New Years Eve...It Ain't What It Used To Be....

Nope, it ain't what it used to be.... As in, I was ready to fall asleep by 8:00pm! We have Lindsay, Jon, Riggs, Dad & Carolyn in SF for New Years this year. It has been GREAT! On New Years Eve, we have just two traditions. One is resolutions and the other are OYSTER SHOOTERS! They are absolutely disgusting...we cringe every year...we always say we can't do it again...and here we are!

Oyster Shooters:

Note that Carolyn asks, "is this vodka?" at the end, as if she has never done one before!!!

Here are some pics of the fun activities we've been doing in SF this week:


Grandpa hanging with Cal


Cruisin' in Pac Heights


Lovin' on the cutest little boy!


Riggs' first time in a swing! He was...confused


...so we put BOTH boys in the swing!


After a walking tour of Pacific Heights Mansions, we took a breather on the steps for a pic

It has been awesome to be a tourist in my own city and to get to know San Francisco better and better! There are FREE walking tours from SF City Guides. We did the Pac Heights one and one for Chinatown so far! I think I've found my outings for the rest of maternity leave....

As is tradition, we all wrote our New Years Resolutions to present to the family. Dave mentioned (and I agree) that this is his favorite tradition. We all look forward to this time of year because Dad gives us our resolutions from the previous year and then we go around individually and "present" what we accomplished (there are no rules...you can glaze over all of the things you didn't accomplish!),then share what we'd like to do in the next year. Again, there are no rules, but we tend to break the goals into various categories. Here are some of mine for 2010:

Body:

• Get to pre-pregnancy weight of 145 lbs by July 1, 2010!
  
• Complete La Jolla Half Marathon in April 2010

Love/Family:

• Visit CT & Charleston at least once each
  
• Join one Mom’s Group to connect with other new mommies

Work

• Find a fulfilling way to pursue a career AND balance "mommyhood"!
  
• Redo Brooke Bryand Photography website with new portfolio pieces
  
• Start BLOG for Brooke Bryand Photography

So there you have it! Keep me accountable to rock out in 2010. The weight goal kicks off on Monday with a 50 DAY CHALLENGE with my "personal trainer" (i.e. DAVE!). He loves workouts by Ross Boxing and I know it is going to KICK MY BOOTIE!!! I am ready to start fitting into non-maternity jeans again, so goodbye pints of Ben & Jerry's (I'll still eat the goods...just won't eat the entire container! Ha ha!), hello ME!