Welcome baby New Year

I am not sorry to see 2011 retire itself. What an incredibly difficult year we had with the death of our beloved Gunther dog, my surgery, a case of Shingles for me, the death of my beloved father in law, and dis-satisfaction with our current jobs. In 2012, I will graduate with my MBA, Little will turn 8, both our boys will be in their 20's, G turns 50, and I turn 40, while we celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary and the 14th year as partners. There is so much to look forward to, including my continued physical transformation. I am sure I have gone into each new year with a certain level of optimism, but I hope that I represent a new level than ever before. I feel so alive and engaged in this year to come and hope that there are additional reasons to celebrate in 2012.