peace out 08 TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS/MEMORIES OF 08

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totally copying but it's a sincere form of flattery so there ya go adi!
TOP TEN MEMORIES/HIGHLIGHTS OF 2008
and of course, no particular order, no rankings here!

1. saying goodbye to my jigga for the third time!!! every stinking time she leaves, i'm the one bawling way worse than her. (england, then germany, now tokyo) i am going to enforce their return date which is supposed to be the end of may. soooo if we all think "the secret" maybe it will come true! yeah right! see there's the pessimism creeping in, i already blew it. the secret, the secret, the secrect. they will come home.
2. saying hello to toby (jen's dog), finding mocha every time she's escaped, keeping the peace between the two mongrels, and trying to forge somewhat of a friendship with our new cat purrsee that adopted us, but hates us and our dogs!
3. chase in second grade loves school, libby started kindergarten (tear, well, fake tear!) and the biggest accomplishment my two year old could pull off, being accepted to miss ann's preschool program early. this is bigger than harvard people! goooo indie!
4. babies, babies, babies, three new neices, haven, sage(snaggle), and naomi! all soo beautiful and fun to see grow up. but wait, there's more in the baby category, MY baby sister is going to be a mommy!!!!!!!! i think i might be more excited than she is. only so she can join the elite club of mother's in zion who never go out of their mind crazy!!!! hurray and congrats sis! i love you.
5. one more about #1 and one about #2(depending on the parent). brittany graduated from the U with her master's degree in speech pathology. so hurray for her smart genes which i did not inherit, but boo hoo for saying goodbye, because it took her away to oregon. soo sad! but she'll for sure brb! then on to joshy, super sad/hard to say goodbye to that little guy. especially when he's serving the lord in WEST VIRGINIA!!!! what is that? just sing the song "i'll go where you want me to go dear lord, i'll be what you want me to be. . ." okay i feel better. very proud of him and my kiddos miss that #1 uncle like you wouldn't believe!
6. family, all of it. watching my babies grow. looking at casey and having mutual looks of "we created these insane creatures?" chase turned 7, miss libs is now 6, and my baby is 3 and has been for one whole week!
7. okay one more family thing, when chase is in a zone in soccer it's so fun to watch. libby shaking her booty on the "big stage" i just can't explain the smiles/laughter she brings! and little inders, well, she already thinks she's a superstar and is the comedian of our family. she also knows how to play the "baby of the family" card very well. pretty much gets whatever she wants. you try saying no to her!
8. dance dance dance. working with my students at the studio and at ohs is so rewarding for me. no, not financially :), but i feel "seriously so blessed" that i have a job where i can interact with such amazing kids. kelene johnson who once upon a time took from me now dances in vegas in the donny and marie show and she pretty much steals the show! i work with incredible talent as well as incredible humans! they are all a constant inspiration to me. the future's going to be okay with these kids leading the way!
9. my christmas miracle. my plaque i gave my little friend charleena "you will always be my friend, you know too much" didn't come true. we had a tiff which is super embarrassing. but intensity and intensity sometimes explode. after a little break, we're "back together" and it's so good to have her back. she takes me with all my psychoness and we're learning to laugh about it!
10. getting to take a trip with my lover! and to tokyo none the less! we rarely get to see each other for longer than a couple minutes on regular work days. we have super busy lives with super busy jobs but our schedule works so our kids get (yes get, not have) to spend time with us individually! on the other hand, we really needed a trip and what better place to go than to tokyo and spend a fantabulous week with jen and company. super fun, much needed, so good for us, and so good to see where jen actually calls home! KONICHIWA!!!!

so out with the old, in with the new, what does that even mean? happy new year i guess?! hope to survive 09 with y'all! and if i was hyper right now, i'd make us all chant 09-09-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-09!! go tigers!