Just Say Julie

Hi there! It's your wayward blogger here. You remember how I said I was going to blog everyday for a month and then disappeared? Yeah, that wasn't good. Sorry about that. I have all the good intentions to make that up to you. I can't make any promises because life is still busy. But I do still want to record what's going on if for no other reason than for me to look back and see what happened. I'd still like to talk about some of the topics I set up for November. So I'm back and I have plenty to write. Here's hoping I can actually get it down on paper. 

I liked the idea of a to do list last year better than resolutions so I decided to do the same this year.  I have a feeling I might add a few more things to this list as the year progresses but for now this is where I stand. Take a trip that doesn't include visiting my parents or any other family. Pay off a couple of credit cards and keep them paid off.  Go on at least 1 date a month with Chris. Take the boys to Disney World. Read 24 books that are being turned into movies. Spend an entire weekend kid free. See Alabama play in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Participate in NaBloPoMo. Complete the 52 Week Money Challenge. Read the entire Bible Celebrate Mom and Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary in January. Do at least 1 fun family activity a month. Keep money in our savings account all year. See my nephew graduate from high school in May. Lose the remaining 20 (or 25) pounds I need to get off. Find a new "For Me Only" activity. Watch all of Veronica Mars before t

2. Take Jackson to his first football game. Done - One of the local colleges started a football team for the first time in 68 years.  We decided to go support the Southwestern Pirates and, in turn, took Jackson to his first game.  He wasn't ready for it and we left at halftime but I'm glad we can say we did it. 4. Read  The Great Gatsby  before seeing the movie. Nope - I tried, I really did.  I got several chapters in but the language and the writing is strange to me and I can't follow it.  I still haven't seen the movie though so I added it back to my list and I am going to try again this year. 5. Get another tattoo as a tribute to Jackson. Nope - I can't figure out what I want or where I want it. Nor can I decide if I want to go through the pain again. 6. Take a trip that doesn't include visiting my parents. Done - Although this wasn't the way I expected to accomplish this.  I went to a training course in DC with my boss for a week in June.  I hadn'