since 2009 is coming to an end i thought i'd give a quick list of my
top 10 favorite things about 2009!!!
top 10 favorite things about 2009!!!
10. Diet Coke with Lemon- this is by far my favorite beverage EVER! now i've been a fan of the DC for years (thanks mom and dad) but it wasn't until my dear sister becca introduced me to the lemon that i fell hopelessly in love. is it healthy to love a delicious beverage? no. but does it make me happy? yes, oh yes! i have found only one gas station that has fresh cut lemons. this gas station is as dear to my heart as disney land or the mall!! the best part is that i've actually convinced myself that by adding lemon, diet coke suddenly becomes healthy. but why wouldn't it...it now has fruit in it....and fruit is healthy!!
9. attending the Sundance Film Festival. now to the average person (mostly men) walking around cold crowded streets for hours on end trying to catch any glimpse of C list celibrities doesn't sound fun... but to a Hendrickson, its Paradise!!!
8. Pilates. i am addicted. its the best workout. you stretch. you sweat. you arms and legs start to shake. you get cramps. you look ridiculous. you realize how uncoordinated you really are. you hope no one is watching you. then you finish. you feel amazing. you are sore. you do it a few weeks. then you shave, and you realize that your legs have a little less flab on them. so you continue to do it!!!
7. brandon. i met brandon in my ward. i thought he was cute, but we never really talked. then one day he came over to my apartment to play games. and then he kept coming over... and he makes and laugh and smile all the time :)
6. my little ella. this little girl is my very favorite person on the planet. i love everything about her. this year has been awesome watching her grow up. she is so smart. she reads and counts and sings and dances and wants to have tea parties and i love every minute of it!!!! i absolutely adore her.
5. new baby. i found out a few months ago that my brother and sister in law are having a baby. i could not be more excited for them, myself and my family. I love being an aunt. its the best thing in the world. i can't wait to meet her. at three times a day i wonder what she is going to look like, and then i think of outfits to buy her!!!
4. Tiffany. you know how sometimes you meet someone and instantly become friends. well that's how it was for me and tiffany. i randomly moved into her apartment in april and we've been best friends ever since. she has made this year so fun!!!! she is one of the greatest girls i've ever met. as anne of green gables would say... we are kindrid spirits!!!
3. visiting andy and stefany in new york.andy+stefany+new york+amazing food+fantastic shopping= the perfect combination for pure joy
i hate that andy and stefany live so far away. but on the other hand i love that they live in the raddest place on earth so that i can visit them!! they are fantastic hosts and will pretty much do whatever you want to do. i'm going back in january and i can't wait!!
2. spokane. since moving to utah i haven't been able to go home much. so in august rachel and i made a quick trip to see the 509! i miss spokane so much throughout the year. i miss my friends. i miss the trees. i miss the smell of cigerette smoke (you just dont get that in utah) we spent some time at the lake wakeboarding... even my dad skied! it was fantastic.i love everything about being home!!
1. the cruise. our family trip to the bahamas was AMAZING!! by far the high light of my year!!! being with my family is fun...but being with them on a cruise is way more funner!!! t sometimes i'll just sit and think about what it was like to be so tan, eating so much food and sitting on the beach looking out at the turquiose water with my favorite people all around me... and then i get sad when i realize i'm at work, and its cold, and i'm pale!!!2009 was great...but i think 2010 will be just as good if not better!!
Happy New Year !!
