January 2009...

January 2009 is quickly coming to an end. We have been so busy already that it is hard to believe it is almost over.

We started the year with my birthday which was spent with my amazing friends and family. We went to dinner at Merrakesh which I love...wait loved. I have been there several times and would like to go back but might have to wait a few more years since we had such horrible service, we undercharged then after they caught it 2 days later charged Joe and Kelle's credit card, without authorization because they realized they undercharged. Kind of puts a bad taste in your mouth. Later went to Broadway to spend the rest of the evening with my amazing friends and family.

I spend a great night with Kelsey, Leslie and Mer which we try to do at least once a month. We had great laughs and fun times and probably kept Mer up way past her bed time.

Met up with Heather, which I haven't seen since she got married and Jamie who I haven't seen for over a year. We hung out at Broadway for a couple hours catching up and laughing about crazy things.

Spent an evening at Ian and Nikki's with friends and kids for Ian's birthday. Chris loved singing a little CCR for all of us to enjoy the entire evening.

I took another work trip to Vegas once again, this time it was just overnight so I didn't go too crazy.

Yesterday Nichole gave birth to Baby Pickle. Sophia Jean was born at 12:27pm, 7.3lbs and 18.75". Her big brothers LOVE LOVE LOVE HER! She is just the cutest little Pickle you have ever seen.

After her bath!
Parker just wishes Colby would let him hold his baby sister!

They are so proud of her!Mommies little girl!

Tomorrow night Zach, Lexi, Colby and Parker will all be staying the night with Aunt Neha for a sleep over. We will be making breakfast for dinner. Their favorite! I am sure I will have plenty to blog about after that. Especially if Parker continues to stick small objects in his ear. Oh that is an entire blog all by itself. :)

Expectations & Compassion

I know every year people do resolutions. I don’t necessarily have resolutions but things I want to get done or work on.

Sometimes I expect more out of people than they can give but I also feel like the expectations are not out of reach. But these are my expectations and nobody can read my mind to know what the expectations I have are. What I have to understand and am working on is compassion towards others. I am really sensitive and take things a little too personal sometimes. What I need to realize is that EVERYONE not just myself, has their own things going on in their life. Some people are preparing for new additions to their family, some are trying to hold their family together, some are working on building their family, some are looking for jobs or some are recovering from a sickness. Whatever it may be almost everyone around me/you has something going on in their life that is just as important and maybe more as what is going on in ours.

A really good friend told me last week, “Your sensitivity makes your heart soft. That is a very special trait in you. That is why you can love so much, but that also leaves you open to hurt much… don’t let that deter you though. It’s a gift. Embrace it. Allow yourself to be hurt, but try to not let it sit for too long and be too personal.”

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” --Helen Keller