number 7 or my moms blog here.
11. What was the best thing you bought? my blog books- here these books will forever be important and wonderful to me and our family
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? my 2nd graders. When I told them I was leaving to go to another school, I was crying and very upset and my little second graders were so strong. They all didn't understand and it didn't take long before they started crying too. Can you imagine your teacher leaving you!?! OMG! But they all took it in stride once the tears stopped- I miss my little second graders.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Bryan ISD. But again...no one can steal my joy.
14. Where did most of your money go? here and there
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? God providing a job for me only weeks after resigning
16. What song will always remind you of 2010? Healer- Kari Jobe Need You Now- Lady Antebellum, California Girls- Katy Perry, By Your Side- Tenth Avenue North and any Casting Crowns Song
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? sadder- I really miss having my own classroom.
b) thinner or fatter? fatter for sure : )
c) richer or poorer? I dunno.....
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? walked in the sun, cooked, and looked for Gods gifts on days nothing was going my way
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? complaining
20. How did you spend Christmas in 2010? Christmas morning with the Jamesons, Christmas Morning Take 2 in Kingwood
21. Did you fall in love in 2010? every day- "Absence makes the heart grow fonder"
22. What was your favorite TV program? Chuck, Modern Family, Cougar Town
23. What did you do for your birthday in 2010? well Justin was gone so we celebrated early by eating Layne's Chicken (my favorite) and him getting me a Wii. The weekend of my birthday my parents and Jessica came to see our house and hang out. We got a cookie cake, played Wii and hung out together.
24. What was the best book you read? well...I have always been in love with Bluebonnet Books so since I have gotten my new job I have read all the bluebonnet winners from 1980-2009. All winners are either about dogs or ghosts. Also, the farther back you get in the years- the longer the books- in the 80's all chapter books- recently all picture books.
25. What did you want and get? Justin always gets me what I want. A Wii is what comes to mind.
26. What did you want and not get? still thinking...
27. What was your favorite film of this year? Toy Story 3
28. Did you make some new friends this year? yeah. all my new co-workers and I love having Kelly so close (we are basically neighbors) and anytime I have a bad day or vice versa she is who I go too.
29.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? a husband who is home and having a full time teaching job
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? casual and comfy- again I am with children all day- not exactly your suit and heels type of work environment
31. What kept you sane? my faith. God has pulled me from the shadow of death- he is my healer and I will trust him with the smallest of problems all the way to the biggest of problems.
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? I haven't really been into Hollywood this year.
33. What political issue stirred you the most? most everything-
34. Who did you miss? my 2nd grade class and my Grandpa's
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010. Trust the Lord with everything you have. Take your vitamins. Get your flu shot. Being in the Lord's word is worth more than its weight in gold.
Happy New Year!!! See you in 2011!!
After lunch, we went home and packed up the car and headed to Spring to see Carla & Kason. When we got there everyone was playing Kinect on the xbox. We watched them play for a while before we got in on the action. It was a lot of fun. We played a dancing game and battled against each other and then the boys played a boxing game. It was a lot of fun!! And of course, before we left I had to take picture of us all. 
As you can tell, the brothers were pumped about posing by the entry way tree. : ) However, Carla & I were pleased to pose. hehe. We got back home tonight and since made ourselves dinner, blogged, Justin watching tv, unpacked, and just relaxing at home. Tomorrow we are going to run around town and try and find some after Christmas sales. We shall see what we find.
We had to take our "Christmas morning" photo. (I started a scrapbook of our Christmas card, Christmas eve photo and Christmas morning photo- I got the idea from a blog I read. I can scrapbook one page a year right?)
We opened presents and ate breakfast. Santa was good to us. Mom & Dad got us a Keruig machine, and a tripod as our joint present. Justin got a new hat, a jacket, a cashmere sweater, some new loafers, an electric razor (which he is saying he is taking back-hmph) and some other stuff. I got some new boots, a sonicare toothbrush, a new coach wallet, new rainbows (mine were nasty and cracked) and some other stuff. We had such a wonderful Christmas morning!!! 
The rest of the day was spent hanging out with each other. Mom made a wonderful lunch full of ham, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, rolls, and my favorite cranberry salad!! YUMMY!!! After lunch, we cleaned the kitchen and watched Avatar. Later that night Elissa & Sam came over and hung out with us for a little while. All Christmas was wonderful- it truly is the most wonderful time of the year.
She LOVED her baby doll that talks to her and her laptop along with everything else Santa brought her. I was in heaven sitting right here all morning. (please excuse my lack of a neck- I was hunched over in the chair) : ) 
Ragan got a Zumba game for the Wii. Ragan is who introduced me to Zumba so after all the presents had been opened we turned it on and danced, danced, danced!! We were sweating and out of breath!! We got the boys to try it out as well (except for Justin- he refused, claiming a back injury-pesh!) After working out, Justin and I drove back to Kingwood to have "Christmas morning" again.
They were cooked perfect. 
And of course you know Pip wanted in on the action...
Then of course, we had to "race" down the stairs.
Jessica got her "ski" gear. Roy and her are going skiing and Jessica had no ski clothes.
Roy got a few sweaters, a PING jacket, some golf balls, and a ping pong set. They got me a super cute hat from Anthropology and got Mom and Dad a Keruig machine.(Dad said he is taking it to his office- mom wasn't too thrilled about that-haha) 
Justin doesn't get to know what they got him until he opens it. : ) And of course, Pip got in on the fun too. I put him back in his elf costume and he was miserable so Mom took it off him and Dad rescued him...
Saturday afternoon we drove to Magnolia for Jenn & Taylor's wedding. It was at Ashlyn Manor (which is where I had my bridal portraits). Jenn looked glowing and the wedding was beautiful. 
Mom & Dad @ the reception
Jessica giving her speech (sissy was the matron of honor- Jenn was her college roommate).
The Bride & Me
After we finished decorating we opened our annual "present"- our matching PJ's- as long as I can remember Jessica & I have had matching PJ's. 
(we are both actually wearing pajamas from Christmas past- Jessica in the khaki and me in the purple-ha)
All the while Grayson playing his heart out on the PS3...
And while the cake was in the oven we finished decorating our Christmas tree. 
and this...
and of course a wrapped up 2 year old. : ) 
All the Grandkids- all 8 of them. (and Kason & Carla and J and I haven't even started having kids yet and the other siblings aren't finished either!) 
Taylor, Eric, Cannon, Gunnar, Grayson, & Ella 
Joe, Cambrey, Adam & Zachary 
Brad, Ragan, Avery & Kinley 
Kason & Carla 
J, Me & Pip- 
The WHOLE gang- 
kids with spouses- 
all the women in our matching shirts- Hope & Joy to the World 
the boys in all their shirts which all matched them perfectly- Justin in his "wake me when the holidays are over" because he never sleeps because of his job, Eric was "Bah Humbug", Dan in "Lighting Engineer", Joe in "Feliz Navidad", Brad in "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree", and Kason in "Naughty or Nice"