Well, it's a new year, and things are off to a great start. Misti has a new church calling as an Assistant Nursery Leader, and I was recently made the Deacon's Quorum advisor. Becky had an exciting day at church today, as it was her first time in the nursery. She played right alongside the older toddlers, and was really tired afterward. She fell asleep as I was carrying her out to the car.     =)

Yesterday, we went to the Men's Wearhouse and I bought a new suit. It's a really nice charcoal color with a slight patterned light wool fabric, but it won't be ready until next week because of the alterations. The best part is that it only cost me $9, because I was fortunate to have received a gift certificate for my birthday, which I redeemed, plus they currently have their year-end sale still going on (everything's marked down a certain percentage), plus I had an additional 10% off coupon because I had bought a suit there previously (some years ago). Everything added all up, it was a steal!

Afterward, we ran by the mall and I redeemed some more gift certificates (these ones from Christmas) for Hot Dog On a Stick. They just have the best cheese on a stick anywhere!

Last weekend, we went to Evan Hurrle's birthday party at Round Table Pizza. We ate some pizza and cake, took a few photos, and generally had a great time.     =)

We spent a wonderful Christmas with family this year, and really enjoyed being in the Christmas spirit. Shopping wasn't all that bad this year, despite the crowds, and we had a really great time. For New Year's, however, both Misti and I got colds, so we didn't feel 100% on New Year's eve, and as such, didn't venture forth, but spent a quiet and restful night at home. Boring, aren't we?

In other news, I just finished with John Grisham's "The Street Lawyer", a truly wonderful book. Recent movies we've watched include "Contact" (with Jodie Foster, Mathew McConoughey, and Tom Skerrit), "The Shawshank Redemption", "Rush Hour 2" (with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan), "Pokemon 3, The Movie", and a biography of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.