welcome to 2011.

wow.  here we are, beginning yet another year.  we have so many things going on and so many things to look forward to in this new year.  we rang in 2011 with several friends, good food, and emme sleeping in her crib for the first time ever!  i thought it was going to be this intense transition process, but she just went right down and is happy in there.

i love the freshness and optimism of january...i hope we can harness it and hold it all year long.

here are a few of the things we have on the 2011 horizon....

- rachel and chip's wedding in lafayette in march (it will be emmeline's first wedding and her first time seeing the lost bayou ramblers play)
- kim and mike's wedding in jamaica in april.  jb is the best man/photographer and my parents will be joining us in sunny jamaica to help take care of emme while wedding business is happening.  we actually got e's passport photos taken yesterday and they are hilarious.
- the hesterly/browne weight loss challenge.  my parents, jb, my brother, and i all threw some of our christmas money in a pot.  we have approximately 90 days and whoever has lost the most weight (as a percentage of body weight) by april 1 gets the cash.  i think we all over-indulged a bit over the holidays and i am really excited about cooking and eating healthy again....i, personally, have been overindulging since my last trimester....woops.
- the launch of justin's side business: jtb visuals.  more about that later.
- my 30th birthday.
- the birth of baby girl perque in april
- the birth of baby mccarthy in august
- several other friend/family babies joining the scene
- and who can even begin to guess what else??

there is much to look forward to and be thankful for.  can't wait.