Been Hangin' Around

    My New Year’s resolution is not to get in better shape. It’s not to be more organized or even to save more and spend less. My New Year’s resolution is to go without soft drinks for an entire year. I have a feeling this year is going to be chock-full of headaches. It’s kind of like saying goodbye to a dear friend. I love Diet Coke. We have had a long relationship. DC has comforted me during the tweaked out all- nighters at the Union and nourished me on the mornings when I had thirteen too many beers the night before. I suppose you could say I have a Diet Coke addiction. And it’s not because it gives me wings. Caffeine has absolutely no effect on me anymore. Diet Coke gives me an activity. “Gotta make a Sonic run.” I know many of you reading this right now go to Sonic every day. Shame on you. Think of all that styrofoam! And have you ever calculated how much money you spend at Sonic on a yearly basis? Go do it. You will be embarrassed. So I guess cutting out Diet Cokes will save me some money. Hmmm....

    The thing is, my New Year’s resolution REALLY should be to dedicate more time to my blog. I blame the holidays, inflamed nasal passages, Pinot Noir, and the state of Alabama. Not my fault at all. I haven’t really checked any hobby off my hobby list in a while. However, I have been doing things. I promise. For instance, I sculpted a garden gnome. His name is Elliot and he is very sensitive about his ears, so back off.

    Kyle and I are also competing in a decathlon of sorts. On one of our date nights, where he pretends to be Thomas the redneck that speaks with a southern accent, it was decided that we should have a friendly competition between the two of us (since there is nothing to do here but watch football and talk about football). I thought of events that we would each have a pretty fair chance at winning and recorded them on a cocktail napkin. We have only successfully completed one event, and I am very irritated to report that Kyle won three out of three card games of Nickel Saw. It’s quite fun and requires three decks of cards as well as nickels. If I see you soon, remind me to teach you this family fun game. Here are the other events we will compete in:

Tonight I am hoping to dominate at darts and Eight Ball (pardon the drunk misspellings on this list).

    I also painted this lovely portrait of Linus. Let me know if you would like me to paint a mediocre picture of your dog or cat. Just send me a blank check and a photo of your pet:).

    Recently, I attended a Zumba class at a nearby dance studio. For those living under a rock, Zumba is an aerobic dance class. All the songs that you dance to are in Espanol. And while the dances are upbeat and semi challenging, they also include some humorous hand motions. I catch myself feeling like one of the Wiggles. “Sure, I'll pantomime that I’m driving a car, starting a lawn mower, or washing windows. Our instructor was a few minutes late to class and informed us that she was having one of those days. I didn’t think anything of it until she began to forget the dance combinations. Finally, she admitted that she had taken some medication right before class. This cracked me up, and I could not get control of myself. Not sure if she was joking or not. Either way, I will definitely be going to Zumba again.

    But seriously, I’m making a promise to myself and the few followers I have out in Blogland that I will get back on track with completing my list. What else do I have to do?