Digging Into 2004
Now that all the excitement of the rollover from 3 to 4 is over and the snowstorm has come and gone, leaving us with just a little bit of slush on the sides of the street, it's time to think about what 2004 will hold, and what's going to be different in 2004.
Upcoming Events:
Rachel, Abby & Katrina go on vacation! We are planning on spending two weeks this summer on the east coast, visiting our cousin Cathy Gregory, checking NYC and DC, and doing some genealogy research. Will we discover that the original Coles were Dutch? Will we get inside the White House? Will we get lost on the subways in NY? Tune in during July to find out. You know I'll be posting regular updates while we're there.
Rachel applies to grad school. Apparently I'm a glutton for punishment, and the next thing I have in mind is getting an MBA. The UW has a really good looking evening program, that takes three years, and meets twice a week, so it would fit perfectly in my schedule. I'll be studying up for the GMAT this winter, then taking it, writing application essays, finding references and all that sort of thing. If they decide they like me, I'll start in the fall.
More camping adventures. We really had a lot of fun on our last camping trip, so we will definitely go again this spring and summer.
More family webpage updates. I entered a whole bunch of decendants of Hiram Westbrook Cole and Angeline Cole the other night. They are both children of Abraham Cole. I have many more pictures to crop and upload and many things to discover in the next year.
Resolutions:
What would the new year be without a few soon-to-be-broken resolutions? Here's mine.
Drink more water. I used to be really good at this, but have slipped dramatically. There's no excuse, now, either, as I have my electric teakettle in my bedroom, which makes it easily accessible from the computer or the tv, and at work, the water tap is right across the hall from my office.
Read more books than I buy. Right now, this is not the case. I'm planning on creating a new page that will track bought vs. read, and will possibly include book reviews. Coming soon!
Exercise more. This is boring and predictable, and I don't like making the same resolution that approximately 93.45% other Americans have made, but some things just have to be done.
Get my hair cut at least every two months. It looks so much better when I do, but I always put it off.
Finally get my new bookshelves for my bedroom. To accomplish this, I will need to pester my brother to come down with his truck and take me shopping, but hey, what are big sisters for, if not pestering their little brothers?
And another furniture resolution -- get some decent living room furniture. I have very little, and that's mostly on purpose, as I want to find something I really really love, that fits well, and will last for a long time. So far, I have no idea what I want at all. This might take all year.
No fair asking me in June how I'm doing on my resolutions!
Posted by Rachel at January 8, 2004 12:48 PM