My 2009 Resolution

This year, I don't have a bunch of resolutions. I won't keep them anyway. My only goal is to follow the phrase, "Bloom Where You're Planted." (Hence my blog facelift.) All I want out of this year is to spend every day making the most of what I have and being the best I can in the role I'm in.
As a stay-at-home mom, the daily grind can really get to a girl. I want to make my year as full as Lucy and I made our advent. We spent every day doing something memorable and made our days so interesting. I want to bloom as a mother and give Lucy so many memories. We have another little girl on the way and I want to turn their room into a princess paradise. I want to learn to sew. I want to show Lucy how to bake bread. I want to teach her a funny dance to perform for Daddy. I want to show her how to put socks on her feet. I want to get her all excited for a big girl bed. I want to save a lock of her hair from her first haircut. I want to make this year something to remember. Toddlers come and go so quickly, and I don't want to miss a moment.

I want to be a charitable and giving wife. I want to support Andrew 200% as he finishes his MBA. I want to make his birthday big and exciting. I want to remember to kiss him bigger every morning before he leaves. I want to remember to go to bed a few minutes early so that we can fall asleep together. I want to remember to stick a love note in his lunch. I want to spend more time admiring our beautiful girls together.

I don't have a lot of resolutions. I just want to take in all of these moments that are going way, way too fast. I want to parent with grace and patience, and love my husband just like I did on the day we were married. I know it won't be possible every moment of every day, but if I can manage maybe, 85%, I'll be happy with that. I'd just like to bloom where I'm planted.