Its been awhile!

Wow! I haven't blogged forever! Life has been very busy, so here's a very brief update on our goings ons!

1. We spent a great Thanksgiving with my family. Both of my sisters, Chantel and Misty, who live out of state, were able to come to town for the holiday. We had Misty's family stay here and it was great!
2. The day after Thanksgiving, Pete and I took the kids on our final Disney Trip of 2009. We broke down and bought year passes last January, and were very grateful to spend another fun few days at Disneyland. Admittedly, I am a little sad that we won't be going again for awhile.
3. Both of my boys started basketball. Pete is the head coach for Mitchell's team and the assistant coach for Jake. I really appreciate his willingness to be part of that with his busy schedule.
4. I have continued working with my personal trainer and convinced Pete to work out with me 2 days of the week. Since I started personal training, I have lost about 20 lbs. I feel great! I still want to lose a lot more, but what a great start toward my goal (especially during the holiday season--feels good to be losing instead of gaining!)
5. Pete and I had a fun opportunity to return to New York City! Have I mentioned I love that city? Pete had a conference, so during the day, I entertained myself by taking dance classes at the Broadway Dance Center. It was a humbling, fun dream come true for me and I would do it again! Pete and I also saw 4 Broadway shows--Billy Eliot, Hair, Fela and Westside Story. We also loved being in New York during the holidays. We were able to meet up with Pete's sister and her family one night for burgers in a greasy hole-in-the-wall (well, more of a curtain in the wall of the Parker Meridian Hotel) and see our friend Will as a lead on Broadway.
6. We are enjoying a wonderful Christmas and school break with our kids. We had lots of family party's and a great Christmas party with our friend's from medical school. We are still looking forward to spending more time with my sister Chantel and her family, a tennis round-robin with our neighborhood friends, and skiing at Alta as a family. We are very mindful of how blessed we are with wonderful friends, family and opportunity to enjoy this amazing world that we live in!
Well, that was a little longer that brief so I'll stop! But I wish all of my friends a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!