An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

This year for News Years Eve, we got a little CRAZY!!! We started out the night by going to eat at Carino's with Derks parents. Later that night we headed home and put Brightyn to sleep and played a game with Kinlee. To top it all off, we had some rootbeer floats! Yummy. Needless to say, we were all in bed before midnight (but we did hear the neighbors celebrating:) 2009 sure went by fast. A few memorable things from the past year: Brightyns birth, Derks new position at work (blah), first black president, and the death of Michael Jackson are a few that stand out the most. Now that it is 2010 I am hoping to work on a few things (lets not call them resolutions). Patience, Patience and more Patience. Hope everyone has a good fresh start on the New Year!