if only I had something profound to share

All has been quiet on the blogging front since November. The staycation was good, but by day 5 I was ready to go back to work (I was off for 10). It was a nice little retreat, but I wish I had done a better job taking advantage of the time to get things done at home. I think I waited too long to take a break from work and wound up being a vegetable all week. A happy veg, but a veg nonetheless much to my dear husband's chagrin.

Work got insanely busy while I was gone and did not let up until the end of the school semester. Helping to put together an event that draws upwards of 8,000 people is no easy feat, and I didn't even do the lion's share of the work. Thank God for volunteers! Did you go to the Holiday Festival and Parade in Queen Creek? You should have been there.

The holidays were good. Christmas was a lot of fun. Our family did a true white elephant exchange. I wound up with a pretty cool elephant statue (I have an African themed room in my house), but Steven got the creme de la creme - a VHS tape on the care and cleaning of bagpipes. Amazing.

The start of 2010 has been pretty uneventful. I continue to teach at the gym (taught 7 classes in the first week of the new year!). Central Christian Church is going through the Bible in a year and I've taken the challenge up for what I think is probably the third or fourth time in my life, but I will do it! Steven and I are reading through a great book by Willard Harley titled Love Busters. It's a follow up to His Needs, Her Needs, and I strongly suggest it for any married couple trying to keep the flames a-burning. Oh yeah, and work is still crazy busy.

I got sick last week with what I like to call "the funk." Just a head cold, but oh so annoying. I am battling valiantly and looking forward to when my sniffles cease. Meds have been helping. I am steering clear of Nyquil and Dayquil since they just make my brain foggy (no bueno), but the allergy medicine is helping to decongest. Victory!

One thing I have come to realize this year - sometimes, working on having a happy and fulfilling marriage can feel like trying to climb Mt. Everest without a freakin' sherpa. It doesn't feel that way always (just from time to time), but at least the sherpa returns at some point to keep leading the climb. Think about that one for a little bit.

I guess that's all for now. Before I digress completely into randomness, I'll sign off for now. Happy 2010 readers!