My top 20 memories of 2009....

20.Moving my kitty cats from inside to outside for good. This necessity broke my heart.

19. Attending my first boat parade.

18. Discovering the recipe for our new favorite dessert, Blueberry Apple Cobbler.

17. After watching Julie vs. Julia, ditching the Country Crock and cooking with "real" butter.
16. Seeing the lights at Bellingrath Gardens.
15. Going to see Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time.

14. Eating oysters. Yes, they were raw the first time. :)

13. One disaster after another at our 99 year old house when we were trying to sell it. Yippie!
12. Learning how to re-plumb a toliet.
11. 10, 000, 000 mosquitoes covering my body and Wes' at Crater Lake.

10. Discovering Mignon Faget.

09. My first Mardi Gras parade, The Bacchus Parade.

08. Being close enough to touch a baby sea lion on a beach on the Oregon Coast.

07. Going to the Grand Ole Opry.

06. Lounging by a pool that I own!!!!

05. Getting a job at a wonderful school with a fantastic, established library program.

04. Meeting the awesome people that work at that school that I now call my FRIENDS!

03. Living 5 miles from the J. Crew outlet and the BEACH!

02. Going to the Jewel concert with my sisters and mom.

and finally.....

01. The grandness and stillness of the Redwood Forrest.

2009 was a great year that blessed Wes and I with many things. I am welcoming 2010 with open arms, and I am hoping that you are doing the same.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!