End of the Year Update

Well, I guess it's been a while...

We had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed having my brother home, as well as seeing cousins from out of state. It's been years since we've all been together, so that was a blessing.  Instead of exchanging gifts this year, we had a family Wii tournament starting Christmas Eve and finishing up on Christmas day.  We played two games of bowling, 3 holes of golf, and one round of cow racing.  It was lots of fun with some good competition.  My mom thought she had it in the bag until Dave came on Christmas and surprised everyone with his amazing cow racing skills!  He came in first place and got to choose the charity that everyone would contribute to.  Fun times!

I ended up back at Gull Lake for the New Year's Conference. (I stopped by a few days before and somehow got talked into it!)  It sounded like a great idea until the end of the first night when I was exhausted and aching all over!  It was strange being in 'my' kitchen and dining room and feeling like I knew nothing (a new chef started since I've been gone and all of the processes have changed) and also not knowing a majority of the staff since I wasn't there this summer.  It was humbling, but good for me. :)  I ended up really enjoying the weekend, even though it was a lot of hard work.  It felt good to be doing something productive and it was fun to see so many families that I knew from summers past.  It makes me feel old to see how much some of the kids have grown since my first summer!

I had a memorable start to 2011 when I came down with the stomach flu the other day!  Luckily it was the 24 hour variety and I'm feeling much better now.  It definitely reminded me to be thankful for good health and feeling normal!

I started a new job in December doing administrative work for a cancer and grief support organization.  They're putting on a huge comedy festival in March, featuring Betty White and Bill Cosby among many other well-known comedians, so that's my main focus.  It's pretty exciting to be a part of!  The festival will raise money to support the organization and is shaping up to be quite the event!

I'll try to be more faithful in the blogging in 2011.  No promises or resolutions, though. ;)   Depends on how interesting my life shapes up to be!