I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was a little different this year since we celebrated with our families earlier than normal. Ryan and I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together watching movies, working on a puzzle and just hanging around the house. I ended up putting away all the Christmas decor on Christmas day - CRAZY! But I love that I have my house back and it feels so much less cluttered with all the decorations put away.
What's in store for the New Year? Well we have several things we either anticipate or hope for:
1) Promotions at work - Ryan actually just recently found out that March 1 he'll be promoted to a new position at Safeco. He'll be a manager and is excited about that. His other position was being eliminated so we are happy he was able to find another position within the company. I anticipate being promoted to Senior Manager at Crowe Horwath where I've been a Tax Manager for 3.5years. Senior Manager means I have to do more business development type work and try to grow the west coast tax exempt practice. I'm up for the challenge but it most likely will require more travel. We'll see how that goes.
2) Starting a family - we really hope this year will be our year to start a family. We have been trying for over a year.Though since I do travel often I feel that has been somewhat of a hinderance for us. We have been in prayer about it and hope that God will hear our prayers. If not, I pray that will be content with not having a family or seeking other options. It's ultimately His plan. Continue to pray...
3) Getting fit - I would like to do a few more 5ks this year. We did our first one a few months ago and I really enjoyed it. I'm not much of a running but I did the 5k in about 28minutes. I'm hoping to improve my time. Both Ryan and I would like to be more fit and inshape this next year. We have no excuse since we have a treadmill and an elliptical machine at home. We just need motivation!
I'm sure there is more I could write but it's early yet and I can't quite remember all the things I want to do or hope for this year :) I'll add to the list as I remember!
I'm so thankful for this year though. It's been great being back in Seattle - we have been home now 2 years after being in Chicago. We love being close to friends and family and really love our neighborhood. We couldn't have asked God to put us in a better place.
Happy New Year to all.
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