Hope your celebrations were fun and safe. We stayed up until midnight, said Happy New Year, and went to bed. My parents were in bed much earlier, my mom sicker than a dog (having caught a bug from my dad who is now over it — I wonder if we're next).
We drank our wine earlier in the evening, with dinner, and toasted friends, family, the coming year, and our lost kitties. Miss Kitty passed on New Year's Eve 2004. Thumper joined her on Dec 26, 2006.
It is indeed a brave new year for us. We've transitioned from the military to civilian life, from the tropics to the South, from living thousands of miles away from family to living in the same house. It's been amazing.
What does the new year hold? Hopefully, new opportunities — a fulfilling career for Mike, a lot of writing and submitting for me, a new home, and continuing good health.
I don't usually make specific resolutions, so I suppose I won't start now. I intend to write more, to submit my work, to attend chapter meetings, to go to my first conference, to work harder and become more focused on my goals of publication. 2007 is the year to put up or shut up. I don't have to get a contract, but I should at least have some rejections to show for my trouble. This is the year I submit my work. No more letting time get away, no more saying I'll do it later or I need to make things perfect first. Write, submit, repeat.
How about you? (Photo courtesy of bigfoto.com)
Happy New Year! You’ve embarked on an exciting new adventure – hope 2007 is fabulous for you.
Welcome to Alabama! I look forward to meeting you in person at the RWA meeting next weekend.
My goals are the same as yours — write, submit, repeat.
I see you discovered Monte Sano and hope you’ve explored more of our lovely little corner of the world. I love your parents’ house! Would love to see the inside. When’s the next party. *hint, hint* 😉
Marilyn
Thanks, Terry! I love adventures. 🙂
Hi, Marilyn! Yep, we’ve been exploring. I figure if Alabama is this pretty in the winter, what’s it going to look like when everything is green? 🙂 We’ve even made it down to Lake Guntersville — whoa, I almost forgot my Hawaii home-sickness. The lake is so pretty and blue!
My mom will be tickled you like her house. 🙂 I’m sure I can talk her into a shindig at some point. 🙂 It really is lovely, though not as old as some of the others around here.
I look forward to finally putting faces to bloggers. 🙂
Oh Lynn, I’m so sorry to hear about Thumper! My deepest sympathies.
Thank you, Morag. I need to add your blog to my sidebar! I’m so sorry I haven’t been in touch lately. Life has been hectic. Loved the pics you sent of your princelings! Wow, those are lovely cats.
The Princelings send you, hubby, and Nimitz purrs:-)
Lynn, would you change the link to my blog to
http://moragmckendrickpippin.blogspot.com/
I’m letting the other one go. I’ve got you on my sidebar:-)
All the best in 2007!
Welcome to Alabama. I’m down in Montgomery for the next year and a half.
2006 wasn’t my best writing year, but I did make some progress in other areas. I’ve been doing some revision this year, and have a plan I’m executing, but it doesn’t feel real productive yet. I think this year will be better than last year for me, though.