My New Year

So, HURRAY, it's a new year! I can hardly believe how fast 2008 went. I was all set to have a fun New Years Eve. I mean, aren't you supposed to automatically have a date for such occasions when you're dating someone? I guess I'm still learning. I woke up Wednesday (12/31) morning feeling like a cold was coming on, but still feeling ok. I thought I had several options for spending the night & ringing in the new year. I found out that Derek had a party he was going to (no, apparently I was not invited) and then a friend of mine decided to go out of town @ the last minute. I could have hung out with my grandparents @ their annual party with 2 other couples, but by the afternoon my cold was getting worse. I figured I probably wouldn't be much fun with my congested head. As the night went on, I just got worse & felt achey. I ended up waiting in line @ Walgreens @ 11:45 thinking I would welcome 2009 with a bunch of sick strangers. I did make it home in time to watch the ball drop then quickly make it to bed with the help of Nyquil.

I was still congested the next morning, but not feeling as bad as I had & headed over to Grandma & Grandpas for a late breakfast....yummy! I stayed for a few hours, then headed over to Dereks for the rest of the day. Gotta love drugs that relieve sinus congestion!

Friday (1/2), I headed to Grand Junction. Some of those elevation changes were killer! I thought my head might explode. It's not my favorite way to travel...stuffy then runny then pressure... I made it well enough.

It was fun to be home & I got to celebrate Christmas with my parents. I was excited to have them open the gifts from me. Unfortunately I wasn't able to see Craig, Keri or Ryan. My parents were very generous as usual. My big gift was a Wii! How fun is that? I also got some great flip flop slippers. I think this was one of the first years that pretty much everything I got was from my list! :) I got several movies (thanks to the CABirds too!)

I spent the weekend sick & grateful to have my mom taking care of me. It's always nice to have someone around to help you when you're sick. My dad gave me a blessing Sunday night which I know helped since I felt tons better Monday then even better Tuesday.

I got to spend a few hours with my friend Monica on Tuesday before I left for St. George. It's always fun to catch up. It's funny how you can be away from a friend for a while & when you see each other again you can start up where you left off. I guess that's a true friend. I'm blessed to have several. I was sad that I couldn't visit with my friend Jolie too. I'll be back!

Yes, I went to see Derek when I got home. I'm still not sure if this was my best decision. My car got hurt while it was parked outside his house. There is now a lovely dent in my rear driver's side door & a little on the driver's door. I realized how bad it was today when I went through the car wash & ended up with some soap suds in my back seat! It's been over a week & I finally heard from the insurance company of the car that hit mine. They informed me that they are going to accept my claim & fix my car. Well, isn't that nice of them since that's why drivers have insurance....so they can take care of these things! The thing is, I wish I could get them to pay for my whole car to be painted! It is in desparate need of a paint job! Oh well. Here are a few pics.

I'm hoping there isn't more damage than the dents. The rear wheels were moved closer to the curb. Derek said he could see the marks left by the move. The rear door is hard to close & my door sticks a little.

I hope your New Year started off much better than mine. Oh, I'm not really complaining. I know it could be much worse!

HAPPY 2009!